Re: CCRR Passenger Car Research

Posted by Dave Eggleston on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/DSP-P-Passenger-Car-Research-tp20585p20670.html

Jim, I respectfully, as a researcher, have to disagree with defining sources as "conventional" or "unconventional." Sources are sources and all are opportunities, we just have to open our eyes to looking beyond what we know at this moment.

Given that I'll say that Matt finds many unexpected items in very "conventional" places--meaning archives, personal collections and ebay. How? His advantages are time and an insatiable appetite for information. He shares, then listens for details, corrections,  then he pushes forward--and shares more. Not just a share of a photo with a caption but often his take on it to drive some discussion. In the process he hears about leads to other sources and refines his eyes to spot things others don't see or know about, and finds what others haven't in sources any of us could chase, a surprising number being online. His network of contacts is always expanding.

None of this is unusual in research, what to me is unusual is the speed at which he's unearthing material, which I'd argue is greatly aided by a very effective use the internet to leverage his hunt. No rock unturned is the best I can describe it.