Library Trends
1995 Volume 43, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 10
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The Evolution of Electronic Publishing
F W. Lancaster
Discusses the evolution of electronic publishing from the early 1960s when computers were used merely to produce conventional printed products to the present move toward networked scholarly... More
pp. 518-27
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Present and Future Capabilities of the Online Journal
Thomas B. Hickey
Addresses present and future capabilities of online journals. Notes differences between paper and online journals including the ease of publication compared to paper, the importance of hypertext... More
pp. 528-43
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Scholarly Journals on the Net: A Reader's Assessment
Ann Peterson Bishop
Assesses the ease of use and usefulness of network journals through a review of content, format, and policies of seven scholarly journals published primarily on the Internet. Discusses problems,... More
pp. 544-70
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Authors and Readers: The Keys to Success or Failure for Electronic Publishing
Carol Tenopir
The goals of authors and readers must be satisfied in order for electronic publishing to succeed. Requirements include timely and widespread dissemination, low creation and distribution costs, peer... More
pp. 571-91
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The Electronic Journal as the Heart of an Online Scholarly Community
Teresa M. Harrison & Timothy D. Stephen
Examines the role of electronic academic journals in scholarly communities. Discusses ways in which the journals support and alter the development of scholarly communities including enhanced... More
pp. 592-608
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Virtual Transformations: The Evolution of Publication Media
Kenneth Arnold
Examines the developing publication forms in the electronic environment in light of critical perspectives on textuality, historical dimensions of technological change, and economic and political... More
pp. 609-26
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The World Wide Web and Emerging Internet Resource Discovery Standards for Scholarly Literature
Stuart L. Weibel
Examines the influence of the World Wide Web on the dissemination of scholarly literature. Discusses display and indexing of structured text, problems with matching the needs of session-based... More
pp. 627-44
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Academic Information Services: A Library Management Perspective
Bryce Allen
Using networked information resources to communicate research results has great potential for academic libraries; this development will require collaboration among libraries, scholars, computing... More
pp. 645-62
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Economic Issues Concerning Electronic Publishing and Distribution of Scholarly Articles
Donald W. King & Jose-Marie Griffiths
Examines economic issues of electronic scholarly journal publishing. Highlights include costs, supply and demand, library article-borrowing versus journal-purchasing, and future perspectives.... More
pp. 713-40
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Attitudes in Academia toward Feasibility and Desirability of Networked Scholarly Publishing
F W. Lancaster
Presents the results of a survey of university library directors and other academic administrators to determine attitudes toward networked electronic publishing of research articles; concludes that... More
pp. 741-47