[29] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Electronic journals
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ERIC Clearinghouse on Information )
Mon Apr 20 10:07:26 1992
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 09:04:22 CDT
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From: "ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources" <ERIC%SUVM.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.MIT.EDU>
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The ERIC clearinghouses _are_ poised to annotate and index
electronic journal articles. Our own clearinghouse, which
covers the fields of library/information science and educational
technology, is currently evaluating one e-journal for regular
CIJE coverage. The ERIC clearinghouses don't have the resources
to cover all existing journals that are of potential interest to
the ERIC audience, however, so selection criteria are applied.
E-journals are subject to the same criteria as other CIJE
journals: substantiveness, contribution to knowledge,
authority of author and source, timeliness, etc. Another
important issue is availability--one reason to put e-journals
in RIE, as oppossed to CIJE, is that the many users who do
not have electronic access can obtain copies through microfiche
collections or ERIC reproduction.
Many of the ERIC clearinghouses are on the Internet. Anyone
wanting to discuss this further or to alert ERIC to an
e-journal is welcome to contact me directly.
Nancy R. Preston (315) 443-3640
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
Syracuse University BITNET: ERIC@SUVM
Syracuse, NY 13244-2340 Internet: ERIC@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU
