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Thu Jun 18 16:05:17 1992
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 13:22:28 CDT
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From: Bernie Sloan
Subject: Journal Factory
There's an interesting article by Richard Dougherty in this week's
issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education (June 17, p.B1).
Part of the article is an overview of a number of obstacles that the
electronic journal faces in gaining acceptance by the academic com-
munity. Dougherty contends that "we will probably have to struggle
with the existing publishing system for another decade or more".
Dougherty goes on to propose an interim solution: the "Journal
Factory".
It's a good general overview of the future of the electronic journal,
with a suggestion for an interim strategy that libraries and universi-
ties can begin working on now.
Bernie Sloan, Director
Illinois Library Computer Systems Office
