"The main issue of the transition from paper to electronic publishing comes down to a simple fact: scientific journals are most intensely read by young researchers, but decisions about how these journals communicate information are made by much older editors. Thus, changes are being made according to the perceptions of the producers rather than what the consumers need, expect, and are ready to use." In "Science and Communication: An Author/Editor/User's Perspective on the Transition from Paper to Electronic Publishing" (ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIANSHIP, Summer 1998), Vincent H. Resh explores several commonly-held perceptions on copyright and licensing, budgetary issues, and implementation of technology in scholarly journal publishing. Resh writes from the dual perspectives of a scholar (Professor of Entomology in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at University of California, Berkeley) and an editor (The Annual Review of Entomology). His article is on the Web at http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/98-summer/article3.html

  The theme for articles in the June 1998 issue of THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING (JEP) is "Reflections on the Revolution: Moving from Print to Electronic Publishing." JEP is published online by the University of Michigan Press.
http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/

  "Electronic Publishing Takes Journals into a New Realm: Publications Slip Off Restrictions of Print World and Carve Out a Unique Identity" by Sophie L. Wilkinson in CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS, May 18, 1998.
http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/cenear/980518/elec.html

  "Educational Publishing and the WWW" by Ann Marion and Elizabeth L. Hacking.
http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/98/marion/marion.html

  This preprint in the JOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA IN EDUCATION (JIME) includes video demonstrations and interactive links to reader comments. JIME is peer-reviewed and published online by the Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK. Other articles are available at http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/index.html

  "Issues and Opportunities in 'E-Publishing'" by Edna Reid in THE STAR ONLINE, August 11, 1998.
http://thestar.com.my/intech/980811/edna11.html
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