Relying on the Kindness of Strangers: Archiving Electronic Journals on Gopher

Cochenour, Donnice; Moothart, Tom

doi:10.1080/00987913.1995.10764242

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“…The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), an academic consortium of major research universities, began the cooperative archival project, CICNet Electronic Journal Collection, in 1992 (Cochenour, 1996). Yet Cochenour and Moothart (1995) suggest that "libraries should not depend on the charity of a few sites such as CICNet to provide universal access to [electronic journals]." Offline storage methods suggested are magnetic media, such as tape, hard disks, and floppy disks, and optical media such as CD-ROMs.…”

Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

Electronic journals and academic libraries

Chan

1999

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Reflecting upon the short history and fast development of electronic journals, there is no doubt that electronic journals open up many exciting service opportunities for academic libraries. This technology possesses both advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages include multimedia capabilities, speed of production and distribution, and accessibility. Disadvantages posed are technological, sociocultural, and economic barriers. As a literature review, this article begins with a brief historical background of electronic journals. It then delineates the positive and negative aspects of the technology and reviews the crucial issues and trends concerning electronic journals, which librarians need both to be aware of and understand. Some practical implications that are unique to academic libraries are also discussed. Although it is relatively new territory, it is certain that librarians’ analytical abilities and cooperative efforts to examine and balance the factors can make electronic journals a success in academic libraries.

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Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

Electronic journals and academic libraries

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1999

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“…A wide range of formats are available for publishing and archiving electronic journals (Cochenour & Moothart 1995;Duranceau et al 1996;Boyce et al 1997). Some authors express preferences for one format over others, but there seems to be no clear consensus as to which is best.…”

Section: Formats For Archiving Electronic Publicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%