Scholarly journals in the new digital world /

Scholarly journals in the new digital world /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Boismenu, Gérard.
Uniform title:	Nouveau monde numérique. English
Imprint:	Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2004.
Description:	xxviii, 161 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Electronic journals -- Publishing. Electronic journals -- Publishing -- Canada. Scholarly periodicals -- Publishing. Scholarly periodicals -- Publishing -- Canada. Scholarly electronic publishing. Scholarly electronic publishing -- Canada. Electronic journals. Scholarly electronic publishing. Scholarly periodicals.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5532775

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Other authors / contributors:	Beaudry, Guylaine. Ranson, Maureen.
ISBN:	1552381277 : $24.95
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
1. Journals: Fields, Players and Practices
A Highly Structured World
Journals and Scientific Communication Models
Ranking Top Journals
National Infrastructures for Research Dissemination
2. Publishing in the Digital Era
The Publishing Process
Digital Publishing and the Collapse of the Publishing Cost Structure
New Mission, New Resources
3. Dissemination and the Free Access Issue
A Web Interface for Dissemination
Dissemination System
Web Dissemination Strategies
Access: Free or for a Fee?
4. Technical and Organizational Prospects
The Digital Challenge
One Transition, Many Options
Infrastructure Design and Development
A Controlled Transition Process
5. Conversion to Digital Technology: Action by Journals
Publication Delays and the Introduction of Digital Publishing
The Quest for Legitimacy
The Adoption Process
Organizational Conditions for Change
The Network Issue