ARL Expands 3rd Edition of Directory of Electronic Publications Diane Kovacs 09 May 1993 17:20 UTC
ARL Expands 3rd Edition of Directory of Electronic Publications AVAILABLE for delivery as of May 15th, 1993 For Further Information Contact: Ann Okerson Office of Scientific & Academic Publishing ann@cni.org Responding to the library and academic communities' increasing use of and interest in the burgeoning number of electronic publications, the Association of Research Libraries is publishing the third edition of the hard-copy Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Scholarly Discussion Lists. With the extraordinary expansion of microcomputers and linked networks as vehicles for scholarly exchange, the problem of how and where to find various academic forums grows continuously. Although many journals, newsletters, and scholarly lists may be accessed free of charge through Bitnet, Internet, and affiliated academic networks, it is not always a simple chore to find what is available. The new edition of the Directory is a compilation of entries for 1152 scholarly lists and 240 electronic journals, newsletters, and related titles such as newsletter-digests -- an increase in size of close to 60% since the second edition of March 1992 and nearly 2.5 times the size of the first edition of July 1991. The directory provides specific instructions for electronic access to each publication. The objective is to assist the user in finding relevant publications and connecting to them quickly, even if he or she is not completely versed in the full range of user-access systems. Author/compiler of the journals and newsletters section is Michael Strangelove of the University of Ottawa. Diane Kovacs of the Kent State University Libraries, continues to lead the KSU team -- nine individuals who collaboratively created the third edition's scholarly discussion lists and interest groups section. The ARL directory is derived from network-accessible files maintained by Strangelove and Kovacs. The directory points to these files as the authoritative sources. The third edition is produced in 8.5 x 11 paperbound format. Scholarly lists are grouped by broad subject areas, and journals and newsletters are in alphabetical order. In a new enhancement, a substantial index of keywords, titles, and institutional affiliations is provided. As in the previous two years, front matter of value to electronic serial readers is included. Again, a scholarly article on networked scholarly publications leads (James J. O'Donnell, University of Pennsylvania with a provocative view of "St. Augustine to NREN"), followed by bibliographies commissioned from David Robison, University of California at Berkeley Libraries and an editor of the e-journal Current Cites, on electronic publishing; and Michael Strangelove on electronic networking. Finally, a widely felt need is addressed by inclusion of the standard format for citation of electronic serials, bulletin boards, and electronic mail. This was prepared by the National Library of Medicine and is now accepted for use among many scholars and scientists wishing to make adequate reference of networked information. The Association of Research Libraries is a not-for-profit organization representing 119 research libraries in the United States and Canada. Its mission is to identify and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process of scholarly communication. ARL programs and services promote equitable access to, and effective use of recorded knowledge in support of teaching, research, scholarship, and community service. These programs include annual statistical publications, federal relations and information policy, and enhancing access to scholarly information resources through telecommunications, collection development, preservation, and bibliographic control. The Office of Scientific and Academic Publishing works to identify and influence the forces affecting the production, dissemination, and use of scholarly and scientific information. DIRECTORY OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS, NEWSLETTERS, AND ACADEMIC DISCUSSION LISTS (ISSN: 1057-1337), Third Edition, April 1993 To order, contact: Gloria Haws Publications Manager Association of Research Libraries 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Voice: 202-296-2296 Fax: 202-872-0884 E-mail: osap@cni.org ALL ORDERS MUST BE PREPAID in US DOLLARS, Please. Name: Organization: Address: (street, city, state, country) Price per copy: $42 US PLUS: Postage, Shipping, Handling: $ 5.00 USA $ 8.00 CANADA $12.00 EUROPE (air mail) $15.00 OTHERS (air mail) N.B. 1. Some copies of the 1992 edition are available for sale at a reduced price. 2. A diskette version will be available. Contact us for price and details. 3. Special prices for orders of 5 copies or more and Special prices for the 119 libraries which are members of the Association of Research Libraries are available. Please contact us for these. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST