The Coalition for Networked Information's Acquisition-on-Demand Model: An Exploration and Critique

Bailey, Jr., Charles W. (1992) The Coalition for Networked Information's Acquisition-on-Demand Model: An Exploration and Critique. Serials Review 18(1-2):pp. 78-81.

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Abstract

Scholarly communication is being revolutionized by widespread access to international, noncommercial computer networks, such as BITNET and Internet. I will call these interconnected networks, along with their commercial counterparts, the "Net." The Net has become an essential communication tool for librarians, scholars, and researchers. Recognizing these changes, the Coalition for Networked Information has sketched a new model for scholarly publication, which envisions electronic article files being stored on Net computers and being available upon demand. The acquisition-on-demand model raises many questions about how such an electronic service would function in detail. This paper will identify a number of possible dimensions of the model and provide some personal reactions to this expanded view of the model. It will focus on serials that are primarily published in electronic form on networks (these journals also may be published in microfiche, floppy disk, or another format for distribution to non-network users).

Keywords:	Scholarly Electronic Publishing, Electronic Serials, Electronic Journals
Subjects:	L. Information technology and library technology. E. Publishing and legal issues.
ID Code:	1510
Deposited By:	Bailey, Jr., Charles W.
Deposited On:	09 June 2004
Alternative Locations:	http://info.lib.uh.edu/cwb/bailey.htm
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1. For an overview of current network-based e-journal publishing activity, see the special issue on this topic of The Public-Access Computer Systems Review (send an e-mail message with the command "GET CONTENTS PRV2N1 F=MAIL" to the BITNET address LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 or the Internet address LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU). Additional perspectives on e-serials are provided by several authors: Charles W. Bailey, Jr., "Electronic (Online) Publishing in Action . . . The Public-Access Computer Systems Review and Other Electronic Serials," Online 15 (January 1991): 28-35; William Gardner, "The Electronic Archive: Scientific Publishing for the 1990s," Psychological Science 1 (November 1990): 333-41; Stevan Harnad, "Scholarly Skywriting and the Prepublication Continuum of Scientific Inquiry," Psychological Science 1 (November 1990): 342-44; Tim King, "Critical Issues for Providers of Network-Accessible Information," EDUCOM Review 26 (Summer 1991): 29-33; Paul Metz and Paul M. Gherman, "Serials Pricing and the Role of the Electronic Journal," College & Research Libraries 52 (July 1991): 315-27; Anne B. Piternick, "Serials and the New Technology: The State of the 'Electronic Journal'," Canadian Library Journal 46 (April 1989): 93-97; Sharon J. Rogers and Charlene S. Hurt, "How Scholarly Communication Should Work in the 21st Century," College & Research Libraries 51 (January 1990): 5-8; "Task Force Report Looks at Future of Information Services," Bulletin of the American Physical Society 36 (April 1991): 1105-51; Jerome Yavarkovsky, "A University-Based Electronic Publishing Network," EDUCOM Review 25 (Fall 1990): 14-20.

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