List Review Service v1n09, "VPIEJ-L" (June 8, 1992)
URL: ftp://ftp.lib.ncsu.edu/pub/stacks/lrs/lrs-v1n09
LIST REVIEW SERVICE ISSN: 1060-8192
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Vol. 1, No. 9 VPIEJ-L (Electronic Journals) 08 JUN 1992
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Published bi-weekly, when school is in session, by The University
of Missouri, St. Louis Libraries. Raleigh C. Muns, editor.
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SYNOPSIS OF ONE MONTH'S ACTIVITY-
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Name of List Reviewed: VPIEJ-L
Location: LISTSERV@VTVM1 (Bitnet)
Listowners: James Powell
BITNET: JPOWELL@VTVM1
Jon Hayes
BITNET: JDHAYES@VTVM1
Number of Subscribers: 498 users in 18 countries
Period Monitored: 01 MAY 92 - 31 MAY 92 (inclusive)
No. Messages Month Monitored: 31
No. Queries Posted: 02 (06 % of total activity)
No. Non-queries Posted: 29 (94 % of total activity)
Lines Sent (w/o headers): 1082 (app. 47 screens of 23 lines)
Msgs. Posted Prev. 3 Months: 115
Searchable Archives: Yes
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REVIEW -
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The goal of this list is to discuss the issues of publishing, archiving,
and accessing electronic journals (e-journals). I have monitored this
list since it was opened to the public in April 1992.
The list's postings are extemely Professional (with a capital "P") and
I hesitate to recommend it to dilettantes. The subject material posted
tends to be esoteric and technical nuts and bolts messages on e-journal
production and dissemination. Several postings discussed the
philosophical aspects of electronic journals, their role, and their
value in scholarly communication.
A number of the subjects discussed have been covered on many of the
library oriented lists (e.g., PACS-L, LIBREF-L) but this appears to be
an appropriate narrowing of subject scope by the list owners.
Subscribers to other lists who have regularly plucked out e-journal
oriented messages may find it more efficient to subscribe to VPIEJ-L.
Sample topics have included:
The problems with mixing text and graphics in
e-journals.
Issue and volume number information in e-journals,
specifically in the e-journal PSYCOLOQUY.
Announcements of e-journal availability.
To date, this has not been a query-dominated "where can I find?" list.
Strong contributions by subscribers make this an information dense
resource (my euphemism for "really dull unless you are truly interested
in the subject matter").
-R. Muns
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SUGGESTED USES FOR LIST -
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1) Virtual gathering point for e-journal publishers.
2) Increase awareness of the issues surrounding e-journal
publication.
3) Input to e-journal publishers from user population.
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Copyright 1992. Raleigh C. Muns (Reference Librarian)
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