Reflects on experiences of the Chadwyck-Healey publishing firm in creating both CD-ROM and Web-based publications. Concentrates on discussing the production of English and American literary databases, the scope and nature of their subsequent use, why publishers are going online, and where the idea of online literature originated. (DSK)

Studied current policies and practices of scholarly journals on evaluating manuscripts for publication that had been previously published electronically. Discusses differences in practices among scholarly disciplines, and how the Internet and World Wide Web are affecting manuscript consideration policies of scholarly journals. (Contains 26…

Reviews the changes in scholarly publishing from the mid-1980s development of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Electronic Information Delivery Online System (EIDOS). Highlights selected initiatives in electronic publishing: Project MUSE, JSTOR, Academic Press' IDEAL, and Springer-Verlag's LINK Information service. (PEN)

A special package of articles explores the push toward electronic textbooks and libraries, the businesses behind the drive, and the fears of many academics about the trend. (EV)

Discusses electronic publishing on the Web by IGOs (intergovernmental organizations) and describes two products developed by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) that were designed to deliver electronic editions of their publications directly to users' desktops. Both services bundle purchase of print publications with…

Gives instructions in nontechnical terms for building a simple web site using Netscape Navigator or Communicator's web editor. Presents six steps that include: organizing information, creating a page and a background, linking files, linking to Internet web pages, linking images, and linking an email address. Gives advice for sending the web page…

Describes the directory published by ARL (Association of Research Libraries) that has tracked the development of Internet publishing since 1991. Explores trends in format, distribution, and content of electronic serials; reviews electronic conferences; and discusses peer-reviewed titles, fee-based titles, and subject distribution. (Author/LRW)

Academic libraries, university presses, and commercial ventures are embracing print-on-demand publishing to improve services as well as reduce costs. The concept dates to the early 1990s, but problems with the technology coupled with a lack of interest by libraries and book vendors hindered its popularity. Today, print-on-demand remains ideal for…

Academic Web publishing is a complex and difficult challenge. It is not surprising that most universities find it necessary to provide different types of Web publishing infrastructures for their constituents, such as conventional, do-it-yourself Web and database services, as well as template-driven solutions that include portals, course management…

The weblog format has increasingly been adopted by academics in recent years, both as a teaching tool and to disseminate and discuss their own research interests. Academics are turning to blogs to exchange ideas about their discipline, their wider field, the academy, and beyond. Doing so, however, raises questions about personal identity with…

This article highlights the Government Printing Office's (GPO) successful transition from a producer of print publications to a service provider and how this has affected the role of Federal Depository Libraries in an increasingly electronic service environment. It discusses the identity crisis currently facing Federal Depository Libraries during…

Electronic portfolios allow students to include video, images, hyperlinks, and audio, along with written texts, to create varied and comprehensive representations of what they have accomplished. Such collections of information also change the ways that teachers and students choose to present themselves and the ways that we read these presentations…

For the past eight years, the Speak Up National Research Project has endeavored to stimulate new discussions around these kinds of questions and to provide a context to help education, parent, policy and business leaders think beyond today and envision tomorrow. This report is the first in a two part series to document the key national findings…

The integration of new technologies using digital media materials in preservice and inservice programs to prepare educational personnel presents both opportunities and challenges for teacher educators in special education. The TEACH Act of 2002 provided some guidelines for appropriate use of copyrighted materials in face-to-face, televised, and…

In 2004, Georgia State University (GSU) Library's Southern Labor Archives, located in Atlanta, began working with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) to plan for the digitization of the union's 105-year-old journal. With generous financial support from IAM, the authors, who are GSU staff members, began…