However, the project is entering a new phase, and this will mean some changes in the content of the work and how its done. Year 1 was largely planning, Year 2 was implementation, and Year 3 will be communicating results to stimulate change. In Year 3 we foresee much more integration in the work, with project partners working together discussing the results, working through new scenarios, and implementing changes that will enable electronic journals that meet the needs of authors and readers. We also envisage much more contact with other projects working in the electronic journal area, both within and outside eLib, to exchange results and put more flesh on the scenarios that make in the Higher Education area. A specific change we would like to make to broaden the constituency of the project's Steering Committee to include academic researchers.
Academic journals are by and for the academic researchers themselves.
We feel it's essential for them to be involved in the project planning at a strategic level, and will invite at least two academics to join the Steering Committee and advise us at that level. Make users more aware of the features available in the application, so they have a more informed basis for deciding which ones to use and how. Develop sufficient understanding of current patterns and levels of use for printed journals that we can set expectations for use of electronic. SuperJournal submitted a response in March 1997, and this is summarised in this section. Three journal clusters are now available at the user sites, and usage has built to a point when we can start to identify patterns of use.