The ApJ office prepares electronic and print versions of the traditional yellow pages. The AJ office prepares an electronic version of the AJ portion of the traditional yellow pages. The ApJ Letters office prepares an electronic version with some abstracts. There are several inconsistencies among these three publications.
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This is a short-lived resource, and as such does not warrant a complex support system. The AAS wishes to expend its resources efficiently. Duplication of effort is undesirable. The AAS wishes to exercise more quality control over material published on-line on its behalf. The AAS does not wish to operate a preprint service.