Many of the papers reflect the challenges of managing information. Issues include access and rights, sustaining sites, improving access via gateways, verification and authentication, search engines and directories, integration with existing library information systems, and using the technology of the Internet in tasks such as serving remote library users. 20000715 Integrated Document Access Project Final report from a project whose goal was to identify, evaluate, and design a framework for providing integrated access to print and electronic materials. An article on electronic publishing arguing that the authors of scientific works based on government-supported research should be free to distribute those works as they see fit, via journals, electronic postings, and other new modes that may appear. 20000621 Journal of Electronic Publishing Journal aimed at electronic publishers.
Issues discussed include Web design, server management, pricing and policy questions.
20001215 New Age of the Book Article discussing benefits and drawbacks arising from the electronic publication of scholarly monographs. Addresses recent changes in publishing, within university presses in particular, publishing and tenure, and journal pricing. 19990319 New Library Ideas Bank Resource offering recent library news, a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas, and information useful for creating and managing databases with electronic content. 19990422 Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing Online book with chapters covering Internet entrepreneurs, scalable systems for online communities, static site development, publicising Web resources, running a server, user tracking, database management systems, and e-commerce. It also considers the options and implications for the funding of electronic resources within and between organisations.