Auburn has signed on as a sponsor. The next speaker was Steve Bachrach, editor of the Internet Journal of Chemistry . One of the main purposes of the Internet Journal of Chemistry is to provide a format which is not confined to print on paper. Bachrach wanted a journal that offered multimedia and end-user customization. IJC allows users to manipulate the data presented in the articles.
Molecules can be three-dimensional and rotated to view from any angle.
Bachrach s journal is commercially published, but the price is comparatively low. The journal retains copyright for commercial purposes and the authors have copyright over noncommercial uses. IJC is archived. Bachrach did not think that librarians understood the information needs of the STM community. On the other hand, he did not think that academics were sensitive to the price of journals nor were they educated about copyright.