E-Journal: Coming of Age
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Date
2002-02
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INFLIBNET Centre
Abstract
Electronic Journals have now been recognized as a major link in scholarly communication.
The timely publication, ease in delivery, incorporation of multimedia contents, hyperlinking
and search facility etc. are some of the features which have attracted interest of both library
and scholarly communities. The article deals with importance, definition, evolutionary trends
and access of e-journal. It discusses along with advantages, the burning issues and challenges
to the present and future library and information professionals. The article ends with the
comment that the electronic journal is finally “Coming of age” as result of the explosion of
Internet use, particularly World Wide Web technology.
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E-Journals, World Wide Web, Technology.