_ Personalized E-Journals _
I am greatly interested in identifying electronic journals that allow a =
user to create a personalized version of the journal or journals as =
defined by user from pre-established categories, keywords, or automated =
interest profiling based upon user behavior.
An example is the 'Virtual Review Journal' that can be created =
within=20
BioMedNet [http://www.bmn.com/ ] [ http://reviews.bmn.com/ ]. Within =
BioMedNet, users can create a profile by selecting from broad categories=20=
[http://reviews.bmn.com/virtual/create ], and/or tailor the personalized =
journal using keywords, and name their personalized journal.=20
In selecting a named 'virtual journal' from 'My List of Virtual =
Journals' , the user is presented with a listing of citations selected =
from "5000+ review articles from over 100 journals" that match the =
established profile with the most recent listed first. A sample is found =
below:
.
1, The impact of preprint servers and electronic publishing on
biomedical research [Guest Editorial]
Gunther Eysenbach
Current Opinion in Immunology, 2000, 12:5:499-503
Abstract, Full text: text, PDF 67 k
2. The antibody web [Trends]
Stefan D=FCbel
Immunology Today, 2000, 21:8:355-357
Abstract, Full text: text, PDF 56 k
3. Multimedia atlas of internal parasites of horses=20
[CD-ROM Review]
Gareth W Hutchinson
International Journal for Parasitology, 2000, 30:5:675-676
Abstract, Full text: text, PDF 79 k
[My Virtual Journal focused on 'multimedia' ]
All users have access to the Abstract for a citation; access to the =
full-text of the work is available only to subscribers. [BTW: A Free =
90-day trial to BioMedNet Reviews is currently available [http://reviews.b=
mn.com/latest/reviews ]
[NOTE: BioMedNet is owned by Elsevier Science and is part of the Reed =
Elsevier group of companies. BioMedNet is the website for biological =
medical researchers. To date there are more than 600,000 members of =
BioMedNet -- with more than 20,000 people joining per month! Membership to =
BioMedNet is free, and members can search all of BioMedNet without charge. =
However, viewing full-text articles from publishers often requires payment =
or a subscription.]
=20
As Always, Any and All contributions, suggestions, comments, queries, =
cosmic insights, etc. are Most Welcome!
I am particularly interested in the availability of personalization/cust=
omization options with e-journal aggregatorsir [e.g., OCLC ECO, Swets/Black=
well SwetsnetNavigator, etc.] which may or may not offer such personalizat=
ion options across the e-journals of a number of publishers.
Citations to key and core articles, papers, reports, etc. on customizati=
on/personalization of e-journals are of particular interest.
I am particularly interested in any and all examples of e-journals or =
aggregators that can auatomatically create and refine a personalized =
e-journal based upon user interaction with the e-collection.
As Always, Any and All contributions, queries, critiques, questions, =
criticisms, cosmic insights, chads - hanging or otherwise, etc. are Most =
Welcome.
/Gerry McKiernan
Personalized Librarian=20
Iowa State University=20
Ames IA 50011
[log in to unmask]
DISCLAIMER
The discussion of the BioMedNet service is for informational purposes =
only and does not constitute an endorsement.
=
=20
|