What could be described as a User Requirement Specification which deals with
almost all of this was published in Atlantic Monthly in an article by
Vannevar Bush; in July 1945! ("As we may think").
Interestingly, Dr Bush had no concept of the electronic calculator
or computer - his Memex relied on slide rules, optics and microfiche.
John Ross
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At 15:52 14/01/01 -0600, sterling stoudenmire wrote:
>i agree that the the Ecelectic Journal is a step in the way, but all
>articles in journals are becoming 5d active documents linking [up back to
>papers to be published, down to papers on which the submitted document was
>published, and left and right to related issues, and forward in time as a
>track of prior knowledge.
>I call it 5d publishing probably in your Eclectic Journal concept. But
>still we are missing the great standard in the sky, where i can just think
>and the journals containiing the appropriate set of documents, ordered in
>the way i want them, is presented on the screen, with all important points
>highlight!.
>
>I believe we are moving toward that capability..
>
>sterling
>
>At 01:02 PM 01/14/2001 -0600, Gerry Mckiernan wrote:
>> _The Eclectic Journal_
>>
>> Based upon a review of E-journals for my new Web registry, EJI(sm)
>>
>> [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/EJI.htm ],
>>
>>I have concluded that the present-day "Electronic Journal" is evolving to
>become what I call "The Eclectic Journal".
>>
>> By the "Eclectic Journal", I mean a Web-based resource that at its
>core provides access to e-journals that offer not only the conventional
>content of a digital form of a journal but also provides or permits
>interaction with novel and innovative _features and functionalities_
>(e.g., reference linking, cross-publisher searching, page customization,
>open peer review, etc.) _AND_ novel and innovative _content_ (e.g.,
>e-Books, pre-publication history, electronic discussions, translation
>services, e-prints, bibliographic databases, etc.)
>>
>>[SEE EJI(sm) for _several_ more types of various novel and innovative
>features, functionalities, and content *as well as* dozens of specific
>examples overall]
>>
>> Such features, functionalities and content may be integrated _within_
>the e-journal proper or made accessible from the main resource.
>>
>> Sites that I would consider excellent examples of the "Eclectic
>Journals" are
>>
>> BMJ [British Medical Journal] [ http://www.bmj.com/]
>> This Electric Journal provides access to a bibliographic databases
>(i.e., Medline), e-prints, reader commentary, reorganized journal content
>(Collected Resources), pre-publication history, etc.] [Free registration
>required [?]
>>
>> The Technical Library of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
>>(ASAE) [ http://asae.frymulti.com/ ]
>>
>> This Eclectic Journal allows concurrent searching of the
>>various ASAE publications, notably journal, conference proceedings,
>standards, technical books, and technical meetings)
>>
>> As source material for a review I am preparing on the "The Once and
>Future Journal" for a special issue of _The Serials Librarian_
>>[ http://web.mit.edu/waynej/www/e-access.htm], I am greatly interested in
>identifying Any and All _RECENT_ literature that discusses this
>e-publishing phenomena. [I am aware of much of the major and minor works
>about the 'Electronic Journal' published within the past 50 years]
>>
>>Recently, I identified two highly-relevant articles that support my
>observations about e-journal evolution:
>>
>> 1- Cox, John. 2000. "The Journal as a provider of community services,"
>>__The Serials Librarian_ 38(1/2): 199-209
>>
>>and
>>
>> 2. Anderson, Kent. 2001. "The Mutant journal: how adaptations to online
>forces are forcing STM journals to mutate," _Learned Publishing 14(1) 15-22.
>>[
>http://cherubino.catchword.com/vl=71902383/cl=2/nw=1/rpsv/catchword/alpsp/09
>531513/v14n1/s3/p15 ]
>>
>>[This article offers a *very* interesting perspective on e-journal
>evolution!]
>>[Thanks Garrett Eastman from the Rowland Institute, Cambridge, MA for this
>reference]
>>
>> I am also interested in learning of any _additional_ Eclectic Journal
>features, functionalities and/or content that I have _not yet_ established in
>>EJI(sm) [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/EJI.htm] . I am also
>interested in other examples of Any and All novel and innovative e-journal
>features, functionalities, and content for future review and inclusion
>>
>> As Always, Any and All contributions, comments, critiques, queries,
>cosmic insights, etc. etc. etc. are Most Welcome.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>Gerry McKiernan
>>Eclectic Librarian
>>Iowa State University
>>Ames IA 50011
>>
>>[log in to unmask]
>>
>>P.S. From my perspective the ACM Digital Library [ http://www.acm.org/dl/]
>>and the IEEE Explorer [ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/ ] might
>also be considered Eclectic Journals as could EiVillage2 [
>http://www.ei.org/engineeringvillage2/partners.html or Ei Engineering
>Village [ http://www.ei.org/eivillage/village.serve_page?p=1280 ]
>>[What Do You Think?]
>>
>>
>Computer Aided Cell and Molecular Biology (CACMB), not medicine, will find
>the cure for cancer and other diseases. There will always be a need for
>the trained clinician (MD/RN) but, advanced diagnostic and treatment option
>selection has become gene based, has moved from the physician's practice to
>the computerized cell and molecular biology laboratory, and appropriate
>treatment options should now be based on the personal biology of the
>patient.
>
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