I think we could introduce a distinction of two types
of resources. A "dated" resource would aim to remain as
it was at a particular time. A "timely" resource would
be subject to change.
Such a distinction would help to clarify the difference
between e-journal and preprint collection. An ejournal
(remember "jour" in French is day) would be a collection of "dated"
material. If for example a typo would be found in a papers, this should
not be corrected ex post. If the problem is severe, a correction should
appear in a subsequent issue. A preprint collection, on the
other hand would be about "timely" resources only.
Thomas Krichel mailto:[log in to unmask]
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Economics/tkrichel
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