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Electronic scholarly monographs: issues and challenges for the UK
Author(s) -
Lonsdale R. E.,
Armstrong C. J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/09531510050145515
Subject(s) - publishing , electronic publishing , quality (philosophy) , library science , political science , computer science , world wide web , epistemology , law , philosophy , the internet
The literature on electronic publishing reveals that scant attention has been paid to the area of scholarly monographs. This paper reports on a recent and rare investigation into the nature and provision of electronic scholarly monographs and textbooks in the UK. Publishing structures are delineated; the physical characteristics of electronic scholarly monographs are reviewed; and issues associated with their nature and content are discussed. Problems of bibliographical control and of quality are also explored.