From GMCKIERN@gwgate.lib.iastate.edu Sun Mar 25 10:37:33 2001 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.12) with ESMTP id KAA13708 for ; Sun, 25 Mar 2001 10:37:32 -0800 Received: from 129.186.11.21 (gwgate.lib.iastate.edu [129.186.11.21]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with SMTP id f2PIbWU23729 for ; Sun, 25 Mar 2001 10:37:32 -0800 Received: from Parks#032#Library-Message_Server by 129.186.11.21 with Novell_GroupWise; Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:37:29 -0600 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:37:04 -0600 From: "Gerry Mckiernan" To: Subject: Synoptic and Virtual E-Journals Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline _Synoptic and Virtual E-Journals_ I am greatly interested in identifying additional 'Synoptic' and = 'Virtual' e-Journals for inclusion in EJI(sm), my registry of innovative = e-Journal features, functionalities, and content available at: =20 [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/EJI.htm ] One may define a 'Virtual' e-journal as an organized collection = of articles from *other* e-journals relevant to a narrow or broad subject = field. An excellent example of a virtual journal is the Virtual Journal of = Nanoscale Science & Technology, "a weekly multijournal compilation of = the latest research on nanoscale systems" published by the American = Institute of Physics (AIP) and the American Physical Society (APS) in = cooperation with several other scholarly societies [ http://www.vjnano.org/= nano/ ] This virtual e-journal contains only articles from *other* = journal; no content is original in to the this 'virtual' journal. 'Synoptic' e- journals may be defined as e- journals that provide = synopses or summaries of articles from other e-journals that relate to a = broad field (e.g., medicine) or specific discipline with a field (e.g., = cardiology). Several excellent examples of synoptic e-journals in medicine = are those issued by the Massachusetts Medical Society in its _Journal = Watch Online_ series (http://www.jwatch.org/)=20 Other examples of 'Virtual' and 'Synoptic' e-Journals are listed in = the=20 EJI(sm) registry [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/EJI.htm ] As Always, Any and All contributions, suggestions, comments, queries, = commentary, Cosmic Insights, Campaign Finance Reform amendments, etc. are = Most Welcome. Regards, /Gerry McKiernan Reformed Librarian Iowa State University=20 Ames IA 50011 "The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent It" Alan Kay .