On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 02:52:49PM +0100, Daniel Zimmel wrote:
It is not easy to compete with established commercial publishers, so these initiatives need support. I think there are some interesting things under way, and we will see lots of free software involved. It would be good to follow these events from our side.
BTW, this year I finished my thesis in librarianship dealing with some of these models and how they may affect the academic libraries (and their heavily stressed budgets). Unfortunately it is in German, but those interested may access the full text next month.
Hi, I'd like to know your opinion on http://arxiv.org/ which since 1991 has become a very important scientific reference in some fields of Physics and Mathematics.
Cheers, Jaime