TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to describe how the tipping point may have been reached with regard to the transition of periodicals between print and electronic.Design/methodology/approach– The literature search encompassed articles on the transition of periodicals between print and electronic status.Findings– Libraries will soon have to decide, based on budget, what is affordable in terms of periodicals. Vendors are integral to this process and libraries need to negotiate skillfully with them in order to keep costs in line. Electronic resources will serve researchers well, since they provide easy computerized access (searching, cut and paste) to materials previously only found in print.Research limitations/implications– There is a dichotomy of feelings represented in the literature on the transition of journals from print to electronic. Most of the literature seems to indicate that the move to electronic journals is good for researchers.Practical implications– The move to electronic resources will provide a rich base of digital literature that was not available to researchers before, and this will result in upgraded efforts at publication. Searching electronically can be an enormous timesaver and provides a previously unknown range of searching.Originality/value– The research includes examples of what experts in the field suggest to resolve this issue.
VL  - 111
IS  - 9/10
SN  - 0307-4803
DO  - 10.1108/03074801011089341
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03074801011089341
AU  - Zimerman Martin
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Periodicals: print or electronic?
T2  - New Library World
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 426
EP  - 433
Y2  - 2024/05/04
ER  -