How Does Electronic Publishing Affect the Scholarly Communication Process?

A Semantic Model for Scholarly Electronic Publishing

Despite numerous advancements in information technology, electronic publishing is still based on the print text model. The natural language textual format prevents programs from semantically processing article content. A semantic model for scholarly electronic publishing is proposed, in which the article conclusion is specified by the author and recorded in a machineunderstandable format, enabl...

Electronic Scholarly Publishing: Foundations of Genetics

As the Human Genome Project (HGP) moves toward its successful completion, an increasing number of individuals are becoming interested in understanding this project and its results. Since the HGP has potentially significant ethical, legal, and social implications for all citizens, the number of individuals who do, or should wish to become familiar with the project is very high. In addition to it...

Electronic Publishing of Professional Articles: Attitudes of Academics and Implications for the Scholarly Communication Industry

The Publishing of Electronic Scholarly Monographs and Textbooks

This eLib Supporting Study was conceived to investigate the incidence and nature of the publishing of electronic scholarly monographs and textbooks in the United Kingdom. Given the international nature of academic publishing, and the fact that the professional literature suggested a higher incidence of activity within North America, the study was extended to encompass publishing beyond the UK. ...

How Does Monetary Policy Affect Household Income Distribution?

Over the last decades the research on monetary policy has largely concentrated on the impact of monetary authorities’ decisions on inflation and the fine-tuning of the macroeconomic, so that distributional effects of monetary policy which are non-trivial has been ignored. A view that has become increasingly popular since the financial crisis 2008 is that expansionary monetary policy can exacerb...