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E - JOURNALS

ByNatasha Gandhi

MLISc.2012-13

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CONTENTSIntroduction

Nomenclature

Access

Features

Advantages

Disadvantages

Examples

Conclusion

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INTRODUCTION

The word journal comes from the Anglo – French term Jurnal, was first used in the 15th century.

A journal is a periodical dealing especially with matters of current interest.

Journals that are available in an electronic format are known as e-Journals.

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DEFINITIONAccording to The Harrods

Librarians Glossary, an e-journal is

“A journal for which the full end product is available on optical disc, over a network or in any other electronic from.”

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The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science defines e-Journal as:

“A journal is a periodical especially one containing scholarly article and/or disseminating current information on research and development in a particular subject field. If this task is done by and electronic media then it may be called e-Journal.”

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NOMENCLATURE OF E-JOURNALS

E-Journals are known today by different names such as: Online JournalsElectronic SerialsElectronic PeriodicalsVirtual Journals andDigital Serials

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ACCESS OF E-JOURNALS

E-Journals can be accessed online or in the form of a CD. The online version has:Online–only journalsOnline version of printed journalsOnline equivalent of print journals

with additional multimedia material.

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The online version of e-Journals can be accessible through

SubscriptionPay per view orOpen access

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The e-journals can be accessed in three ways:Remote accessFrom the library serverAccess through databases

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E-Journal database

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FEATURES OF E-JOURNALS

Access issuesWeb presentationSearchabilityLikability to, from, within and

between articlesInteractivity and customisation

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ADVANTAGES

Aid in scholarly workProvision of better accessCreation of archivesUnique facilities

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DISADVANTAGES

Difficulty in reading computer screens

CoverageArchivingPerishable citation

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DISADVANTAGES contd.

AuthenticityIgnoring PDF filesRequirement of skilled manpowerTechnology

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EXAMPLES

E-journals can be bought either singularly or through a database.

A database will contain a package of e-resources such as e-books and e-Journals.

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Some of the E-Journals that can be bought singularly are:Indian Journal of Cancer The Indian Journal of PediatricsIndian Journal of Radiology and

Imaging Indian Journal of Critical Care

Medicine

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Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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Certain databases offer e-Journals as one of the e resources to the library. They can be open access or subscribed.

The open access databases provide access to e-Journals free of cost.

Few examples of databases are1. DOAJ2. JSTOR

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The subscribed databases offer e-Journals at a subscription rate. Some of the subscribed databases are:

1. PROQuest Science2. SciFinder Scholar3. Emerald4. EBSCO 5. MEDLARS

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SNDT WOMENS LIBRARYThe SNDT Women’s Library, Churchgate, subscribes

to around 58 e-Journals and e-Journal databases.Under the UGC – INFONET scheme, the library

subscribes to 5 e-journal databases namely1. Cambridge University Press, 2. Emerald3. JCCC4. Engineering – INDEST consortium and 5. IEL Digital Library.

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The library also subscribes singularly to many national and international e-Journals such as

1. Economic and Political Weekly2. Journal of Developing Societies3. American Journal of Clinical

Nutrition 4. Studies in History

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1. LISA Plus Database, 2. World Digital Libraries: An

International Journal3. Psychology and Developing

Societies, 4. International Labor Review, 5. Journal of Health Management

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CONCLUSION

E-journals are scholarly journals or intellectual magazines that can be accessed via electronic transmission.

They are the electronic version of the traditional journals with additional features.

They form an important part of the scholars research material.

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