Symposium on the Role of Network-Based Electronic Resources in Scholarly Communication and Research

Increasingly, BITNET, Internet, and other networks are being used for scholarly communication and research purposes. Computer conferences, electronic serials, online catalogs, and specialized databases are examples of network-based electronic resources. Given the decentralized nature of information provision on networks, it can be challenging to identify and access appropriate network-based electronic resources, and the long-term availability of these resources is not assured.