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Thursday, August 12, 2004

Springer linking to EMANI for backfiles

Perhaps I've been dozing during the dog days of summer (admitted Northern Hemisphere bias), but I just noticed that Springer Verlag has added links to the EMANI-affiliated backfiles of several math journals. EMANI is the Electronic Mathematical Archiving Network Initiative. The backfiles are hosted by the Goettinger Digitalisierungs-Zentrum (GDZ). Other participants in EMANI include Cornell University Library, MATHDOC, and Tsinghua University Library. Aequationes Mathematicae - Fulltext v55+ (1998+) | Fulltext v1-54 (1968-April 1997); Print ISSN: 0001-9054 | Online ISSN: 1420-8903. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici - Fulltext v72-79 (1997-2004) | Fulltext v1-71 (1929-1996); Print ISSN: 0010-2571 | Online ISSN: 1420-8946. [CMH will be published by the European Mathematical Society Publishing House beginning in 2005.] Geometric & Functional Analysis - Fulltext v7+ (1997+) | Fulltext v1-6 (1991-1996); Print ISSN: 1016-443X | Online ISSN: 1420-8970. Inventiones Mathematicae - Fulltext v123(2)+ (February 1996+) | Fulltext v1-123 (1966-April 1996); Print ISSN: 0020-9910 | Online ISSN: 1432-1297. Mathematische Annalen - Fulltext v306(4)+ (November 1996+) | Fulltext v1-306 (1869-1996); Print ISSN: 0025-5831 | Online ISSN: 1432-1807. Mathematische Zeitschrift - Fulltext v224+ (1997+) | Fulltext v1-223 (1918-1996); Print ISSN: 0025-5874 | Online ISSN: 1432-1823. Metrika - Fulltext v48+ (September 1998+) | Fulltext v1-47 (1958-June 1998); Print ISSN: 0026-1335 | Online ISSN: 1435-926X. The cooperation between Springer Verlag, a commercial publisher, and the libraries and mathematics research community to digitize and distribute these backfiles is to be applauded. Too often, in my experience, publishers view the back catalog of journals as a potential cash cow or a millstone. With few exceptions, wholesale digitization of journal backfiles are not likely to generate windfall income. On the other hand, with a spirit of cooperation, the publisher need not look at digitization of the backfile as a monumental monetary sink.

Posted by George Porter at 8/12/2004 03:55:00 PM.

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