(Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986)
Tomajko, Kathy; Drake, Miriam A.
The purpose of this article is to relate how new technologies
are affecting the way scientists and technologists communicate. The
discussion includes the origins of the scientific journal, the problems and
promise of the contemporary journal and an exploration of developing
technologies, such as electronic bibliographic data retrieval, personalized
information systems, electronic mail, text editing, teleconferencing, electronic
publishing, teleconferencing, optical and laser disc storage with an emphasis
on their effect upon scholarly communication in the future.