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Henk's proposal is one that I have been ruminating about for some time as
well. As many HESers know, other history organizations are moving in this
direction. The American Historical Review and the Journal of American
History, for example, have taken a half step and offer all articles on-line
to subscribers of the print version.
But the physical sciences have long since jumped the digital divide. For
an example of a "fully electronic" journal, see the Journal of High Energy
Physics: http://jhep.mse.jhu.edu/
Electronic publishing raises troubling archival questions which may
carry more weight in the historical disciplines than in, say, high energy
physics; but the medium does permit a wide variety of applications. The
extent to which electronic publishing meets scholars' needs will, no doubt,
vary across disciplines, but it is certainly commanding attention in all
disciplines.
Glenn Hueckel
Purdue University
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