Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Digital archiving and future journals

One of the dilemas for archiving journals is the valued-added content that appears on the journal web pages. Portico and various indexes mostly ignore it.
I've subscribed to BBC Music Magazine for years. Recently they've started issuing a monthly digital version. Here's an example:

http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1G47ab243fb1c0d012.cde
(Flip back a few pages and look for "click to listen" and video frames...)

It's a pipsqueak compared to the longer print magazine, but it foreshadows what the full journal could become in the future.

Imagine getting your favorite magazine on a lightweight ebook reader with embedded video, audio, links to web pages, etc. on every page.

Wow.

Vickie

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