With the new technology advancement, most researchers are embracing the convenience of using electronic publications for therir studies and scientific works. I am no exception. Yet there are two advantages of printed journal over electronic publications.
(1) In the electronic world, i is difficult to replicate the serendipitous discovery of useful articles which is very easy to do so by browsing a physical journal issue. In order to perform a search, you need to have use keywords and subjects. You cannot just browse and discover useful journals.
(2) For the library standpoint, it is hard to trace collection usage.
Having mentioned these two disavtanges, I still feel that the electron publications offer more that printed journals, for instance, electronic publcations are able to link to simulations, graphics, and underlying data which print medium cannot offer. it is much faster to deliver e-journals than printed journals, electronic access allows for multiple concurrent use of the same subscription so the journal is always availablefor users.
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