_New Age Navigation: Innovative E-Journal Interfaces_

I am pleased to announce the formal publication of my latest Magnus
Opus [:-)

"New Age Navigation: Innovative Information Interfaces for Electronic
Journals"
_The Serials Librarian_ 45(2)(2003): 87-123

ABSTRACT. While it is typical for electronic journals to offer
conventional
search features similar to those provided by electronic databases, a
select number of e-journals have also made available higher-level
access
options as well. In this article, we review several novel technologies
and
implementations that creatively exploit the inherent potential of the
digital
environment to further facilitate use of e-collections. We conclude
with
speculation on the functionalities of a next-generation e-journal
interface
that are likely to emerge in the near future.

A offprint/preprint copy of the article is available at
[ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.pdf ]

The article served as the basis of a presentation I gave
at the  _Internet Librarian 2003 Conference_
[ http://www.infotoday.com/il2003/]  in Monterey, California
in early November.

[BTW: A *Most* Excellent Conference]
[ http://www.infotoday.com/il2003/presentations/default.htm ]

The conference version of my presentation is available at
[http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAgeIL.ppt ]
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and the Director's Cut [:-) at

[http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.ppt ]
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  As Aways, I'd appreciate Any and All comments, queries, critiques,
questions, or Cosmic Insights relating to the themes of Such Musings
{:-) .

Regards,

/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
New Age Librarian
Iowa State University
Ames AI 50011

gerrymck@iastate.edu

As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some things
We do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns,
The ones we don't know
We don't know.

Donald Rumsfeld
-Feb. 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing

[http://slate.msn.com/id/2081042/ ]