Hello to all....

I would love to get some information from you folks on how you are
handling full text e-journals, or see a general discussion on the subject.
I have in mind those journals which are offered full-text on the Internet
and for which a print copy is also being received. What has been your
experience in getting them going? How do your patrons like them? What about
downloading articles -- does the patron do it, or does the librarian? (I've
heard that it can be tricky to download unless the user is a more
sophisticated computer user) Are you cancelling your print subscription?
Are you concerned about a lack of archival copies when you do so? Most of the
materials I've seen are TOC's, abstracts and selected articles -- these are
of limited use, I feel. A journal that is truly "full-text" sounds
promising, but I wonder if the reality comes close to the promise (I
understand that this is a rapidly-evolving field).

Anyway, if you have any comments/experiences you'd like to share on
this topic, I'd be glad to see them.

Thanks in advance.

JoAnne Griffin
Tufts Health Sciences Library
145 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02111

joanne_g@library.tufts.edu