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Contextual aspects of electronic publishing (and more generally of diversified publishing) are discussed. Definitions and concepts are introduced. Pending issues and challenges are identified. The accent is put on the need for providing authenticated and validated information. The electronic medium is a new medium per se that will exist together with other ones, such as paper, but it will call for specific procedures, strategies and policies. A lot has still to be done on the human level.
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Heck, A. Electronic Publishing in its Context. Astrophysics and Space Science 247, 1–10 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1000551424467
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