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PROCEEDINGS

Session I. Opening of the Conference
Chair: Sir Roger Elliott

Speech of welcome
Gisbert Glaser


Speech of Welcome
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa


Effective dissemination of information for science
Jürgen Rosenbaum


Opening Address -
Developments since the 1996 Conference and the aims of this meeting
Sir Roger Elliott



Session II. GENERAL ISSUES
Chair: Victor Nwankwo

Principles for a new system of publishing for science
David E. Shulenburger


The role of peer review, an alternative view, response
Ana Maria Cetto


The changing role and form of scientific journals.
Michael A. Keller



Session III. RESPONSES FROM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
Chair: Peter Schindler

Creating a global knowledge
network

Paul Ginsparg


E-BioSci: an Europe-based platform for e-publishing
and information integration in the life sciences
Les Grivell


The SciELO Model for electronic publishing and measuring of
usage and impact of Latin American and Caribbean scientific journals
Abel L. Packer



Session IV. ECONOMIC ISSUES
Chair: Narasimbaiengar Mukunda

Use of the digital identifier in accessing and citing electronic journals
of the american chemical society
Pieter Bolman


Scientific Publishing in the Asia-Pacific Region
K K Phua


Financial Considerations in Scientific Publishing in Developing Countries:
The Case for the People’s Republic of China

Steven K. Luk


The role of non-profit organizations such as learned societies in Japan
Kunio Tada



SESSION V: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Chair: Mark Frankel

Why Nature is not threatened by the Internet*
John Maddox


New legislation on copyright and databases and its impact on society
Thomas Dreier


Electronic publishing: ethical issues, including privacy
Richard Smith



Session VI: ISSUES IN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
Chair: Graciela Munoz

Publication and use of lrge data sets
John Rumble Jr.


New practices for electronic publishing: how to maintain quality and guarantee integrity
Joost G. Kircz


The Importance of Aggregators
Simon Inger



BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Breakout session 1: Economic issues
Chair: Robert Campbell
Rapporteur: Nathalie Ferrand

Breakout session 2: Functions and purposes of scientific journals
Chair: Martin Blume
Rapporteur: Hilda A.Cerdeira

Breakout session 3: Behaviour and expectations of scientists
Chair: Sally Morris
Rapporteur: Aldyth Holmes

Breakout session 4: Initiatives and developments in developing
and transitional countries
Chair: Lishan Adam and Carol Priestley
Rapporteur:
Praditta Siripan

Breakout session 5: Legal issues
Chair: Ferris Webster
Rapporteur: Kai-Inge Hillerud


Session VII: SECONDARY PUBLISHING FACILITIES
Chair: Robert Welham

Neuroinformatics: a new enabling field of neuroscience research in the IT area
Stephen Koslow


Referencing and retrieval of scientific articles
Eric Swanson


Metadata for referencing and archival usage
Juha Hakala



Session VIII. CONTRIBUTION OF OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
Chair: Christine Deschamps

The changing role of Learned Societies
Anthony Durniak


The Changing Role of the Librarian – A Virtual Library and a Real Archive?
Alex C. Klugkist




Concluding Session - EPILOGUE
Sir Roger Elliott

Is electronic publishing being used in the best interests of science?
The publisher's view
Derk Haank


Is electronic publishing being used in the best interests of science?
The scientist's view
Steve Berry