[Taxacom] Demise of Phyloinformatics journal

[B.J.Tindall]

Sorry, Rich, but as usual you don't mean "the Codes", but only the 
Botanical Code and the Zoological Code. The Bacteriological Code has 
already made moves to accept on-line publication. Please do not 
generalise in such a fashion.
Brian

At 20:17 26.11.06, Richard Pyle wrote:

>As I pointed out in my reply to Dick Jensen the other day on Taxacom, I
>believe a strong case can be made that electronic information has the
>*potential* for far greater persistence (not to mention access) than
>paper-based publication. The big question is: How can we *realize* this
>potential?  I think most of us would agree that we have not yet realized it
>(though the main obstacles are not exemplified by the demise of the
>Phyloinformatics journal -- it's not an issue for publishers, it's an issue
>for consumers). Fortunately, the Codes have not yet changed to accommodate
>online-only publication, either.
>
>But the real foolishness, in my opinion, would be to *fail* to pursue
>electronic/internet means of publication and information dissemination for
>taxonomy.  Indeed, I think it is our *responsibility* to do so.  The problem
>is, only a tiny fraction of the community takes the time to understand the
>real implications of the issue (on both sides), and fewer still actively
>participate in the conversation.  A big part of realizing the potential is
>broad community involvement and participation.  These conversations on
>Taxacom and other lists are a good start, but we're not even scratching the
>surface of the full community (which extends well beyond taxonomists to
>include *all* consumers of taxonomic nomenclature).
>
>Aloha,
>Rich
>
>Richard L. Pyle, PhD
>Database Coordinator for Natural Sciences
>   and Associate Zoologist in Ichthyology
>Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum
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