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The Public-Access Computer Systems Review 2, no. 2 (1991):
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Editorial
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"You Say You Want an Evolution"

By Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

You may have noticed that this issue of The Public-Access
Computer Systems Review looks different from past issues--it only
has one major article and one column.  No, we didn't forget the
rest.  We have changed our distribution strategy to take better
advantage of our electronic format.

Currently, e-journals are distributed in three major ways.  The
first method is our old strategy: a multiple-article issue is
announced by an e-mail table of contents message, and users
retrieve article files of interest.  The second method is for a
multiple-article issue to be sent out as an e-mail message.  The
third method is for a single-article issue to be sent out as an
e-mail message.  Archival issue files are usually available.

After our last issue on e-serials, we were inspired to take a
fresh look at the PACS Review.  We wanted a distribution format
that would allow us to turn articles around faster.  The single-
article distribution method was attractive, but it seemed too
limiting.  We felt that there would be times when a thematic
multiple-article issue would be appropriate.

We decided to utilize a different distribution format.  From now
on, the PACS Review will publish issues that will vary
considerably in size.  Depending on circumstances, issues may
have one article, several articles, or numerous articles.  They
will usually have columns and reviews, but not always.  We will
continue to announce issues by an e-mail table of contents
message and let users retrieve article files of interest.  This
new distribution format, combined with an irregular publication
cycle (we changed that last issue), will give us considerable
publication flexibility.

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We hope that this new distribution format will provide you with
more timely access to information.  Let us know what you think.

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