There'll be a live chat on electronic publishing and film/TV academic organizations this coming Tuesday. Both SCS and UFVA are in the midst of working out policies to cope with the new possibilities for electronic distribution of their publications. Some of the issues involved: * Should paper publication of journals cease in favor of electronic distribution? * Should electronic distribution be limited to items normally published in newsletters (e.g., the UFVA's Digest)? * How can we use online services to improve distribution of time-based material like job announcements? * Should back issues of the journal be put on the Web? * Should organizational Web sites limit access to online newsletter/journal material to their membership, or make them available to the public? * In short, what is the optimum mix of paper and electronic distribution of organizational materials? When: Tuesday, March 4, 1997, 3:00 p.m. CST (2100 GMT) Where: #ScreenChat, on irc.tcf.ua.edu How: Using your Web browser (Java-capable) or an IRC client Huh? Further info at http://www.tcf.ua.edu/chat I reckon to make this the first of a monthly series of chats for film/TV academics. We'll convene on the *First Tuesday* of each month at the same time. ---- Jeremy Butler [log in to unmask] SCREENsite http://www.sa.ua.edu/SCREENsite Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa/AL ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]