1. A message to Conference organizers.
- Author
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Wilson, Tom
- Subjects
CONFERENCES & conventions ,INFORMATION science ,PERIODICALS ,PUBLISHING ,CONFERENCE proceedings (Publications) ,WEBSITES - Abstract
The author offers a statement to organizers who are planning a conference for 2008 and in the future. The possibility of publication of papers in "Information Research" can act as a stimulus to participation. The benefits to the authors of journal publication are well known: journals generally have wider circulation than conference proceedings, and there is a greater probability of resulting citations. Conferences often establish Web sites that are home to the papers presented, but these do not have a guaranteed life.
- Published
- 2008