Implications of electronic publishing on library and information centres

Electronic publishing has put forth a spectrum of problems and issues in libraries, end-users in general and the information professionals in particular. In electronic era, the role of information Professional is many fold, a continuous learner, an alert user, an expert information broker and consultant, all rolled into one. It specially discusses the major issues and challenges in electronic publishing such as accessibility, acceptability, copyright and pricing, standardization, credibility and technical issues etc. Further it gives emphasis on the advantages and problems with electronic publishing.