Abstract
My favorite quote about electronic access to periodicals: “electronic full text periodicals are already a big deal” is interesting particularly because the statement was made in October 1992. Four years later, during the 1996/1997 academic year, electronic full text access also was having widespread impact on State University of New York (SUNY) campuses. Adding access to electronic periodical articles in libraries is not always as simple as selecting new paper titles and funding the subscription is only one of the issues. In this article, I will explore some of the most pressing issues facing libraries that choose to implement electronic full text periodical subscriptions including implementation, technical, ongoing support, and archival concerns. I will also discuss libraries' experiences in implementing full text access to periodical titles via traditional abstracting and indexing services focusing on the experiences of SUNY librarians.
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