Is the term ‘serials’ relevant any longer? Some thoughts on the matter

Key pointsThe term "serial" is becoming obsolete largely because what was once a dominant paper-based medium for communicating has been replaced by a complex ecosystem of online instruction sources, social media, digital subscription packages, databases, and emerging new formats.While the...

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Published in:Learned publishing 2019-01, Vol.32 (1), p.85-89
Main Authors: Cook, Eleanor I., Reynolds, Regina Romano
Format: Article
Language:English
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Publishing industry
Serials
Terminology
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Summary:Key pointsThe term "serial" is becoming obsolete largely because what was once a dominant paper-based medium for communicating has been replaced by a complex ecosystem of online instruction sources, social media, digital subscription packages, databases, and emerging new formats.While the term serial, associated with publishing in neat installments, may be fading, the notion of serializing remains very hot.For many users, the "serial" -- or what is left of it -- persists only as a Cheshire Cat smile, a mystifying element that must be included as part of the student's properly structured citation.Although seriality is still a valid concept, in the technical environment, there are hints that "serial" might be replaced by new phrases that include the term "diachronic."
ISSN:0953-1513
1741-4857
DOI:10.1002/leap.1221