1. SUMMARY TABLE (with Overview): This Table compares "Traditional
publishing" (paper and online) with a new method of Posting Review Articles on
Individual WebSites. The Articles are created by a community of like-minded scholars
who are focusing on a small "slice" of information in their speciality. These Articles,
called "WebCompendia", involve several paradigm shifts: 1) An easy-to-navigate,
intuitive presentation using an ExpandingOutline-Format; 2) An improved method of
Linking via the Internet, called the ForwardLink-Protocol, which links at the "idea" level
(sentence-to-sentence) and presents the Reader with Metadata about the Link in a
useful way (in a Sortable Table); 3) Creation on a highly-moderated Blog (not a Wiki)
which evolves as new knowledge is created (all links remaining active); 4) Online
Archives that use the ForwardLink-Protocol will gain value over time, rather than losing
value; 5) Creation of WebCompendia WebSites is made easier than building a usual
WebSite by means of free, OpenSource software that is easy to use (developed under a
grant from the National Library of Medicine).
--- DIFFERENT WAYS TO PUBLISH A REVIEW ARTICLE ---
Individual, Author-created
Paper-
Online WebSite:
based
Journal; WebCompendia using the
Journal;
Author ExpandingOutline-Format,
Reader
pays and using ForwardLinks with
pays
SortableTable-Metadata
Paradigm Yes: both WebCompendia &
No No
shift? ForwardLinks
Senior Senior All Scholars
Scholar Scholar (Faculty, Scientists, and Clinicians),
Author's
(Faculty, (Faculty, PostDoc, PreDoc, Clinical Fellow,
Academic
Scientists Scientists Senior Medical/Surgical Resident
Level
and and (see Parts 2&3,
Clinicians) Clinicians) selfinterest.webcompendia.org)
Subscribers
Readership Open
& Libraries Open Access
limits Access
only
Cost to High Low Low
Reader
Cost to Author Low Moderate Low
Typography Author (+
Publisher Author
by Publisher?)
Individual Scholar
Facilities with access to WebSite server
Publisher, Online
needed to (Institutional server [free] or
Subscribers, Publisher;
make Review Commercial server [fee]), having
& Libraries Fee support
public free WebCompendia and ForwardLink
computer programs
Once; Once;
Continuous;
Peer review Before Before
After Posting
Publishing Posting
Can be
Often Many weeks;
Immediate;
Weeks from some
Time before 1. Peer review occurs after posting
review- waiting for
content and is continuous
delays and space
is available during development;
waiting for (Rapid for
2. No waiting for space
space some
publishers)
Yes;
1. Easy with additions to
ExpandingOutline;
Can content
2. All changes are documented by
change or No No Version Control software;
be expanded (separate (separate 3. TextLinks & ForwardLinks
with new errata only) errata only)
are still valid even with
information?
revisions to either Citing or
Cited WebSite.
expandingoutline.webcompendia.org)
Expanding Yes;
No;
Outline- No; Parallel presentation:
Linear
Format Useful Linear expandingoutline.webcompendia.org;
presentatio
to a Range of presentation Clickable jumps within the WebSite:
n
Readers? expandingoutline.webcompendia.org.
Links (and
Citation only
sometimes
to entire 1. TextLinks, ForwardLinks
Backlinks)
Article; automatically available on same
on same
Reader must WebSite as content;
WebSite as
go to 2. Links are sentence-to-sentence
content;
Links Separate with Cited sentences marked in text;
Links only
WebSite for 3. Considerable Metadata specific
to
Backlink to each field and adaptable
start of
Compilation; to changing knowledge:
Article;
no forwardlink.webcompendia.org
no
Metadata.
Metadata.
Sortable Table
of Link
Information Yes
with Citing No No see Part 4.4 at
Author's view forwardlink.webcompendia.org
of
Importance?
Adapts Link-
Yes
Metadata
No No see Parts 5.6-5.8 at
to the needs
forwardlink.webcompendia.org
of Readers
Low
efficiency;
Moderate
Need High efficiency;
efficiency;
nearby, well- All information available online
Online;
stocked with these reader-aids:
May need
Library; 1. Assertions with Evidence
to access
Efficiency for Must 2. Strong-Inference with
several
Developing a access alternative hypotheses
WebSites;
Bibliography multiple 3. ExpandingOutline-Format
Can choose
WebSites; 4. ForwardLinks (marked in text) with
Link-jump
Can choose SortableTable-Metadata
based only
Link-jump 5. Creative Commons copyright with
on standard
based only correct attribution in Copy/Paste
citation
on standard
citation
Value
increases Value always increases with time
Value
with time because of:
decreases
only if 1. Automatic ForwardLinks
with time;
Backlinks (see Part 4 at
the only
are forwardlink.webcompendia.org)
Archive's value that
compiled 2. Links marked in text on WebSite
Value increases
and (see Part 2.4 at
with time
presented forwardlink.webcompendia.org)
is the
with the 3. Extensive, appropriate Metadata
Backlink
content on (see Part 5 at
WebSite
same forwardlink.webcompendia.org)
WebSite
1. Self-organizes a community of
like-minded scholars
(see Part 4.5 at
createknowledge.webcompendia.org);
Author's 2. Speeds knowledge creation
reputation (see Part 5 at
Ancillary enhanced if createknowledge.webcompendia.org);
benefits Journal is 3. Actively teaches scholarly
highly approach
ranked to problems (see Part 4 at
expandingoutline.webcompendia.org);
4. Each participant contributes
out of self-interest
(selfinterest.webcompendia.org)
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