title: Electronic publishing: opportunities and challenges for clinical linguistics and phonetics.
abstract: This paper discusses the contributions of informatics technology to the field of clinical linguistics and phonetics. The electronic publication of research reports and books has facilitated both the dissemination and the retrieval of scientific information. Electronic archives of speech and language corpora, too, stimulate research efforts. Although technology provides many opportunities, there remain significant challenges. Establishment and maintenance of scientific archives is largely dependent upon volunteer efforts, and there are few standards to ensure long-term access. Coordinated efforts and peer review are necessary to ensure utility and quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, LA 71103-4601, USA. tpowel@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D008037:Linguistics / Q000193:education; D016239:MEDLINE / Q000458:organization & administration; D010700:Phonetics; D011643:Publishing / Q000295:instrumentation*