Purpose – Information about the former and current status of many scientific journals is summarized. Design/methodology/approach – Newly‐created journals (sometimes based on old ones), cessation of issues, journals incorporated into others, merged and split journals are mentioned....

Purpose – The present paper aims to study the development of indigenous databases and their benefits for library users in libraries and information centers in the research and development institutions of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research of North India and to discuss the role of...

Purpose – This article is the second in a four‐part series that aims to illustrate the process involved in planning a portal and creating a portal definition document. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the academic and industry literature and using a case study, the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the information about web resources in the area of mycology, one of the most important spheres of biology. Design/methodology/approach – The information on mycological web resources is systematised. Scientific journals, newsletters and...

Purpose – The objective of the present work is to analyse the web pages of the principal European financial entities, with the aim of assessing the degree to which they are already disseminating information by internet in preparation for implementing the new requirements for transparency...

Purpose – This article is the third in a four‐part series that aims to illustrate the process involved in planning a portal and creating a portal definition document. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of the academic and industry literature and using a case study, the authors...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a P2P network security pricing model that promotes more secure online information sharing in P2P networks through the creation of networks with increased resistance to malicious code propagation. Online information sharing is at an all‐time...