IEEE - A Bold Leader in Changing the Essence of Technical Publications

Author

Laker, K.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

5-7 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Through the efforts of volunteers and staff, IEEE has, over the past 125 years, served the technology information needs of its stakeholders, while becoming a leader in the technical publishing industry. During these 125 years, IEEE relevant technologies, the needs of the global work force in IEEE technical communities, and the pace of technological development have undergone several paradigm shifts. This paper will examine how IEEE publications responded to and, in some cases, enabled these paradigm shifts. Arguably the most exciting and turbulent part of this journey has been the transition from print to electronic publishing, leading to the rich Internet based options we have today to receive our IEEE technology information.

Keywords

IEEE standards; Internet; electronic publishing; printing; IEEE technical communities; IEEE technology information; Internet based options; electronic publishing; print publishing; technical publishing industry; CD-ROMs; Electronic publishing; IEEE members; IEEE publications; IEL; Internet; Lakes; Libraries; Societies; Strategic Planning Committee;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

History of Technical Societies, 2009 IEEE Conference on the

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5119-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HTS.2009.5337821

Filename

5337821