The purpose of the workshop is to bring together physicists,
computer scientists, and other experts to discuss issues
related to cooperative scientific information systems. Internet and
electronic communication methods have greatly affected the way science
is published and distributed, and the importance of these issues will
increase in the future. It is therefore very important for the scientists,
publishers, and computer experts to meet and map their needs and
discuss the directions for the future development of electronic
communication in sciences.
To create both technically reliable, fast
and secure, and scientifically accurate and comprehensive information
systems, input from developers, publishers and users is needed.