Notice to Readers
Transfer of CDC's Subscribers from Paper to Electronic MMWR
To increase availability and timely receipt of the MMWR series,
CDC
has developed an electronic form of the publication (e-MMWR) using
Adobe
(R) Acrobat (R) * .pdf files available through CDC's file transfer
protocol
server (1,2). The e-MMWR is identical in content -- including all
text,
figures, and tables -- and virtually identical in appearance to the
paper
format. In addition, the e-MMWR provides options unavailable in the
paper
format, such as a hypertext feature (i.e., the text can be browsed
and
searched regardless of the order of topics) and the capability of
being
captured for use in other formats (i.e., newsletters and slide
presentations). The e-MMWR is compatible with DOS, Windows (TM),
Macintosh
(R), and UNIX (R) operating systems and can be printed on virtually
any
printer connected to a computer.
In the September 1 and 8, 1995, issues of MMWR, CDC will insert
a
postage-paid card that subscribers should complete and return
regarding
their access to the e-MMWR. Failure to reply to this inquiry by
September
30 may result in termination of the MMWR subscription.
On February 1, 1996, CDC will begin transferring many of its
MMWR
subscribers from the paper to the electronic format. CDC will
provide free
software and detailed instructions on accessing the e-MMWR.
However, MMWR
subscribers who are unable to access the e-MMWR may be eligible to
continue
to receive free paper copy subscriptions from CDC. Other
subscribers who
wish to retain paper-copy subscriptions will be able to purchase
them from
the U.S. Government Printing Office (telephone {202} 512-1800) or
from
Massachusetts Medical Society Publications (telephone {617}
893-3800 or
{800} 843-6356).
Information about accessing the e-MMWR will be available
September
5-30 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (eastern daylight time) from the
e-MMWR
assistance line, telephone (404) 639-4446.
References
CDC. Availability of electronic MMWR on Internet. MMWR
1995;44:48-50.
CDC. Update: availability of electronic MMWR on Internet. MMWR
1995;44:429-31.
Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply
endorsement by the Public Health Service or the U.S. Department of
Health
and Human Services.
Disclaimer
All MMWR HTML versions of articles are electronic conversions from ASCII text into HTML. This conversion may have resulted in character translation or format errors in the HTML version. Users should not rely on this HTML document, but are referred to the electronic PDF version and/or the original MMWR paper copy for the official text, figures, and tables. An original paper copy of this issue can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402-9371; telephone: (202) 512-1800. Contact GPO for current prices.
**Questions or messages regarding errors in formatting should be addressed to mmwrq@cdc.gov.
