1. Eberhard R. Hilf, Thomas Severiens, Kerstin Zimmermann Department of Physics Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg Germany hilf@merlin.physik.uni-oldenburg.de The Future of Mathematical Communication 1999 Berkeley, California, December 1-5, 1999 Coherence vs. Distributed Services for Learned Societies 1

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