As I'm ordering this Spring I'm looking to take advantage of subscriptions that include an online version. Many publishers are attempting to steer clientel to the electronic realm as it is more cost effective for them. For the end user (my patrons) the benefit is 24/7 access. A couple titles I'm working going online with are: Wall Street Journal and Inside Photoshop.
Another benefit to online journals / periodicals are the back issues. Patrons are able to view any of the titles back issues. It remains to be seen at this point what search capability among back issues exist or will exist. The fact that availability is flexible is a step in the right direction.
