We want information that can be converted to a database, cross-referenced, and linked to other scientific literature. We want illustrations on electronic files so that they too can be made available. A business purchases access to information a publisher owns or distributes. This information is made available to the business' employees via the computer network of the business. The business pays a set fee for unlimited access.
Access is only available via the business' computers.
A business purchases access to information a publisher owns or distributes. This information is made available to the business' employees through any computer that has Internet access, usually via a password or secure log-in. A defined amount of information is sold as a finite item, which may or may not be updatable. We will likely find print books to maintain popularity similar to records vs. CD in the music arena. Harvey M. Kane is Vice-President of Publishing for the American Pharmaceutical Association.