The first trend is the evolving nature of the Web in relation to search engines and content. The major subtrends that are occurring is that the Web is growing too fast for the search engines to keep up. What is developing is much more narrowly focused packages of search engines and content, and these are growing dramatically. The second trend is preprints, which are gaining momentum across diverse fields, and now publishers are accepting them for publication. The definition of preprints is blurring from site to site.
Library acquisitions is the fifth trend.
There are now about 8,400 e-journals. More diverse sources of materials, from prepublished preprints to a growing variety of documentation materials out there that are accessible. The demand for simplification gives an opportunity by resolving some of these issues. The Internet provides an opportunity to move from institutional to individual professionals. Currency, speed, one-stop, that's all demanded.