The following paper was prepared to help us review and discuss the different options to ensure that the implications of each were well understood. This paper is also available as a PDF file. PDF retains the visual appearance of the printed page to a large extent. Does not retain the appearance of the original document.
Files take up very little space.
Pages can be stored as separate files or one large file. Articles would need to be scanned into TIFF then converted into a format such as JPEG, and re-sized in order to fit the screen. This may result in problems of readability. The process of compressing and decompressing the files can alter their appearance. PDF allows a choice of settings to be selected for screen size.