Already, a CD-ROM system adds an exciting dimension to the search for knowledge, which should be beyond price. Until systems are evaluated in practice, nobody can work out the benefits. We have to take a risk. However, if its inevitability is accepted in the next three years or so, then there can be little harm in starting the learning process now. Books are familiar and handy to read.
Electronic text is better for searching and for presenting chunks of knowledge on screen.
How clinical journals could serve readers better. The future of medical journals .