The Board also approved the venue for ASIS 2002 to be held in Philadelphia at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel. Only 328 members have chosen this option. An additional 54 have elected to take both print and on-line. I think this experience is matched by other societies. While scientists and scholars have adopted the web for email and other functions, it is clear they are not yet ready to give up the convenience and other values of print.
Libraries remain justifiably concerned about future archiving of electronic documents.
The web facilitates worldwide communication and has made it possible for foreign colleagues to participate in real time discussions of current issues. But we are still dependent upon print. About 15 authors have been lined up for Volume 36. Manuscripts are due in the fall. Final edited text will be submitted to the publisher, Information Today, by February.