This format saves all the expenses of printing and shipping which often inhibit the development of scholarly journals. A discussion list would allow distribution of papers and discussion of their con tent. Hypertext and text access programs would allow us to store papers approved for publication and present them for use at a multitude of stages in their development. When on-going research adds more to a paper's content or strengthens its citation base, a new version of the paper can be substituted for the original with little effort. The most exciting and powerful tool we can use is hypertext.
Hypertext destroys the illusion that scholarly literature is made up of unique, independent works.
It allows a work of historical commentary to put all its primary sources before the reader at a keystroke. It allows even pictures, sounds and animation to be added to the display. By now you may be ready to become an electronic Lutheran. The practical question remains. How can you gain access to the 'net.