Before long, the advent of pdf files in combination with the World Wide Web would make the web the publishing tool for government information worldwide. Both studies indicated that although both librarians and users were interested in the increased access to government information that was provided by electronic publishing, there were concerns about how to keep up with the changing technology required to provide that access. This concern was echoed in Ms Rennick's summary of the disadvantages of electronic publishing. Staff training also becomes an issue since the platforms for electronic publishing are not standardized within the federal government. On the positive side, Ms Rennick highlighted several advantages to electronic publishing of government information.
Electronic publishing enhances access to printed materials through web-based catalogues.
Ms Rennick also saw the increased access and information sharing afforded by the Web as an advantage. Probably not, as there is always new technology to adapt to and new issues to consider with respect to security and format.