Hence, a few carefully chosen new journals could be added. This might best be done in context of an overall evaluation of the continued worth and comparative significance of journals we are currently receiving. In order to assist Spanish researchers to locate the research materials they need, the Library will use a combination of local collections, licensed electronic products, subject and program-based web links, current awareness services, and document delivery and interlibrary loan. As a reminder, the library replaced the print version of MLA Bibliography in favor of distributed access via the electronic version exclusively. The library expects many of our journal subscriptions will be exclusively electronic in the coming years.
Electronic texts are currently most attractive where users are many and dispersed.
Electronic reserve and the virtual classroom are currently limited by copyright to the reproduction of small segments of monographs. While initial publisher offerings of electronic texts have largely reproduced print, the current trend seems to be toward providing value-added interactive functioning. Many projects are underway to make primary literary texts available on the web including hyperlinks and in-context analysis. We will monitor the availability and value of fee-based resources in this area. The Spanish liaison maintains a web page for Spanish resources that provides a starting place for students and faculty seeking local and international web resources of various sorts and promotes locally licensed electronic resources.