Electronic access to these journals is available to members of any institution that has a subscription to the printed edition. There are a variety of benefits to using the online version of a journal such as unlimited browsing and full text searching. It also offers the facility to download and print articles.
Online access is available via a number of service providers.
While appropriate for a research project, short term funding is not a secure foundation for the continued maintenance and development of a standard. The TEI's executive committee has therefore been considering alternative options for long-term support of the TEI for some time now. Preliminary discussion with some potential hosts is already underway, with the intention of making a final decision in January 1999. Since 1994, the TEI has largely concentrated on dissemination activities, such as workshops and publications. Its proposals are internationally recognized as essential material for anyone currently considering serious academic work with electronic texts of any kind.