Such a visit may give you a more concrete flavour of the depth and scope of the issues involved. There are infinitely many convex combinations of these positions. It is not clear though to what extent these changes are necessary, beneficial, reversible, etc. Here I'll just list some of the possible changes. Publishers make available electronic catalogues of books and journals.
Students submit assignments electronically.
In particular, there is this question of how much resources should be allocated to these new services given the existing demand for the more traditional services. Dealing with Uncertainties One of the major difficulties associated with the electronic information technology has to do with the many uncertainties that come with them. Thus, it is possible that for many members the information super highway will turn out to be a narrow unpaved toll road. Since the industry does not have strict standards, technical questions concerning hardware and software required for using this technology will have to be addressed. This is a very difficult question indeed.