Realizing the vision culturally and politically remains, sadly, an enormous challenge. Likewise, CCC Online remains limited more by politics and culture than by technology. For example, it would take less than five minutes to upload a full-text electronic copy of each issue of the journal, compared to the twenty or so hours required to prepare an issue of CCC Online in the current format. I am convinced that increasing access to this body of work will benefit our profession and, concomitantly, our students. I remain confident that the Internet is superior to paper as a medium for this journal.
Truth is, online publication can offer readers much more than print.
Beginning with the February 2000 issue, CCC Online will publish much of its content in PDF format, which means that readers can download, read, and even print content formatted exactly as it appears in the print edition of CCC , including original pagination. Depending on how your Internet browser is configured, these PDF files will either appear seamlessly on screen or need to be downloaded and opened on your local computer. PDF format can be easier to read and search than a Web page, especially for readers with less than perfect vision. The new format preserves pagination, which is important for citation. But perhaps the most significant change is that the journal now accepts hypertext article submissions for publication in CCC Online .