The post-modern period is characterized by free and plentiful information that originates on the desks of the world's scholars. One can anticipate authors illustrating future scholarly essays by dynamically linking to interfaces, portals, web tools, etc. A paper journal in an academic field that focuses on information technologies is simply noncompetitive. Because the web can deliver sight, sound as well as large amount of data, scholarly articles are no longer are our sole product. One may interact with an author directly via a chat room, or vicariously by viewing the earlier versions and ancillary documents of authorship.
Web sites devoted to one topic are common.
Our distinctive expertise are information science processes and programs. Scholars will visit the site to view the most avant-garde information science technology. As an expression of our expertise, these links to documents, people and other sites will reflect our information science view of the Internet world. This is what we have been doing for fifty years. It is time to transform our journal to continue the task in the Internet age of the 21 st century.