Or, even if an individual's library subscribes to a journal title, but only in print, the user may find it more time and cost-effective to subscribe to an electronic version of the journal due to the added convenience of obtaining articles. This last scenario is perhaps unlikely due to the low cost to libraries of obtaining an electronic subscription to Elsevier titles already received in print. An individual directly pays for products by entering their credit card information on-line through PEAK's secure system. After an individual makes a request to purchase something, the PEAK service asks the individual to authorize the purchase. For example, the user might select the desired article and fill out a request form.
Specific details regarding the process continue to be developed.