Networked delivery of full-text electronic journals: Diverse options, shared limitations

The term "electronic library" does not yet have a widely accepted meaning in the academic world. Online catalogs, online searching, CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) stations, and electronic mail, all of which have become familiar (though not quite ubiquitous) in the academic world, herald the arrival of the electronic library to some. To others, the concept of the scholarly electronic library implies a decentralized information distribution system that provides faculty and students with access to the materials and services they require, free from the space and time constraints of the physical library. This has yet