Net resources VS. standard commercial resources

• Lack of standards in the networked world
• Freedom and flexibility in online resources has not forced standards

Characteristics of networked resources

Dynamism

• Addresses change
• Information changes
• Information has been deleted
• Printed information does not change often

Quality, Review, & Authority

• Books go through a rigorous process of peer review and approval
• Entries into abstracts are checked so that they conform with indexing & other policies
• There are no checks of style, grammar, authority, & quality in the networked world

Currency

• Not all networked resources are maintained & updated
• The push for more interactive content has "cramped" time for content