There's currently a good discussion thread on the ERIL-L list on the advantages and disadvantages of electronic journals compared to print journals.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/23/2003 10:13:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.