Making Appropriate Electronic Publishing Decisions

Personnel Models

Single Specialist

Advantages: Consistency, coherence, focus, middling expense, likely enthusiasm & "weekend work"
Disadvantages: All eggs in one basket, idiosyncracy of structure, SS can be bought/enticed away, tunnel vision, ego-bound

Little from Everyone

Advantages: Less expensive (using "excess time"), higher stability (more baskets)
Disadvantages: Herding cats, consistency of structure, weak links, non-coherent presentation, internal pettinesses

Specialized Staff, Outsourcing

Advantages: Professionalism, consistency & repeatability, coherent expansion route
Disadvantages: Expensive, possibly less direct control, knowledge required to manage