I never thought I would read a book online, but I just realized how convenient it can be. I found the electronic version of an annotated Romeo & Juliet using UCSC's CruzCat. What won me over is that as soon as you click on a word in the text you can instantly open the word in Merriam-Webster, Britannica, translate it into and from 5 languages, and readily use all sorts of other fun links. It not only works for Shakespeare, it's also a great way to read foreign language texts without having to forever juggle book and dictionary.I still need to find out if you can read it off campus. The catalog said "An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view," but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's accessible for everybody. I have to try from home.
POST SCRIPTUM: Unfortunately, you need to have a library card to access the online services from home via proxy. Otherwise you must be on campus. Not even the "Friends of the Library" , who have borrowing privileges, have access to online resources. Darn!
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