In January 2005, the Educational Leadership Programs at Mississippi State University and Mississippi State University-Meridian made the change from paper-based research portfolios to electronic-based research portfolios. Two benefits of this change were that students would be able to include multi-media exhibits and make the portfolio a more portable one. Some of the benefits of electronic portfolios are sited in recent research (Ascherman, 1999; Barrett, 2000; Boulware & Holt, 1998; Goldsby & Fazal, 2000; Weidmer, 1998). These benefits include: