Yale-free online access to museum and library collections

This article discusses how Yale University "has achieved the goal of making its collections available online to students, scholars, and the general public, in a free and open-access environment, is a splendid achievement that we hope will inspire other colleges and universities internationally to follow suit."

With more universities and museums beginning to make their collections more digitally accessible what will that mean for non-profits? Will there be an expectation to make everything digital?

http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-11/news/29532887_1_collections-yale-center-british-art