Spin structure function g_1 at low x: status and plans

Abstract

A brief review of measurements and expectations concerning the spin structure function g_1 of the nucleon at low values of the scaling variable x is given.

Comments: 4 pages, 3 figures. Invited talk presented at the ``International Workshop on the Spin Structure of the Proton and Polarized Collider Physics'', ECT*, Trento, Italy, July 23-28, 2001