...Terrance Luther Cottrell; Brigitte Bell Purpose – The purpose of this article is explore the difficulties in managing print and e-book expenditures in today’s libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The basis for this article stems from conflicting data showing patrons desiring to read...

... seeking behavior in connection with e-journals which results in very short viewing and visiting times; certainly in many cases insufficient to constitute real reading. These findings mesh well with those of other studies I have read indicating students tend to use e-books in small doses, perhaps...

... relevance or productivity, the university may not survive the current turmoil intact. The university's fate determines the academic library's possibilities. Or does it? James W. Marcum can be contacted at: marcum@fdu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Reading Libraries...