...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...

... of the modern library. These findings mesh well with those of other studies I have read indicating students tend to use e-books in small doses, perhaps reading only a chapter or so in search of highly specific pieces of information to include in their research papers. They also conform to the sorts...

... and systems, where redundancy and systems make the process manageable (Simon, 1962). But complexity is giving way to something more difficult: supercomplexity. James W. Marcum can be contacted at: marcum@fdu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Reading Libraries Sustainable...