In the Library 2.0 article, Away from the “Icebergs" by Rick Anderson I was most intrigued by the following statement:
"In my library, we’ve seen a 55 percent drop in circulation rates over the past twelve years, making it harder and harder to justify the continued buildup of a large “just in case” print collection. As a Web 2.0 reality continues to emerge and develop, our patrons will expect access to everything – digital collections of journals, books, blogs, podcasts, etc. You think they can’t have everything? Think again. "
While I don't think that books are going anywhere anytime soon, I do think that more and more resources will become available in digital format. I think that this is a form of human evolution!
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