There’s been a change in NYU student Ellen Lichtenstein’s study patterns.
For half her classes this past year, she no longer had to visit a library to get the reading materials professors had placed on reserve. Instead, she only needed Internet access and a password. “It’s as simple as logging into my e-mail account, clicking on a few links and printing it,” said Lichtenstein, 21, communications major from Birmingham, AL. “There’s no going to the library, waiting on line, waiting to Xerox it, there’s none of that.”
According to Information Week , electronic distribution is rapidly replacing paper. Two years ago, University of Arizona libraries stopped paper reserves of articles and book chapters entirely and have seen book reserves in decline.
“Students want the 24/7 access,” said Frances Maloy, president of the Association of College and Research Libraries and a librarian at Emory University. “They want it online. They don’t want to have to go to the library.”
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