Thing # 15

I found Rick Anderson's article "Away from the “icebergs”" interesting. He comments that his library has had a 55% drop in circulation. That makes sense for an academic library where research is the norm. I have noticed that the same thing applies for public libraries as well. The on-line information is more up to date and can be accessed from anywhere there is a computer. I don't see public library circulation going down though like it is in the academic libraries, because people will always want to read books. There is a big difference in reading for fun and researching.