[plorkyeran]

Reading journal articles has been something you do on your computer for quite a while now. The library was tangentially involved in the process (in that you get access to the online journals via the library's subscription) but there was no reason to physically go to the library for it.

[xg15]

The article kind of disagrees with that:

> Plus, a growing body of evidence shows that physical books and papers are more conducive to learning than digital formats are.

I'd also agree with the article's point that getting face-to face advice from a librarian can be a lot more helpful for research than crawling through the internet by yourself - especially of you're an undergrad.

[alexhutcheson]

If I had to read journal articles, I would download and print the PDF - still paper, but didn't require a trip to the library. It never even occurred to me to go to the library for the hard-copy of the full journal.