Does Library Book Weeding Lead To Less Student Reading

An article in the Washington Post about public library book weeding practices influenced Mark Bauerlein to write a post on the declining use of college libraries for reading. He writes: Next time you enter the college library, count how many kids are at a screen, then count how many are browsing the stacks. If the ratio is less than 10 to 1, your library is an anomaly. And as for the “reading” and “writing” they’re doing at the console, let’s not probe too closely or look over their shoulders, or we’ll get really depressed.. Read more at:
http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/bauerlein/the-new-library (PS - see my comment as well)