library resources online from their dorm rooms, fraternity and sorority houses, other
campus locations, and off-campus residences.35 Another factor may be the availability
of additional campus venues where students can do academic work, such as computer
labs, academic support centers, and study lounges in campus unions or residence halls.
These locations may be especially attractive to commuter students if parking near the
library is problematic.
A less definitive trend is a slight increase in the number of students asking a librarian
for help during the 1980s and early 1990s. Librarians about this time began to offer