Research finds that students continue to hold a strong preference for using printed books but academic libraries report ebooks are used as much, or in many cases, more than, printed books. These two libraries looked into this discrepancy. Walton describes how Southwest Baptist University Library explored this issue, the outcomes, and the impact on their decisions regarding ebooks. In 2013, librarians at Delaware County Community College conducted a user survey to understand and gauge how students use technology to determine the viability of ebooks. The survey indicated user attitudes toward ebooks, student and user access to relevant technology, how preferred reading practices may dictate which collections of ebooks to purchase, and the impact of cost on student preference towards ebooks.