Amateur Science Survey wrote:

Dear Sir or Madam:

We would like to invite you to participate in the Amateur Science
Information Survey (AMSIS). The AMSIS is being conducted by
information professionals at the University of Tennessee. This
anonymous survey is an attempt to determine where and how amateur
scientists find information related to their scientific interests. The
online survey takes approximately 10 minutes to fill out. The results
of this survey will help libraries provide services and materials to
better meet the diverse needs of amateur scientists. To take the
survey please go to http://www.lib.utk.edu/cic/amsci/amscisurvey.htm.

Short answer. Throw away the books and put in a row of PC's connected to
the 'net.

Rob