Virtually every academic library is grappling with decisions about moving from print to electronic formats for scholarly journals. An effective format migration would minimize preservation risks, maximize efficiency, and leave users satisfied with the pace of change. To understand how decisions are being made on these important questions, I visited 14 American academic libraries for 1-3 days each, meeting with library directors and staff as well as faculty, campus leadership, and students. The findings indicate that assessment and evaluation of format migration questions are idiosyncratic. Generally speaking, budgetary limitations and space management considerations play an outsize role in the format migration, while the metrics necessary to evaluate options are rarely adequate. While all libraries see the same digital future beckoning, diverse individual library decision-making frameworks do not seem to be allowing for effective community-wide strategic planning. A variety of recommendations emerge from these findings, both for the local level and for super-institutional collaborations.