Public libraries are a powerhouse of knowledge and are meant for use by the general public. Modern-day public libraries also include all kinds of technological resources such as computer software, videos, DVDs, etc. Apart from books. Some people believe that public libraries should stick to their main utilitarian purpose of providing books and should shun the practice of keeping additional media resources. This essay will discuss why this notion is entirely unacceptable to the extent of being illogical and irrelevant in the present-day context.
Traditional public libraries have been known as the hub of the dispensation of essential, literary as well as non-literary, sources of knowledge to the masses. Not only the educated and learned have attained enormous benefits from it, but it also has been a means of learning & acquiring knowledge for the uneducated ones. With the advent of modern-day computers, tablets & e-book readers, more and more people are opting for e-books, and so there has been a drastic decline in the book readers opting for the regular printed books. For the same reasons, to stay relevant to the changing trends public libraries have started keeping media resources. For instance, it has been estimated that the number of people opting to visit libraries for e-resources have shot from 10% in 2009 to 57% in 2019. Such a significant rise in user preferences and behaviour clearly highlights the need for the shift in the allocation of library resources, pertaining to being relevant to the majority of users.
Admittedly, it is noteworthy that public libraries still find a segment of people visiting libraries only for studying and borrowing books. The option of having myriad choices of books at a considerable economical borrowing price entices many booklet readers to prefer public libraries. Such kinds of people may opt to prefer digital media as a priority for reading. It can be aptly illustrated by the fact that according to a survey, for an average public library, 70% of its revenue comes from novel borrowing services. Making book renting the cash cow and the main source of earning a stream of a public library. All in all, a public library has a wide variety of people it needs to cater to and therefore it should stay relevant in terms of delivering for the needs of both of them.
In conclusion, the need for the nation to stop putting digital content in public libraries is highly relevant and more so will become illogical if a library is not able to cater to its majority of its users.
Public
libraries are a powerhouse of knowledge and
are meant
for
use
by the general
public
. Modern-day
public
libraries
also
include all kinds of technological resources such as computer software, videos, DVDs, etc. Apart from
books
.
Some
people
believe that
public
libraries should stick to their main utilitarian purpose of providing
books
and should shun the practice of keeping additional media resources. This essay will discuss why this notion is
entirely
unacceptable to the extent of being illogical and irrelevant in the present-day context.
Traditional
public
libraries have
been known
as the hub of the dispensation of essential, literary
as well
as non-literary, sources of knowledge to the masses. Not
only
the educated and learned
have
attained enormous benefits from it,
but
it
also
has been a means of learning & acquiring knowledge for the uneducated ones. With the advent of modern-day computers, tablets & e-book readers, more and more
people
are opting for e-books, and
so
there has been a drastic decline in the
book
readers opting for the regular printed
books
. For the same reasons, to stay
relevant
to the changing trends
public
libraries have
started
keeping media resources.
For instance
, it has
been estimated
that the number of
people
opting to visit libraries for e-resources have shot from 10% in 2009 to 57% in 2019. Such a significant rise in user preferences and
behaviour
clearly
highlights the
need
for the shift in the allocation of library resources, pertaining to being
relevant
to the majority of users.
Admittedly
, it is noteworthy that
public
libraries
still
find a segment of
people
visiting libraries
only
for studying and borrowing
books
. The option of having myriad choices of
books
at a considerable economical borrowing price entices
many
booklet readers to prefer
public
libraries. Such kinds of
people
may opt to prefer digital media as a priority for reading. It can be
aptly
illustrated by the fact that according to a survey, for an average
public
library, 70% of its revenue
comes
from novel borrowing services. Making
book
renting the cash cow and the main source of earning a stream of a
public
library. All in all, a
public
library has a wide variety of
people
it
needs
to cater to and
therefore
it should stay
relevant
in terms of delivering for the
needs
of both of them.
In conclusion
, the
need
for the nation to
stop
putting digital content in
public
libraries is
highly
relevant
and more
so
will become illogical if a library is not able to cater to its majority of its users.