It is often argued that maintaining public libraries are no longer necessary in today’s world because the development of computer technology has allowed us to access a great deal of information on the internet more efficiently. While I accept that there are clear benefits of online libraries over public libraries, I believe that it is still worth spending money on maintaining public libraries.
There are two main advantages of online sources of information. Firstly, online sources can store a huge amount of information that is greater than any physical library. This allows researchers to easily get the information they need without having to travel to a local library. Furthermore, people can look for information on the Internet whenever they want, while most libraries can only be visited during several hours per day. This is therefore particularly beneficial to those who have a hectic schedule and cannot visit these places during the operating hours.
However, the preservation of local libraries is still necessary because of their distinguishing features which cannot be substituted by online sources. Libraries, in some countries, are still one of the most popular means of accessing information among senior citizens, regardless of the availability of online information. In fact, most elderly people these days are technophobes and therefore physical libraries are their preferred option. Furthermore, public libraries can be considered a more reliable source of information, compared with online sources. Indeed, there is an abundance of inaccurate and unreliable information on the Internet, while libraries have proved to be a more reliable information source, with the information being carefully categorized by library staff members.
In conclusion, despite the benefits of computer technology in providing information, in my opinion, there are good grounds for rejecting the view that spending money on maintaining public libraries is unnecessary.
It is
often
argued that maintaining
public
libraries are no longer necessary in
today
’s world
because
the development of computer technology has
allowed
us to access a great deal of
information
on the internet more
efficiently
. While I accept that there are
clear
benefits of
online
libraries over
public
libraries, I believe that it is
still
worth spending money on maintaining
public
libraries.
There are two main advantages of
online
sources
of
information
.
Firstly
,
online
sources
can store a huge amount of
information
that is
greater than any physical library. This
allows
researchers to
easily
get
the
information
they need without having to travel to a local library.
Furthermore
,
people
can look for
information
on the Internet whenever they want, while most libraries can
only
be visited
during several hours per day. This is
therefore
particularly
beneficial to those who have a hectic schedule and cannot visit these places during the operating hours.
However
, the preservation of local libraries is
still
necessary
because
of their distinguishing features which cannot
be substituted
by
online
sources
. Libraries, in
some
countries, are
still
one of the most popular means of accessing
information
among senior citizens, regardless of the availability of
online
information
. In fact, most elderly
people
these days are technophobes and
therefore
physical libraries are their preferred option.
Furthermore
,
public
libraries can
be considered
a more reliable
source
of
information
, compared with
online
sources
.
Indeed
, there is an abundance of inaccurate and unreliable
information
on the Internet, while libraries have proved to be a more reliable
information
source
, with the
information
being
carefully
categorized by library staff members.
In conclusion
, despite the benefits of computer technology in providing
information
, in my opinion, there are
good
grounds for rejecting the view that spending money on maintaining
public
libraries is unnecessary.