It is commonly known that innovation has become more and more common in today’s learning environment, such as public libraries. While some people argue that libraries should provide only printed materials, others believe that new technologies and services, such as computers, softwares and hardwares, should be used to facilitate students’ learning, and I agree with the latter as opposed to the former.
Firstly, public libraries should adapt to accommodate new applications of technology for learning, research, and information because students learn their subjects in different ways. Learning through different channels helps students to understand their lectures from different perspectives. This is a fact that has been proven by a recent study carried out by the University of Toronto in which students learn 80% faster when they can access the internet for self-study purposes. Since not everyone learns the same way, it is therefore evident that new learning technologies should be available for students at public libraries.
Secondly, if libraries provided books only, knowledge acquisition would be limited. This is because the books get damaged by time and the information written gets obsolete. To illustrate such phenomenon, a study carried out by the University of Cambridge has found that 20% of the bookshelves were getting mold from humidity and consequently damaging the older books, making them disposable. Since papers and books get outdated and damaged, it is therefore clear that technology should be heavily invested in public libraries to more effectively preserve and mine their collections online.
In conclusion, the increasing investment in educational technology has brought up a lot of opportunities for students. Hence, public libraries should not be an exception of such trend and high-tech media should be used to keep knowledge available for library users.
It is
commonly
known that innovation has become more and more common in
today
’s
learning
environment, such as
public
libraries. While
some
people
argue that libraries should provide
only
printed materials, others believe that new
technologies
and services, such as computers,
softwares
and
hardwares
, should be
used
to facilitate
students’
learning
, and I
agree
with the latter as opposed to the former.
Firstly
,
public
libraries should adapt to accommodate new applications of
technology
for
learning
, research, and information
because
students
learn their subjects in
different
ways.
Learning
through
different
channels
helps
students
to understand their lectures from
different
perspectives. This is a fact that has
been proven
by a recent study carried out by the University of Toronto in which
students
learn 80% faster when they can access the internet for self-study purposes. Since not everyone learns the same way, it is
therefore
evident that new
learning
technologies
should be available for
students
at
public
libraries.
Secondly
, if libraries provided
books
only
, knowledge acquisition would
be limited
. This is
because
the
books
get
damaged by time and the information written
gets
obsolete. To illustrate such phenomenon, a study carried out by the University of Cambridge has found that 20% of the bookshelves were getting mold from humidity and
consequently
damaging the older
books
, making them disposable. Since papers and
books
get
outdated and damaged, it is
therefore
clear
that
technology
should be
heavily
invested in
public
libraries to more
effectively
preserve and mine their collections online.
In conclusion
, the increasing investment in educational
technology
has brought up
a lot of
opportunities for
students
.
Hence
,
public
libraries should not be an
exception of
such trend and high-tech media should be
used
to
keep
knowledge available for library users.