Public libraries used to be the treasure house of knowledge and information but according to some people in this age of the internet they are of no importance. Of course, many people disagree with this view. In my opinion, state funded libraries certainly have become less important than they used to be; however, I cannot support the argument that they are no longer important.
The internet has made state run libraries less important. These days, if you have a device like a smart phone or a computer and an internet connection, you can find up to date information on any topic in a fraction of seconds. Actually, finding information online is a whole lot easier than going to a library and reading voluminous books. Thanks to the search function of the internet, we do not have to turn over pages after pages to find what we want. We just need to type in our query and we get the answer instantly. Needless to say, people who have constant access to the internet no longer visit libraries.
On the other hand, public libraries still serve some valuable purpose. To start with, the information on the internet is relatively new whereas libraries have an impressive collection of old manuscripts that are not available online. Also, much of the information online is in English whereas libraries have a huge collection of books written in a wide variety of languages. What’s more, libraries only keep the best reference books on a topic; by contrast, information found online can be unreliable or false because there is no one to check the veracity of data posted online. For this reason, libraries are still the best source of information for research scholars. Libraries also provide a quiet environment where students can read without facing any distractions.
In conclusion, there is no denying the fact that public libraries have lost some of their importance. Even so, they are still needed because information stored in a library is always reliable and accurate. Also, libraries have old books and manuscripts that are not available online.
Public libraries
used
to be the treasure
house
of knowledge and
information
but
according to
some
people
in this age of the internet they are of no importance.
Of course
,
many
people
disagree with this view. In my opinion, state funded libraries
certainly
have become less
important
than they
used
to be;
however
, I cannot support the argument that they are no longer
important
.
The internet has made state run libraries less
important
. These days, if you have a device like a smart phone or a computer and an internet connection, you can find up to date
information
on any topic in a fraction of seconds. Actually, finding
information
online
is a
whole lot
easier than going to a library and reading voluminous
books
. Thanks to the search function of the internet, we do not
have to
turn over pages after pages to find what we want. We
just
need to type in our
query and
we
get
the answer
instantly
. Needless to say,
people
who have constant access to the internet no longer visit libraries.
On the other hand
, public libraries
still
serve
some
valuable purpose. To
start
with, the
information
on the internet is
relatively
new whereas libraries have an impressive collection of
old
manuscripts that are not available
online
.
Also
, much of the
information
online
is in English whereas libraries have a huge collection of
books
written in a wide variety of languages. What’s more, libraries
only
keep
the best reference
books
on a topic; by contrast,
information
found
online
can be unreliable or false
because
there is no one to
check
the veracity of data posted
online
.
For this reason
, libraries are
still
the best source of
information
for research scholars. Libraries
also
provide a quiet environment where students can read without facing any distractions.
In conclusion
, there is no denying the fact that public libraries have lost
some
of their importance. Even
so
, they are
still
needed
because
information
stored in a library is always reliable and accurate.
Also
, libraries have
old
books
and manuscripts that are not available
online
.