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Originally Posted by NuclearFart
Now, we rely on the internet for our information needs, while the library has become an irrelevant anachronism.
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Have to disagree with this - any decent library will have a large selection of online encyclopedias, reviewed/checked websites, online periodical databases, etc. that will provide accurate online information. Plus, library staff are all (or should all be) trained in how to do online research and to show that to people who just want to google everything.
The sad thing is, in the school where I used to work, students were allowed to use google and wikipedia for all of their research - there was absolutely no interest in teaching them how to properly do online research.