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Originally Posted by Ex libris
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.
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I agree completely (and I often use the online library facilities), but I was speaking from my sense of how the general public views the library. Outside of your school social circle, how many people do you know who have used a library's resources in the last 5 years, to find an answer to something? It's so much easier to just Google it for the average joe.