Anyone STILL use the library?

@mkup30 (494)
United States
January 15, 2007 10:07am CST
Or has the internet taken away any use or importance for the library? When I was in university not so long ago me and my classmates never used or went to the library. We just hopped online and got all the research and info from there. What about you? do you still use the library? any need for it?
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• Italy
15 Jan 07
yeah i still go to the library... You can't compare the quality of those books with most of the information you can find on the internet ! At least at the library you know where the information comes from, the source. It is difficult to understand if an article on the inernet is good or not and if the author invented something... Everybody can publish his own things on the internet !
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@acquaria (719)
• Italy
13 Feb 07
I'm according 100% with you,because the everyone on internet can change informations,stories as he like.
@amaine (2027)
• Philippines
15 Jan 07
yep , , i still do , , i still believe that books are still more reliable than articles on the net , , and i have to go to the library , , i am a nursing student , , and there are lots of beautiful books found in the library rather than on the internet
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@mkup30 (494)
• United States
15 Jan 07
oh wow a nursing student how cool! well glad to hear that there are uses for the library still as a young child i used to LOVE going there...maybe i should really take a trip there could bring back some good memories :)
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
15 Jan 07
When I was taking college classes last year I used the library quite often. Many times when we were assigned a paper to write, we were required to list several sources from which our information came. The internet could be counted as only one source.
@mkup30 (494)
• United States
15 Jan 07
ha very smart of your professors! but was there a need beyond the fact that your profs forced you to? I mean was there info included in your paper that couldnt have been found online? just asking not sure what the answer is!
@RealIolo (1854)
• United States
20 Sep 07
Yes, it is a valuable resource! Nothing can ever replace the satisfaction of dealing with physical books. IMHO
• United States
17 Jan 07
Sure am - I love the library any library, enjoying reading a good book, as a matter of fact I was there today. Our library has a fairly good collection of dvds, videos and books on tape in addition to the huge selection of books. I enjoy the internet and love being able to get information quickly, purchase online etc. But reading a book online isn't for me, I like to kick back with a drink of coffee, or water and get lost in the book I am reading. But now if I was in school for research nope it would be the internet, hands down, quicker to get done to get to the library to get a good "brain candy" book to read. :)
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@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
21 Sep 07
I go to the library every week now. To bring and or drop off books or videos. To do some research or what have you. But to get books. Best economical place to get a book.
@StarBright (2798)
• United States
15 Jan 07
I have a library card. I tried the library recently. The books are very outdated, so the material is no longer relevant. For example business and legal information cannot be relied on from the library. Most of my research is over the internet. The rest I find in bookstores. If you are looking for old classic novels, then go to the library. If you want to read a best seller and are willing to wait for six to nine months on a waiting list, then go to the library. Personally, I think our libraries need an overhaul. I find more people reading and browsing in the local bookstores than I do at the library.
• Philippines
15 Jan 07
Yes I do.You can always find me in the library studying, doing research or reading books almost everyday. I really love library it feels like Im surrounded with men of knowledge when I see books. Strange, isn't it?
@jlo6687 (177)
• India
13 Feb 07
libary is some place where i frequently visit my taste to ebooks and reading in internet is very weak i dont like it .i prefer the old way
@acquaria (719)
• Italy
13 Feb 07
When I studied at the university I laways went to the library and now in the city of mine I went tho the library almost every week.I like reading so the library is my favourite place for the free time