DoLibrariesBecomeUselessattheAgeofInformation?
Therehasbeenaheateddiscussionaboutlibrariesattheageofinformationamongpeople.Somepeople,especiallytheyoungergeneration,challengethevalueofconventionallibraries.Whentheyneedanyinformationintheirstudiesorwork,theycanturntotheircomputersforhelp.Forthisreason,theydonotneedtogotoalibraryforborrowingorreturningoneortwobooks.
Whileothers,includingmostoldpeopleaswellasscholars,valuelibraries.Theylovelibrariesbecausetheycanenjoypeaceandquietnessinanisolatedspiritualworld.Andtheyalsohaveaccesstorareacademicworksneededfortheirstudiesinthelibraries.
Inmyview,conventionallibrariesarestillavailablethoughthereisstillmuchroomforimproving.AttheAgeofInformation,aslongasknowledgeisrespectedandcherished,librarieswon’textinctfromourlives.Ontheotherhand,librariesshouldnotrefusethelatestinformationtechnology,whichwillenablethemtoregainthoseyoungreaders.