Blog Question #3
Since everything is on the internet I don’t need books….Right?
This question is wrong; everything that is on the internet is not true, and there are many reasons why. One of the obvious reason why is because sometimes what people or what is on the internet is not actual facts. So if I was writing a paper it can give me the wrong information and can lead for me to get a bad grade. And that might show that my research is not the best one. Therefore a book in many cases can be best because they have real and factual information, and not just a page that someone made up.
Another reason why the internet is not always the best source is because it puts people in exposure. Meaning that sometimes by using the internet bad people can hurt us without us knowing. This could lead to problems at home and other problems. In the internet anyone can make any changes to it and as time goes on the internet is getting more advanced, and not everyone knows how to use it. So that can cause people to put information on the internet that could hurt them.
Finally, why use the internet when books have been around longer than the internet. Books are better things to rely on to get good information. I in this case like the internet but consider that books are a good way to research. In that matter I wish that the internet could be something that would be more like books because it is much easier and faster to do research.
It's true that sometimes people are harmed by the information that they find on the Internet because they don't realize that they are trusting unreliable and sometimes downright false information. Keep in mind that books can do the same thing. It may be harder to publish a book than it is to publish a web page, but there are many examples of "bad" information in books, too! But it is true that librarians who select and purchase books for a library have done their homework before making a recommendation or a purchase so that their patrons (library users) don't have to go through the same time-consuming verification process that they do when searching for information on the Internet.
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Health Sciences Library
UC-Denver Anschutz Medical Campus