The Downfall Of Books For Research

The fact is, it has been happening for a while. People are turning more and more to the internet as a source of information, over books.

Instead of heading off to the local library to dig up information, now people are often just turning on their computers in order to find the information they seek on a website. Does this shift towards technology mean the end of books?

No, there will always be a need for books in the future, as far as I can see. Academics rely heavily on books in their college studies and, later, careers. There are simply too many people in need of books for them to become a dying breed overnight.

Ask any university or college student and they would gladly tell you that their teachers want reliable sources of where they got their information. If the student told them they used a random website as a source that would be unacceptable.

It is pretty easy in today’s world to own and operate a website. Anyone can claim to be an expert on any field. And with a good marketing strategy in place, a little luck, and possibly some payment, their sites can become top Google links.

The site may look nice, and they may sound like they know what they are talking about, but who is to say that they really do? Websites are largely unregulated and it is not easy to tell what has been fact checked.

Books though are generally written by acclaimed experts in their fields. They have been checked and reviewed time and again. Books make it easier to weed out the good sources from the bad.

For the fact checks, and for the many people who will always love the feel of a good novel between their hands, I do not think that books will be going anywhere. At least not any time soon. As a book person, I hold out hope that the younger generations come to appreciate books the same way many of us already have.

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