The Demise 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.
If you ask any higher education student, they will tell you that their teachers want to know the sources of where they got their information. Under most circumstances, saying that some random website is your source is not acceptable.
In this age of technology anyone can own and operate a website claiming they are an authority on any given topic. With good marketing they can even become one of the top links in a Google search.
The site may look nice, it may look reliable, and the person to whom the words belong may seem very knowledgeable. But who is to say they are truly an expert? These sites are not regulated, and there may not be anyone checking the facts they state.
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.
Between the facts represented in books, and the many people who still enjoy the feel of a good novel in their hands, I do not think books will be going anywhere. Being a book person myself, I retain a bit of hope that our younger generations will learn the appreciation and importance of books the same way most of us already have.
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