Will libraries eventually cease to exist?
We all love libraries and books but information at your fingertip via the internet is slowly becoming the go to place for information. What purpose will libraries hold in the future.
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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
I hope not.
A collective seat of information independent of whatever tripe passes for 'Knowledge' via sites like wikipedia is essential.
Otherwise we're only a generation away from "The world according to Google"
It's already hard enough trying to get factual information on certain historical events because of the media/political bias depending on where you go for information.
A collective seat of information independent of whatever tripe passes for 'Knowledge' via sites like wikipedia is essential.
Otherwise we're only a generation away from "The world according to Google"
It's already hard enough trying to get factual information on certain historical events because of the media/political bias depending on where you go for information.
Random1Thoughts · F
@Picklebobble2
I don't think anyone would source Wikipedia for academic purposes.
I don't think anyone would source Wikipedia for academic purposes.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@Random1Thoughts The fact that it even EXISTS is evidence that there are some out there who WANT you to BELIEVE what they publish as FACT.
And if that were run by Assange or Murdoch or Trump you'd have good cause to worry !
And if that were run by Assange or Murdoch or Trump you'd have good cause to worry !
BigBadBundleBoy · 36-40, M
@Picklebobble2 Wikipedia is actually a pretty solid resource, certainly as a jumping off point. The thing about Wikipedia is how you actually go about using it. It's all about those links down at the bottom. You can read and verify every source. Yes, textbooks also tend to list their sources, but that's entirely dependent on your ability to then go and find the papers/books that they listed.
I like libraries, and it'll be sad when they eventually go away, but make no mistake, the internet is a far more powerful resource than any library. Hell, pretty much every book you can find in a library, you can find in PDF form online. It's true, you do have to be discerning, but then you always did with print media and books.
Publishers have bias, writers have bias, this is the same online as it is in print. Yes, there is more of an "information overload" situation that happens online, but it doesn't take long to become savvy when it comes to spotting clickbait and politically biased writing.
I like libraries, and it'll be sad when they eventually go away, but make no mistake, the internet is a far more powerful resource than any library. Hell, pretty much every book you can find in a library, you can find in PDF form online. It's true, you do have to be discerning, but then you always did with print media and books.
Publishers have bias, writers have bias, this is the same online as it is in print. Yes, there is more of an "information overload" situation that happens online, but it doesn't take long to become savvy when it comes to spotting clickbait and politically biased writing.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@BigBadBundleBoy I disagree. With so few people controlling so much in terms of information and whether or not it even gets SEEN during a random browser search, i think your generation and those that come after you, will come to rely on it and in turn might get a very different view of what actually happened in previous world events.
BigBadBundleBoy · 36-40, M
@Picklebobble2 It's hard for me to comment on how much other people suffer due to search algorithms since accessing hard-to-find information was my job for, like, nearly three years, but I genuinely don't see it as being hugely different to publishers controlling information.