Indeed, to accommodate the demands of its users, libraries had shifted from traditional ones to digital. Like the modern world, it also goes with the flow as the age of advanced technology has come. However, despite the extension of resources available for data-gathering provided by digital libraries, the importance of books for a more organized, consistent, and valid acquiring of information could still not be concealed.
It is true that computers with internet connection render users with fast and accessible information, but they sometimes leave them with bewilderment. Information available is not confirmed for accuracy. The vastness of data also leaves no room for orderliness. Moreover, not all data-seekers are comfortable in using the internet, especially the visually-impaired and computer-illiterate. On the other hand, books, despite the effort required for its full and effective utilization, give users reliable and systematic data. As the saying goes, “God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.”
Since we cannot do away with improvement and modernization, today’s libraries should create a balance between books and computers, as the article above tackled. Although it would be more difficult for librarians as they should widen their knowledge and scope for a still organized library, this would in turn expose users to a more varied sources of information. Technology’s effect had gone far up to our libraries, but this should not entirely hide the importance of books. Remember, immensity does not correspond to completeness. The internet does not provide everything. So as books. Thus, the two are definitely essential.
