Please note, by library here I mean proper, academic libraries, not community libraries that hold fiction books for children, etc. Since the advent of the internet, there has been great discussion about the imminent and resulting demise of books, and thus, libraries. Information that once required hours skimming through hundreds of books can be be garnered through two minutes of googling on the web. As early as 1945, people were talking about how computers would render the traditional library defunct. But it hasn't happened. Libraries still exist, albeit just about. Firstly, there are still the old traditionalists that despise technology ...
