Library ? Or Internet ?

[D-law]

Where do you think is best to get reliable information ?
Most people feel reluctant to spend time in the library and maybe not user friendly to them, although vital information can be gotten there.

The internet on the other side is fast,can be accessed at the same time by too many people, although hoarding of information is high up here,as well information given out may not be true.
I'd like to know more from your own perspective.

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[Natsuu]

Where do you think is best to get reliable information ?
Most people feel reluctant to spend time in the library and maybe not user friendly to them, although vital information can be gotten there.

The internet on the other side is fast,can be accessed at the same time by too many people, although hoarding of information is high up here,as well information given out may not be true.
I'd like to know more from your own perspective.

If we're talking about reliable information, there is a degree of it whether we're looking for an information that is time essential or not.

If the information we're looking for is something that is always in need of a stable update, then internet is more reliable than the library. On the other hand, if its something like academic related that was established to be truth or a law, then library more reliable.

Both of them is the best to get reliable information in their own ways. Its just a matter of how you use them, and for what will you use them.

[figliar0]

(A joke.)

I was reading in library abut a guy flying on the broom doing magic with stick in his hand. It has to be true, it's in book from library!

What I want to say is that first of all (regardless of the source of info) it is necessary to use that thing in your head to judge what is true and what isn't. Everybody say that internet is full of bullshit, but people talk about bullshit all the time - it is not just about internet! Think and you won't have a problem.

[ifarted]

Internet is easy to access but unlike library sometimes it takes all readings for you to find the information that you wanted to find out. It takes a lot of effort but is worth it.

Internet has both reliable information and unreliable information while in the library everything is accurate as it is proven true. Most information in the library is reliable and can be trusted. In short, you can trust the books in the libary moreover the internet because not every information is true in the internet just because everyone says it's true.

[Lordhermes]

I prefer to be on the internet 24 hrs a day rather than getting myself locked up in the library.internet has so many advantages that is helpful and has been helpful to man.
The internet is not archaic,it is current,it informations are fresh and new,unlike the library where the books are not new.
The internet is not boring,whereas the library is boring.The internet shows us news and pictures that will keep us busy,and will get our minds engaged.

[tabas]

How about spending time in the library and still able to access in the internet? this what I've done if there's no resource that I can find with the books that I've been researching when I was still at school. There's really no need to choose about reliable information as the same as books before, it's written by the victors and the same as in the internet. But this time, there's more information that we can find using the internet.

[Twinkledoe]

How about spending time in the library and still able to access in the internet? this what I've done if there's no resource that I can find with the books that I've been researching when I was still at school. There's really no need to choose about reliable information as the same as books before, it's written by the victors and the same as in the internet. But this time, there's more information that we can find using the internet.

Both avenues are actually good in enriching your knowledge. The internet just make it very convenient for us. But there are still some knowledge or hidden gem that you can only find in libraries. We are just lucky that these days, we can have both sources but I guess, this younger gen is more on internet rather than visiting libraries.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Where do you think is best to get reliable information ?
Most people feel reluctant to spend time in the library and maybe not user friendly to them, although vital information can be gotten there.

The internet on the other side is fast,can be accessed at the same time by too many people, although hoarding of information is high up here,as well information given out may not be true.
I'd like to know more from your own perspective.

depends on what information? if it's formal education, maybe the library can cover many things and many sources and educational books in the library have clear sources and references if needed. but online is also equally useful because it makes it easy to find the information we want through keywords. just like if someone wants to make a thesis or research . no way only look up at internet. definitely needed educational books related to what was needed. so its depend what kind information .

[famososMuertos]

Consulting a book in a library is not complicated at all.

Information on the Internet is not spontaneous, it requires people to create these sources of consultations, individual works, theses and an extensive etcetera that had its origin in the traditional book. All those who do relevant work and take it to the Internet are appreciated.

Friend, the source is the one that commands and the main source of scientific consultation for example in a certain subject is not necessarily on the Internet. Books, no matter where they are, are not necessarily found in a library, universities, bookstores, museums, and some are private.

Reliable information is found in the veracity of the source, so the important thing is to have that confidence.

[tabas]

How about spending time in the library and still able to access in the internet? this what I've done if there's no resource that I can find with the books that I've been researching when I was still at school. There's really no need to choose about reliable information as the same as books before, it's written by the victors and the same as in the internet. But this time, there's more information that we can find using the internet.

Both avenues are actually good in enriching your knowledge. The internet just make it very convenient for us. But there are still some knowledge or hidden gem that you can only find in libraries. We are just lucky that these days, we can have both sources but I guess, this younger gen is more on internet rather than visiting libraries.

I agree. There is information that is only kept in the books but it's just a matter of time until most of the knowledge that has been kept there will also be translated and migrated to the web.
It's just going to take time but soon it will be there.

[CryptocurencyKing]

When it comes to reliable source of information, the library has got that but, its limited to what is displayed. Nor like I've encountered in real life but, certain parts and libraries are out of restrictions to normal citizens nor would you be aware of its existence and so does the truth that you seek to find. Like, if you try to access certain books in the library of the Vaticans.

The internet on the other hand is a free to air, a free to discover and a sea of numerous sources to an information. Yeah, it's got or creates rooms for piracy, misconcepts and neutralised truth but, it depends again on where you look. In a field where its about the "clicks", a lot could be done to archive that so, where you look becomes of the most important. I would go with the internet everyday because, it could be easily referenced at most.

[Xinarae*]

At a time when printing and publishing books was not as advanced as it is today, past and present authors helped the general public to acquire knowledge by keeping thousands of important books on a large number of subjects and literary works in the library. Students have borrowed books from this library and even got important sections to photocopy for their exams but there is no need to go to the library as everything is getting through the internet effortlessly the internet has made everything easier.

[tvbcof]

And Then They Came for the Books...

Seriously, I never liked libraries much or used them much.  I was in hog heaven when the internet of the mid 90's came along and the search engine wars were underway and competition was fierce.  The technology was not advanced enough to 'curate' content, and I was able to find vast amounts of interesting and valuable stuff.

Over the last decade the usefulness of the internet has gone down, down, down in terms of finding real information.  It's almost not worth the bother any more to use search engines.  Google is, of course, a joke.  Pages and pages of promoted garbage supporting 'the narrative' before you find anything useful at all.  People say 'use duckduckgo.  Honestly, it isn't much better.  I'm suspicious that they've been bought by one of the big players by now, or have a 'technology transfer' agreements and quite possibly share infrastructure.  At the very least it is clear that whoever is running duckduckgo has their own self-imposed mandate to keep users in normie-land and have no qualms about doing it algorithmically.

We really are in the 'new dark ages' or at least heading that way fast.  For real!

[cabron]

The internet is where you can find better information although you can really stray to fictional details, those are trivial if you intend to make jokes when you discuss the information you got to fellow listeners of yours. The only information that you won't get accurate details is the history of countries but if you look for how-to's I guess there are plenty of them.

The last time I was in the library was when I was in high school punished for smoking cigarettes at the back of the Chem lab. They let me search how dangerous it could be if I throw my cig butt near the chemicals. I didn't see that information actually.

[Mometaskers]

What do you consider reliable though? It's also possible to bullshit via physical books. Or books in general since it has become easier to self-publish now.

I do recognize that is also much easy to do that with webpages. I believe there have been cases where several institutions change content, only to be caught by people opening the page through the Wayback Machine.

And Then They Came for the Books...

Seriously, I never liked libraries much or used them much.  I was in hog heaven when the internet of the mid 90's came along and the search engine wars were underway and competition was fierce.  The technology was not advanced enough to 'curate' content, and I was able to find vast amounts of interesting and valuable stuff.

Over the last decade the usefulness of the internet has gone down, down, down in terms of finding real information.  It's almost not worth the bother any more to use search engines.  Google is, of course, a joke.  Pages and pages of promoted garbage supporting 'the narrative' before you find anything useful at all.  People say 'use duckduckgo.  Honestly, it isn't much better.  I'm suspicious that they've been bought by one of the big players by now, or have a 'technology transfer' agreements and quite possibly share infrastructure.  At the very least it is clear that whoever is running duckduckgo has their own self-imposed mandate to keep users in normie-land and have no qualms about doing it algorithmically.

We really are in the 'new dark ages' or at least heading that way fast.  For real!

How about get the best of both worlds and just download the books and store them in a hard drive? That's what I do. I scroll through Sanet and then just get whatever book seems interesting. I've already got more than I can read. And also you're doing your part by keeping a copy of that book.

[tvbcof]

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And Then They Came for the Books...
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We really are in the 'new dark ages' or at least heading that way fast.  For real!

How about get the best of both worlds and just download the books and store them in a hard drive? That's what I do. I scroll through Sanet and then just get whatever book seems interesting. I've already got more than I can read. And also you're doing your part by keeping a copy of that book.

Yeah, I decided not to write anymore, but I was going to project/hope for a situation where people maintain 'private libraries' of digital material and submit indexes of it to more specialized/targetted engines (or chains or whatever.)  Was not aware of Sanet (and am still not sure that I am in a 20 second scan of things which match that string.)

[verita1]

Libraries remind me that we could find information from very good sources.
We could do the research with various literary references. But with the invention of the internet, the way to access information is very fast and accurate.

Now we stay informed in real time as the events are happening.
But we must be careful to choose reliable information and not access false news or not very credible content.

Of course, accessing information from the internet has surpassed libraries, in fact virtual libraries and electronic books have been created.

[B1tUnl0ck3r]

hard copy, so that the msn and social media enemies of mankind can't erase it with one click...

[tvbcof]

hard copy, so that the msn and social media enemies of mankind can't erase it with one click...

Being caught with a copy of The Protocols was grounds for summary execution after the Bolsheviks took over Russia.  Yes, keep hard copies of things, but with some care...and not on magnetic media.

Certain subjects have a long history of censorship using methods of extreme prejudice.  Most people somehow know what these topic are without being told.

[Wakate]

The internet is more information and full of resources that are that include also library that are needed for book references and reading. The internet is versatile and can not be compared to library that is just a face of the internet from the numerous faces that can be found on the internet. Reading, researching, testing, proposing and many more can be found on the internet.