The way in which people accessed information has changed throughout the course of history. It has evolved from simple word of mouth, to books, and now most recently, to the internet. There are many people who are resisting the change of accessing information from books to the internet. This is because they feel that the information that can be found in books located in libraries is more reliable than information found by using a search engine, such as Google. While it is true that some information found on the internet is false or misleading, if the researcher knows what they are doing and checks their findings with other sources they should be confident that their results are accurate.
The reality is that even people who are adamant about using books as sources do not have any choice but to learn how to look up information on the internet. This is because literature is going digital with internet libraries and e-books. People will be able to find the same books that old-fashioned researchers are going to the library for on the internet only much faster. Those who refuse to find their sources using the internet and spend hours researching in a library will struggle to stay on pace with those who do.
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