Some people think that libraries are a waste of money and computers and online resources can replace them. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

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Some people believe that
libraries
are now just a waste of money and can be fully replaced by computers. I completely agree with
this
view because online
resources
and computers are easily available everywhere and their
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maintenance cost is really low. Digital
resources
do not have any boundaries; they can be accessed by anyone anywhere. The
resources
in
libraries
,
however
, are only limited to the area where they are located. It is just a lot easier to use
resources
online sitting anywhere comfortably rather than travelling to a
library
.
For example
, when the lockdown
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started during the covid-19 pandemic, it was not possible for me to go to my university
library
.
However
, thanks to the accessibility of the Internet, I was easily able to use academic websites to research different topics for my classes. Maintaining a
library
and all of its books is not cheap, whereas the price of computers is rapidly falling due to their high demand. Most
libraries
need a big space with a lot of sitting arrangements for readers, and on top of that, they
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also
need needs staff members like the librarian, attendant, and clerks. As the books of
libraries
are borrowed and used by the general public
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the damage to the books is
also
pretty common. Because of all these reasons, running a
library
needs a huge ~~of~~ investment.
For example
, recently, the community
library
in my neighbourhood was shut down in just a short span of two
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years. Apparently, the funds collected by the management of the
library
were was not enough to keep it running. for running it. In conclusion, I completely agree that nowadays,
libraries
are a waste of money and digital
resources
can easily take over as they are much cheaper and easily available to everyone irrespective of location.
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