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With the vast increase in online resources today, libraries with print books are not a necessity for today’s society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

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It is indeed true that digital resources today far outstrip what can be put and stored in
print
books
. Almost any kind of book can now be accessed digitally and those that can’t be will soon be changed to a digital format. Some
people
,
therefore
, believe that
libraries
 with
print
books
 are no longer needed. If
one
 looks at
this
 issue dispassionately, it seems far more logical
that
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people
 now should only read
books
 digitally. It only requires a single computer or electronic reader and an individual can have access to the history of literature and works on all other fields. The costs involved with
setting
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, typing, printing and distributing
print
books
 would practically disappear and
this
 would make things more convenient and much cheaper. An actual library building would be totally unnecessary, as all
one
 would need would be a ‘virtual library’ as a website and all works could be accessed through
this
 portal. There would not even be any need to leave the house to gain access to anything
one
 needed.
This
 would seem to be the most logical way of proceeding. Logic,
however
, is not always the best approach to everything.
Print
books
 have a long history with humanity and our relationship with real
books
 is not something that can be changed overnight. Many
people
, including younger readers, feel that there is something special about having a book with real paper and needing to turn pages. There will
therefore
 for the time being be a future for
print
books
 and
libraries
.
Libraries
 will continue to be especially important, as not all older
people
 use computers and e-readers as much as the younger generation. They will still want to read
print
books
 and the library is a cheap and convenient place to find them.
In addition
, if only a few
books
 in
print
 are available in the future,
libraries
 might be
one
 of the few places where they might be accessed. Another purpose that
libraries
 serve is acting as community centres that organise events, education and childcare. Ironically,
libraries
also
 provide computers and Internet access for
people
 who cannot afford their own. In spite of the seeming dominance to come of digital
books
, I feel that there is and will be a place for
libraries
 with
print
books
.
This
 state of affairs might change in the future, but at present, they are important community resources.
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