If it was one or the other

[IglooDame]

Internet vs library, internet for sure.

Internet vs books in general, books no question.

 

[Rik Meleet]

Internet vs library, internet for sure.

Internet vs books in general, books no question.

That sums up how I think of it. Quick info: Internet. Lasting info: books.

 

[classical_hero]

The problem with both is that there is alot of rubbish out there.

 

[greekguy]

If I really want to know a lot about a topic i'll read a book or go to the library (which is really good in my case, as my town public library is one of the topped ranked in NJ). If I just want the answer to one question or to find out a basic fact i'll use the Internet (by internet i mean wiki and google).

 

[King Flevance]

Library is alot easier to to find what information your looking for. The internet... for information?... So long as I could keep the internet for games and the like, I would pick libraries. I have a hard time sorting through all the nonsense on the web. At least at the library I don't easily get distracted from my original information quest.

I wouldn't mind a hot naked female to "pop-up" at the library though.

 

[tomsnowman123]

Let's face it, I am just a quick Google or Wikipedia away from whatever I need on the internet, the library takes longer. I love to read, but the internet is a little more convenient.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

All the information I find is usually wrong. Doesn't matter where it's from.

 

[The 777 Hoax]

The library here sucks, so I'd use the Internet.

 

[amadeus]

Internet.

I buy all of my books (Half Price Books) so I don't ever go to the library, unless they're having a sale.

 

[puglover]

Is fiction included? If not, then the internet is fine for me. Books are awesome, but browsing the psychology section and seeing one book describing personality types like astrology, and another calling it a psedo-science that has corrupted the field of psychology, I realized that books are written by only one man, and so I trust Wikipedia and other encyclopedias more.

 

[7ronin]

Books please.

 

[Zarn]

I like using the internet for everday research on things (usually sports related).

The library (public or not) is what use for college papers, or if I really want to get in depth with something.

 

[7ronin]

Books. I love all aspects of them, revering words and their power. They have their individual texture and aroma. They are a shared experience, particularly if from a good library.

Sadly, all of the libraries I am a member of went through a process of 'rationalizing' their stock, resulting in wholesale pulpings and disposals. It was like a part of my soulstuff was ripped out, trampled and thrown upon the flames of ignorance and convenience; a visceral pain and anger.

It is a very different feeling giving a young boy or girl a book you read and loved as a child - a world changing and defining experience - than it is simply giving them directions to a pale and vapid website that it, by its nature, transitory. Both lead to a shared knowledge, understanding and experience, but the former is far preferable, far more special.

I see that you are a true believer. You know, there aren't many of us who feel this way. Certainly not librarians who I often feel are the book's worst enemy. Most librarians would probably be happiest if there were no physical books at all and all their holdings were reduced to electrons on a screen. Because of the speed with which electronic formats and operating systems are changing it is entirely possible that the electronic book you buy today will be unreadable twenty years from now. Not so with the printed book. Some have and will last centuries.

 

[Moss]

Well, since computers and Internet are now apart of libraries, this maybe should have been "internet vs. books."

For quick information the Internet of course...it's pretty easy to sort out the junk from the relavent stuff.

For lasting information and whenever I feel the need to dig deep into an issue, a book of course usually does the trick.

 

[RameNoodle]

Library, cause there's propably some hot bookworm there.

In internet, the person behind those feminine's nickname are most propably guys. In additional to that, not all information available are trustworthy, including wikipedia.

Actually, Wikipedia has been shown in studies to be as accurate as scientific sources, on average.
Third-Party Accuracy Findings

 

[Mulholland]

Actually, Wikipedia has been shown in studies to be as accurate as scientific sources, on average.
Third-Party Accuracy Findings

Good try. But never trust a source that deems themselvelves more accurate than thier competiton. Try the competition second. See what they say. Try an independent outlet if you can find one. If that fails, do your own research, you'll only be the smarter for it brother.

 

[RameNoodle]

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't read the article about it. Feel free to berate me.

 

[Mulholland]

OK so didn't read the whole article. sorry a-hole! I'll give it a closer look now. OK! No sarchasm intended.

Edit: Sarchasm about the A-hole. Not the closer look.