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The document discusses how comparing the internet to a library is an oversimplification. While the internet allows collecting vast amounts of information from around the world, it lacks the organization of a traditional library. There is no indexing system, materials are scattered rather than organized on shelves, and not all information is accurate. Additionally, noise is permitted where a library requires silence. The primary use of the internet is for email communication between computers anywhere. The internet offers open access to knowledge that need not be returned and invites participation in online communities.

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Internet Revolution

The document discusses how comparing the internet to a library is an oversimplification. While the internet allows collecting vast amounts of information from around the world, it lacks the organization of a traditional library. There is no indexing system, materials are scattered rather than organized on shelves, and not all information is accurate. Additionally, noise is permitted where a library requires silence. The primary use of the internet is for email communication between computers anywhere. The internet offers open access to knowledge that need not be returned and invites participation in online communities.

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INTERNET REVOLUTION

‘The internet is like a library.’ You will hear this kind of statement a lot from people who know very little about
either.

If the Internet is a library, it`s a strange one indeed. For starters, there is no indexing system. At any rate, the books
are not arranged on numbered shelves but scattered on the floor. A lot of what is in the books is untrue, even in
the non-fiction ones. There is no librarian, and no information desk. Did we mention also that the lights are turned
off?

What`s more, you can make as much noise as you like while using the Internet, while at the same time collecting
facts and figures(and fiction and music and video and sports results and weather reports and recipes) from all
around the world.

In fact, the principle use of the internet is for e-mail; a way of sending messages from your computer to someone
else`s computer whether in the next room or in a different atmosphere.

Think of this as your chance to borrow knowledge and skills, you won`t ever be asked to return, and
INTERNET REVOLUTION

‘The internet is like a library.’ You will hear this kind of statement a lot from people who know very little about
either.

If the Internet is a library, it`s a strange one indeed. For starters, there is no indexing system. At any rate, the books
are not arranged on numbered shelves but scattered on the floor. A lot of what is in the books is untrue, even in
the non-fiction ones. There is no librarian, and no information desk. Did we mention also that the lights are turned
off?

What`s more, you can make as much noise as you like while using the Internet, while at the same time collecting
facts and figures(and fiction and music and video and sports results and weather reports and recipes) from all
around the world.

In fact, the principle use of the internet is for e-mail; a way of sending messages from your computer to someone
else`s computer whether in the next room or in a different atmosphere.

Think of this as your chance to borrow knowledge and skills, you won`t ever be asked to return, and become part
of an online electronic community.

Welcome to the Internet Age.


become part of an online electronic community.

Welcome to the Internet Age.

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