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I've never had to use a physical book for any of the papers I got an A on in college, except in the few cases an overzealous English professor made it part of t
by jimmaswell 8y ago
I've never had to use a physical book for any of the papers I got an A on in college, except in the few cases an overzealous English professor made it part of the requirements that you cite a physical book, in which case I had to find some token fact in one just to satisfy it.
In addition to all the great content you can find free online, libraries get free access to EBSCO databases.
I've also never needed the help of a librarian, ever.
Having the old books around will remain useful only up until the point we find a way to fully digitize all of it and make "borrowing" solutions more widespread/work around the copyright issues. For now for 99% of cases you don't need a physical book.
- geggam 8y agoI like my ereader. I can carry a thousand books and not break a sweat. Unfortunately my ereader doesnt provide the community with a quiet place for the less fortunate or a way to read those digitized books you have. A library is not just a place of books, it is a place of learning for those who arent in college who like to learn on their own .... not to get an A.
- vkou 8y agoYou only need a superficial understanding of material to ace a typical undergrad college paper. I should know - I've bullshitted on all sorts of topics in my electives. Most of the time, you don't even have to look at anything not on the prescribed reading list.