Wikipedia relies on primary sources. So at some point, whether it was academic, national, or local, a library was used to acquire some of those sources. Anyway

Wikipedia relies on primary sources. So at some point, whether it was academic, national, or local, a library was used to acquire some of those sources. Anyway, wikipedia relies on sourced research, which requires people that know how to do research. And this was taught...at the library (You'll have a hard time finding Basic Research Methods 101 in any university catalog). When someone says that wikipedia can replace libraries I immediately want to shake somebody violently. Please understand that wikipedia isn't a primary source. Jimmy never intended it to replace them. They'll give you a topical understanding and a list of ISBN numbers at the bottom of the page. Now you can go to the library and using your freshly acquired ISBN numbers check out the books you actually need.