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From Flips to Clicks: The Evolution of Conducting Research Through Books vs. The Internet

September 6, 2020
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Once upon a time, the internet had yet to exist and when one needed to conduct research of any sort, they had to solely rely on books – heaps and piles of books.  Imagine being at school or university these days, being given an assignment that requires a lot of research in a certain subject or topic and having to rely solely on using the library – and no, not the computers at the library, but the actual books at the library.  For most students these days, or more specifically those who fall under the demographic of millennials and Generation Z, having to conduct research solely through books might actually be unimaginable. Why go through the physical and time consuming process of skimming through piles of books, when the answers one could be looking for could literally be found just a click away? That being said, however, there are undoubtedly pros and cons to each method of research. While searching for answers through the internet could be a lot faster and efficient, a lot of the time one will not be able to really go in depth on a certain…


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