Librarians are far from obsolete and still are very important in order for students to achieve a solid education. However, students are not the only people who are in need of librarians. As stated in the article, “Are Librarians Totally Obsolete”, there are 33 reasons listed why we need librarians. You could probably come up with even more reasons that librarians are a necessity if you stopped to think how many times you have needed assistance in the library while a student at UNCW. I have had to ask numerous times for not only locations of books, locations of class rooms, but also help in using the library databases.
The internet has tons of information, but how much of this is actually reliable? You can find information on blog sites and websites that sounds accurate but how can we know for sure if the person writing this is a reliable source? In libraries we can ask a librarian for help on searching for books relative to a subject or even finding a reliable internet source. It can be overwhelming when researching and not having the help of someone to point you in the right direction and give you advice to ease your troubles. Librarian’s knowledge is not limited to books but they also know the internet in and out making them an incredible tool that needs to be used in the future. Technology is prevalent in all walks of life, but what is technology without someone to help you figure it out? Librarians are not obsolete and will not become this way anytime soon.