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Libraries and the Internet Write a formal essay on the following topic Soon, libraries will not be needed in schools, colleges or universities because students can access all the information they require via the Internet. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Give your opinions and use your own experience and knowledge in your answer. You may wish to consider the following: • Help available from librarians • Local information • Group study space • Restricted opening hours • Noise levels • Limited resources. You should write between 200-220 words. Libraries and the Internet The Internet made possible to access all the information we need from home using our computers or mobile phones. Despite the fact this is a great improvement of the way we can obtain information, libraries are now in danger and soon they will not be needed anymore. Will they disappear completely at some point? The Internet has already partly replaced libraries. Students research more and more often information through their laptops and phones instead of physically go to a library and looking for the information they need. This is partly caused by an urge of time. Typing on the phone the information they need guarantees to save a considerable amount of time, while going to a library and looking for a book would require more time and effort. In addition, the Internet make possible to have access to unlimited resources at the same time instead of the limited resources you can have in a library. However, it is known that sometimes information you can obtain on the Internet are not reliable and they can be false. It is also true that you can ask for help to librarians if you do not know exactly what you are looking for. Furthermore, libraries are still very quiet places to study if you do not consider the restricted opening hours when you can use them. In conclusion, we can say that the Internet has replaced the role of libraries in the same way as e-books have replaced paper books. Maybe libraries will not disappear completely but the central role they used to have it is certainly different now and, in the evolution process, they are not essential anymore. Please feel free to correct or suggest anything. Please if you do so, add corrections and suggestions in a different colour so I can learn and look at them separately. Thank you!

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However, it is known that sometimes the information you can obtain on the Internet [use the definite article "the" because you have given a definition of  "information" - i.e. "the information you can obtain on the internet"] are is ["information" is uncountable in English] not reliable and they can may be false [use "can" for ABILITY, "may/might/could" for POSSIBILITY]. It is also true that you can ask librarians for help to librarians if you do not know exactly what you are looking for ["ask somebody for something" "ask for something to somebody"]. Furthermore, if you do not consider mind the restricted opening hours when you can use them, libraries are still excellent very quiet places to study because they are quiet and ... [this sentence is not completely logical - quietness of libraries is not related to their opening hours. It might be better to put these two ideas in two different sentences].

In conclusion, we can say I would argue that ["we can say that" is not idiomatic English] the Internet has replaced the role of libraries in the same way as e-books have replaced paper books [good sentence]. Maybe Perhaps ["perhaps" is more formal, "maybe" is more conversational] libraries will not disappear completely, [always use a comma to separate different ideas within a sentence] but the central role they used to have it is certainly different now and, in the evolution process, due to evolving trends in reading behaviour, they are not essential anymore.
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However, it is known that sometimes information you can obtain on the Internet are is not reliable and they can be false. It is also true that you can ask for help to librarians*1 if you do not know exactly what you are looking for. Furthermore, libraries are still very quiet places to study if you do not consider the restricted opening hours when you can use them.

In conclusion, we can say that the Internet has replaced the role of libraries in the same way as e-books have replaced paper books. Maybe libraries will not disappear completely but the central role they used to have it is certainly different now and, in the evolution process, they are not essential anymore any more.

1* more natural - you can ask the librarians for help.

Nicely corrected. The overall impression is of good language control.

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The Internet has made it possible to access all the information we need from home using our computers or mobile phones [to emphasize the present results of a past action, use Present Perfect. This tense is useful for giving background information in an IELTS essay introduction]. Despite the fact this is a great improvement of in the way we can obtain information [when we use "improvement" as a noun, the preposition is "in"], libraries are now in danger and soon they will may not be needed anymore [in an agree/disagree IELTS essay, you should give the two opposite opinions BEFORE giving your opinion]. Will they disappear completely at some point?

The Internet has already partly replaced libraries [good use of Present Perfect]. Students more and more frequently [time adverb BEFORE main verb] research more and more often search for ["research" is a false friend - check the different meanings of "search for" and "research" in English] information through using their laptops and phones [search using a phone search through a phone] instead of physically going [verb after a preposition must be the GERUND [+ing] - verb-as-noun - so after "of" you must use "going", not "go". Instead of going instead of go] to a library and looking for the information they need. This is partly caused by an urge of time constraints ["urge" may be a false friend - check its meaning in English] Typing on the phone the information they need on the phone guarantees to save saving [guarantee + verb[ing]] a considerable amount of time, while going to a library and looking for a book would require more time and effort [good use of "would" and conjunction "while"]. In addition, the Internet makes it possible to have access to unlimited resources at the same time, instead of rather than [use "rather than" for a PREFERENCE between two possible options - "instead of" means that one thing REPLACES another] the limited resources you can have in a library.



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Libraries and the Internet
The Internet has made it possible to access all the information we need from home using our computers or mobile phones. Despite the fact that this is a great improvement of in the way we can obtain information, libraries are now in danger and soon they will not be needed anymore any more. Will they disappear completely at some point?

The Internet has already partly replaced libraries. Students research more and more often information through their laptops and phones instead of physically go to a library and looking for the information they need. This is partly caused by an urge* a lack of time. Typing on the phone the information they need guarantees to save saving a considerable amount of time, while going to a library and looking for a book would require more time and effort. In addition, the Internet makes it possible to have access to unlimited resources at the same time instead of the limited resources you can have in a library.

* you could say - lack of time urges students to look up information on their phones.
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But your statement is absolutely plausible.

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