Dear Mike,

Thank you for your letter, I really enjoyed reading it.
It is interesting to hear that you are doing a project about using websites instead of books. Here in the Netherlands we use websites a lot, not only for dictionary use, but also for looking up information (for example Wikipedia and other subject related sites). It is quite common here to have your books online, it is a trend that started around 2000(?), when more and more people started to have their own laptops.
My favourite website, for study purposes, is Edwardian Promenade. I’m a history student and my major is in the Edwardian period. On this website you can find a lot of information about this time period.
I don’t think students will stop using traditional libraries in the future because using books is more convenient. You can easily find a certain page that you’d like to read and books contain a lot more information than websites ever will.
What’s more, websites aren't enjoyable to read. You have to scroll as you read and your eyes can become tired from the blue screen after a while. The light from a computer or mobile phone is bad for your eyes. You can develop bad sleeping habits. This is because the blue light causes problems when you want to go to sleep.
In conclusion, I think traditional libraries will not disappear, because websites are not pleasant to read, the blue light is unhealthy and reading a book is easier.
I hope I have given you the corrrct information and I hope you’ll have a pleasant time during the project.

Best wishes,

Meike