"As a college student, I do a lot of research and spend a lot of time on-line. However, reading an entire novel on the glowing sreen is too much. My eyes can't take it. Hopefully this trend toward complete digitalization wont drift from elite boarding schools into the physical world many of us still enjoy."
I completely agree with Hughes comment as it is true that staring at a monitor screen for hours would just hurt our eyes; it is unhealthy of our eyes. In addition, almost everyone today have a computer with subscribed internet for themselves, so a "digital" library would be unnecessary and useless. People could just stay at home instead to research and read. Although some people would prefer to read online as it may be more efficient, I dislike reading from the computer as it is harder to get information into my head, and I tend to loose my focus easier. Kids and even adults these days are exposed to a lot screens, from ipods, televisions, game consoles, etc.. so by having a "digital" library, it would be worse for their eye sight and health. By having a "digital" library, people would get distracted easily too as, internet browsing is much more entertaining than reading(for some people). Lastly, I feel that a "digital" library would only have the latest books and not books from the past, thus all the magnificent books would be lost and never to be read again by people.
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