“Since everything is on the Internet, I don’t need books…..right?”

I don't believe that this is true because you can get equally vital information from books and the internet. Not everything is from the internet and there could be some information that is missing when it comes to the internet. Sometimes, when I am researching for something, many of the sites contain the same information--and on wikipedia, it is as if it was copied from one site and pasted on another. Books have individual characteristics while websites may be similar and you have to look further. Though it is true that 'everything' is on the internet, it is good to get familiar with researching from books as well as the internet. When I did history day, it had to be books, primary and some secondary sources, and all done with a works cited. If I didn't learn from that experience, I would probably thinking the same thing. I actually like the information contained in books because you know they are non-fiction and you know that the information must be historically correct. The statistics may vary and the dates will also determine factors, but so does the internet. The only thing is that on the internet, it is hard to always determine whether it is a credible source. With books, you know the author's intent, the librarian can help out, and you don't have to deal with books that are so similar, it is as if the authors sat together copying off each other. So, we do need books.