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The reading passage contends that digital library tenders some advantages to people by giving easy access, saving time, making intellecual world vigorous. On the other hand, the lecturer brings up several points that contradict this arugment.
First of all, the speaker argues that it would be only beneficial to small number of people who possess computer if the digital library replace traditional library. This is because, digital library could be only used on the premise that a person has a computer. In this sense, for the people who are in need and who lack access cannot use digital library. This casts doubt on the reading passage which states digital library provide easy access to books.
Also, according to the lecturer, using digital library would be time-consuming. Since information in the digital world is flooding, people would be overwhelmed. For instance, a person might need to find the bunch of whole book just to find one specific page. This refutes the reading passage's assertion that digital library is convenient and also saves time.
Final point made by the lecturer is that if all the books are found on the digital library, there would be few people who are motivated to buy the books. This can make writers frustrated because they get little compensation compared to their effort. This counters the writer's claim that digital library would make intellectual world more vigorous. |