library is a building that hosts an “organized collection of printed 
books and periodicals of any other graphic and audiovisual materials” (Oyewusi
& Oyeboade, 2009, p. 277). Libraries found in universities and colleges are 
academic libraries because they provide scholarly materials while other 
libraries that provide non-scholarly materials are public libraries. The
Internet, on the other hand, is not a physical place, but it is a network of 
computers that provide services like the World Wide Web (WWW), emails, and 
blogs. These services made it easier for individuals to share texts, media, and 
pieces of information on the Internet. Even libraries are now sharing their 
materials, i.e., books, dictionaries, journals, and so on, on the internet in an 
electronic format. It is important, however, to always distinguish between the 
materials and information found in the library, either printed or in electronic 
format, and those found on the Internet. This is because materials from 
libraries are generally more credible and reliable than materials from the 
internet.
Remember
Books and other publications found in libraries have been through a review 
process by other authors, editors and/ or reviewers. However, anyone can 
post on a website page on the Internet without any review from other 
writers and editors about the credibility and reliability of the information.
Still, it should be acknowledged that more credible and reliable research is 
becoming available exclusively on the Internet with the rise of many online 
academic journals and newspapers.