The Internet was first created back in 1960s and was designed to help with the military communication and also with research. Among the few people who were actually allowed to use the Internet were the librarians, the scientists and the engineers. However, today things have changed radically as all of us can use the Internet without any worries. All we need is a computer and an Internet connection.

The amount of information that can be found online can sometimes be overwhelming. From facts about nature, to science and fashion there is absolutely nothing that you cannot find out from the online environment. The resemblance with a public library is obvious as in our days you are able to write a paper only by gathering all your information from the online environment. There is also a wide space where you can find out all the resources that you need: the Internet public library. The work for the library actually started back in 1995 and in just three months it was “open to the public”.

The library is actually a free website that is run by students at Drexel University. The origins of the Internet public library started at the University of Michigan. This library is created by and for the Internet community and it functions like any other website that has public access. You have sections like Teens, Newspapers and so on. We can say that the Internet Public Library is very popular as it receives about 10.000 hits per day. Read the rest of this entry »