The main purpose of public libraries is to provide books and they shouldn’t
waste their limited resources and space on providing expensive hi-tech media
such as computer software, videos and DVDs. To what extent do you agree or
disagree with this statement?
One of the most conspicuous trends of today’s world is equipping libraries with such expensive media as
DVDs and computer softwares along with increasing their collection of books. There is a widespread worry
that this will only lead to a myriad of problems for libraries in catering to readers’ requirements. In my
opinion, this apprehension is unwarranted and so should be rejected.
There are a number of arguments in favour of investing money by libraries on electronic media storage. The
most preponderant one is that the way people now read books and attain knowledge is no longer the same
as it was even a decade or two earlier, prior to the advent of hi-tech media. Not only can readers store
hundreds of e-books, electronic copies of paper-based books, in a single device like e-book readers and
tablet devices, but they can also retrieve these books later and read them more conveniently without
worrying about carrying them. Needless to say, it is high time libraries should also utilise this technological
advancement and offer both the hard as well as the soft copies to readers. It should be mentioned here
that technology also allows the libraries to ensure that the books can be accessed only for a certain period
and can be copied to no other device, thus helping to avoid piracy and copyright concerns.
Another pivotal aspect of CDs and DVDs is that they can help elaborate something more clearly and
effectively with the audio-visual effects they have. Besides, by using computer software instead of a heavy
encyclopedia or dictionary, learners can grasp things promptly, augment their knowledge successfully and
broaden their horizons efficiently. Hence, it is apparent why many are in favour of libraries’ using
state-of-the-art technological devices.
From what has been discussed, one can conclude that an immense change in people's reading habit
stemming from the advent of technological media sources demands that libraries allocate significant
amount of money on keeping CDs, DVDs and software as well as on maintaining a rich collection of books.
This will not only cater to the need of growing number of young learners that prefer these new forms of
media to the conventional ones, but also benefit learning enormously.
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- The main purpose of public libraries is to provide books and they shouldn’twaste their limited resources and space on providing expensive hi-tech mediasuch as computer software, videos and DVDs. To what extent do you agree ordisagree with this statement 77
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 11, column 37, Rule ID: BOTH_AS_WELL_AS[1]
Message: Probable usage error. Use 'and' after 'both'.
Suggestion: and
...al advancement and offer both the hard as well as the soft copies to readers. It should b...
^^^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, besides, but, hence, if, so, thus, well, as well as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.5418719212 152% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 6.10837438424 213% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 16.0 8.36945812808 191% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 5.94088669951 135% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 20.9802955665 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 48.0 31.9359605911 150% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.75862068966 69% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1938.0 1207.87684729 160% => OK
No of words: 366.0 242.827586207 151% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.29508196721 5.00649968141 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.37391431897 3.92707691288 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.95725871031 2.71678728327 109% => OK
Unique words: 210.0 139.433497537 151% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.573770491803 0.580463131201 99% => OK
syllable_count: 585.9 379.143842365 155% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.57093596059 102% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 4.6157635468 152% => OK
Article: 1.0 1.56157635468 64% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.71428571429 58% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.931034482759 322% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 3.65517241379 137% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 12.6551724138 103% => OK
Sentence length: 28.0 20.5024630542 137% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 61.5918998747 50.4703680194 122% => OK
Chars per sentence: 149.076923077 104.977214359 142% => OK
Words per sentence: 28.1538461538 20.9669160288 134% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.38461538462 7.25397266985 60% => OK
Paragraphs: 23.0 4.12807881773 557% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 1.0 5.33497536946 19% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 6.9802955665 129% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 2.75862068966 109% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 2.91625615764 34% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.154600577873 0.242375264174 64% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0561155573778 0.0925447433944 61% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0365088371202 0.071462118173 51% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0414184927178 0.151781067708 27% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0320574484265 0.0609392437508 53% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.6 12.6369458128 139% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 43.06 53.1260098522 81% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.54236453202 135% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 10.9458128079 130% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.76 11.5310837438 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.68 8.32886699507 116% => OK
difficult_words: 108.0 55.0591133005 196% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 9.94827586207 111% => OK
gunning_fog: 13.2 10.3980295567 127% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 10.5123152709 133% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Maximum five paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 77.7777777778 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 70.0 Out of 90
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