The article talks about how big internet search engines mainly google has been the biggest competition to the academic library. It seems that the original search engines (libraries) are now being overlooked because of the internet. Many people are now complaining of of how students now shun to look for databases and articles that are exclusively for students only and go the easy way out on google-ized databases. There is a good comparison on the article about libraries being a great smorgasbord. And how people want stuff thats quick and easy like the greasy burger and fries (google). Google-izing research has been coined the term info-besity.
Researchers believe that this needs to turn to being info-dieting meaning confronting the large databases and articles through libraries like looking at a salad plate. There is also research being done to find ways to make the library databases like google, going great with the term "if you can't beat them, join them". Although many researches still believe that research is not supposed to be easy and that this is why people are in college so they can face many challenges and gain experience.
Researchers are trying to find ways for searching to be much easier and less complicated, because of students "little patience". There have been many softwares that have been coming out recently like ProQuest and RedlightGreen that has many resources. It's all going to take everyone working together if these new software comes up. And there also should be more encouragement for everyone to start using the fantastic academic library databases.
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