"Libraries, once known primarily as storehouses for books and periodicals, have changed dramatically since the middle of the 20th century. From their historical beginnings as places to keep the business, legal, historical, and religious records of a civilization, libraries have emerged as a far-reaching body of information resources and services that do not require a building..."

--大英百科全書條目

「菩提本無樹，明鏡亦非臺。 本來無一物，何處惹塵埃？」恕我用句比較糟糕的話來說：「不明白圖書館內涵的人，不會是那些沒有被圖書館"形體"給侷限住思維的人。」