Discussion
Assertion (A) : Librarianship is a dying profession, as everything is available online, making physical libraries obsolete.
Reason (R) : Librarians play a crucial role in information literacy, helping individuals, navigate the vast amount of information available online, evaluate sources for credibility and develop critical thinking skills.
Codes :
Answer: C
The answer is (A) is false but (R) is true.
The assertion is false: online availability has changed what libraries do but has not made them obsolete; libraries provide licensed resources, physical collections, spaces and expert help that free online material does not.
The reason is true: librarians teach information literacy, helping people search effectively, judge the credibility of sources and think critically about what they find, a role that has grown with the volume of online information.
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