Taking knowledge for granted

I had a thought concerning how much access to data we have now via the internet. Are we now so used to accessing any topic when we want it are we taking it for granted? Seriously, think about what you did prior to the internet to get research done compared to what you do now. The library may still be a resource for you and for those that do still use libraries kudoes to you, the internet shouldn't be your only source for well balanced research.

I wonder if ancient scholars had the same thing to say when the first encyclopedias came out. Perhaps they thought then that we would take reading volumes of books for granted. Having all this data at your figuretips is a great thing but I wonder what the "general populace" side effect of it will be long term.