Make sure you are in the right place.

Ask yourself why you are using the Web. Don't use the Web because it is fun and easy; use it when it is the appropriate source for the information you are seeking. An hour on the Web may not answer a question that you could find within two minutes of picking up a reference book. This is not to say there aren't useful Web sources. The Web may have been originally designed as a medium to exchange scientific (and military?) research data, but it has become a commercial playground. The research is still there, but it is harder to find and no longer may be free or easily accessible. Not everything is on the Web. Let me repeat. Not everything is on the Web. Because of copyright, cost, and demand issues (and dozens of other reasons), some materials just won't be found on the Web. Although some really old stuff does show up on the Web in new packages, most materials written before you were born have not migrated to the Web and probably never will. As for more recent stuff, the issue is evolving. Much more is available online than just a few years ago. However, what is available and what is freely available are two different issues. Questions to think about: Does this site address the topic you are researching? Was the page worth visiting?

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