Research
Before the internet, carrying out research for school, work or out of curiosity involved a set of encyclopedias and a trip to the library for books. Times have changed and now information is readily accessible from computers via the Web and there is a vast amount of information that can be accessed. The World wide Web is huge database of user–submitted content where you can access an enormous number of informative sources, online groups and multi-media.
Search engines, for example Google, have also made it easier to conduct searches as they list all the relevant pages and sites relevant to your search query. If you do not know something "Google it" has become the common answer.
Because all of the content on the internet is self-submitted, there are very few regulations as to what a person can and can’t publish (depending on local laws). Content found on the Web may be inaccurate and opinion based or even completely fabricated so information should be double checked to make sure that it is correct.
Many reliable statistics, articles and other information can be found on government and educational websites. These websites are easily identified because their domain names end in .edu or .gov. You can also conduct a search for only scholarly information if that is what is preferred.
News reports and articles are published online by solely online press organisations as well as many national traditional press websites, who also publish online articles .
Various organisations also state their company mission statements and other business information on their company website.
Before the internet, carrying out research for school, work or out of curiosity involved a set of encyclopedias and a trip to the library for books. Times have changed and now information is readily accessible from computers via the Web and there is a vast amount of information that can be accessed. The World wide Web is huge database of user–submitted content where you can access an enormous number of informative sources, online groups and multi-media.
Search engines, for example Google, have also made it easier to conduct searches as they list all the relevant pages and sites relevant to your search query. If you do not know something "Google it" has become the common answer.
Because all of the content on the internet is self-submitted, there are very few regulations as to what a person can and can’t publish (depending on local laws). Content found on the Web may be inaccurate and opinion based or even completely fabricated so information should be double checked to make sure that it is correct.
Many reliable statistics, articles and other information can be found on government and educational websites. These websites are easily identified because their domain names end in .edu or .gov. You can also conduct a search for only scholarly information if that is what is preferred.
News reports and articles are published online by solely online press organisations as well as many national traditional press websites, who also publish online articles .
Various organisations also state their company mission statements and other business information on their company website.