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Using the Web for Research
Topics Covered
You Are Likely to Find Free Information
on the Web
You Are Also Likely to Find For-Fee
Information on the Web
Examples of For-Fee Information
Why More For-Fee Information is Not
Available on the Web
Rule of Thumb
Some Areas for Which the Web is Likely
to be a Good Resource
Current Information
Popular Culture
Government Information
Education Resources
Technology Information
Company Information
Medical Information
Technical Reports
International Information
Some Major Limitations of the Web as
a Source of Information
Proliferation of “Junk”
Some “Free” Information is Incomplete
Example of Incomplete “Free” Information
Few Quality Controls
Information Subject to Deliberate and
Accidental Alteration
Few Standards Have Been Developed for
Publishing on the Web
Additional Challenges
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