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Starting with the Web...
The
Web is great at providing current and popular information.
The web is excellent at providing the latest news and most current
information but may not be as useful for comprehensive or retrospective
data needed for academic research. Information on the Web
may become quickly dated or disappear altogether.
Web
information is published by a variety of sources. The Web can be a good source for gathering a wide range of ideas
and for sampling public opinion. Anyone can publish on the Web. Experts, journalists, consumers and
even children all write web pages. Be sure to evaluate the
information you find because most information on the Web does not go
through a review process, hence it may not be reliable, credible, or authoritative.
The
Web
generates large quantities of information. As you know, the Web generates large amounts of information.
Directory services like Yahoo provide useful organized links to
this vast amount of information. Unfortunately, at this time there is way too much
information for a single directory
service or search engine to organize and index effectively.
The
Web is convenient for shopping.
Websites make purchasing books, music, airline tickets,
clothing, and so many other resources convenient. When it comes
to research, while most web pages are free to view, some may charge a fee
to access their information or help.
The
Web provides a link to the Library.
The Web and the Library are not two distinctly different things.
The TCNJ Library website is a site where information is accessible
around the clock just like other Web information.
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