Although many
people first go to the Internet for information, it is not always the
best place for what you need.
Most
information on the Internet does not go through a review process.
Anyone can publish on the Internet without passing the content through
an editor. Pages might be written by an expert on the topic, a journalist,
a disgruntled consumer or someone who knows little about the topic.
Some
information on the Internet is not free.
Many Internet pages are free to view, but some commercial sites will
charge a fee to access their information.
Information
on the Internet is not organized.
Some directory services, like Yahoo, provide links to sites in subject
lists. But there are too many pages for any single directory
service to organize and index.
Most
information on the Internet is not comprehensive.
Rarely will you be able to use a search engine on the Internet to collect
information about your topic from earlier decades and different
types of sources.
Most
information on the Internet is not permanent.
Some well-maintained sites are updated with very current information,
but other sites may become quickly dated or disappear altogether
without much if any notice.
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