The Library & The Web Sometimes the hardest part about research is just getting started. Two places to begin looking for information are in library sources and on the Web. |
THE
HANCOCK LIBRARY Libraries collect quality information in a wide variety of formats. Many electronic resources are accessible through a Web browser. Academic libraries purchase these sources for their "community" of students, faculty, and staff to use. These resources are different than most of the information that is freely available to you over the Web because they have been reviewed and recommended by the library. |
THE WEB Alternately,
no one individual or group dictates what information is acceptable for
the Web or how it should be
presented. This lack of authority allows many people to
publish their opinions, ideas and creative works. Some of
this information may be interesting, but much of it may not
be useful for academic research. For your research, you will probably save yourself time and find more quality information if you begin with library resources and then move to the Web if you need more information or other points of view. |