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Tools for the Topics: Selecting Sources
Module 2

Using the Internet

The Internet, a network of computers, is the world's largest computer network. The interconnected networks include the military, government, educational institutions, organizations, networks, and commercial groups. The Internet has become a means of gathering, retrieving, and sending information. Since the development of the World Wide Web, one component of the Internet, a phenomenal amount of information has been put on the Web. While libraries provide books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, government documents, multimedia resources, electronic resources and more, so does the Internet. Finding quality resources on the Web relies upon developing an effective and efficient search strategy.

While this module focuses on tools to use for your topics, the module on Searching the Web will cover in detail concepts, search strategies, and search engines and directories for finding sources for doing research.