How to Research: Evaluating WebsitesWhen searching for information on the "free web," you need to be critical. Here are a few reasons:
On the "free web," anyone can post information that can be unreliable and inaccurate.
The amount of information online can be overwhelming; there are currently more than 357 million websites in existence.
When searching the web, you get A LOT of results, many of which may not be relevant.
Many websites may have an agenda or may be trying to sell you something.
Search results bring varying results, only some of which may be relevant to your research.
Scholarly sources are usually not available on the "free web." They are located primarily in library databases.
