Why do the librarians and instructors discourage students from using resources found on the World Wide Web?
Most Web pages do not go through any editorial review process nor do they give any indication of where information for the content was obtained. And often the reliability and accuracy of the information are questionable. However, the Internet also has a tremendous amount of useful, current and high quality information that cannot be found easily elsewhere. Therefore, careful evaluation is needed when using the information found on the World Wide Web. To learn how to evaluate information from Web sites, check out the Critically Evaluating Web Sites handout.
