How to do research on the internet

Summary

It is important that material sourced from the internet is correctly referenced. A Library online tutorial is available on this topic.

The key things to remember about using the internet for research are:

• there is more to the internet than search engines and web pages
• finding good academic material is often best done through gateways
• learning more about how search engines work can help you to search more effectively
• no one search engine, directory or database contains a list of everything on the web
• evaluate what you find to ensure that it is academically suitable

If you need more help contact the library.