If you've got it use it and keep it updated. There have been an unacceptable number of security breaches in Microsoft's Outlook software. I'd stay away from it. You've got a question and you're convinced the answer can be found on the Internet. The two principal tools are directories and search engines.
Directories are organized sort of like libraries keep track of their books.
Web sites are filed by topics. For example, if you go to the Open Directory and click society, then organizations, then labor, you'll get to a list that includes this site . With a search engine you enter the person, place, or topic that you want to find and ask it to go search. The search engines have indexed millions of web sites and will start fetching any and all references that seem to relate to your query. Sometimes the responses are overwhelming.