She illustrated every point with specific references to the students' projects. But even with reference librarians' expert guidance, the reams of data accumulated through searching online can be daunting and this points to an important shift in the world of research. Now it's how to manage all the information you collect. Faculty agree that without guidance students may run into an information glut. The solution, he says, is to learn what's reliable and accurate on the Internet before you type in search terms.
Day sees a difference in quality between information the user pays for and information that's free.
Generally, fee-based information is more accurate with government documents being an important exception. For example, Lynch often points students to SEC reports. Even if graduates join large firms with librarians on staff, information-savvy managers need to know the tools for combating data smog. And the library's ambitions have grown to keep pace with it. Now that Fuqua students live and work around the world, they can't always just walk over to the east wing of the Keller Center to use an online database or place a local call to the Duke server from modems in their home.