The Internet is rapidly becoming a source of information used for research.
Internet adds to the variety of information resources researcher have available.
Books, journals, encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, as well as human resources at libraries and media centers, are excellent sources of some types of information, and computer programs and CD-ROMS offer another type of information. Of course, a researcher wants to be as effective and efficient as possible when researching. Taking 30 minutes to find information on the Internet when it could be found in an almanac in seconds, would be silly. Current weather, today's space shuttle pictures, hourly seismic activity, today's presidential speeches, this week's Supreme Court decisions, today's newspapers, and many of this week's journals are all examples of this type of information. If very current information is needed, the Internet may the best choice.