The Web is a viable place to look for information on Buddhism in America, whether you are interested in finding scholarly resources or information about various Buddhist communities on the Internet.
Quality control is non-existent on the Web.
To learn more about evaluating what you find, see The Web as a Research Tool . These materials can be very useful. By understanding the structure of a URL, it is often possible to go directly to a site you are interested in. It is very helpful to Bookmark important Web sites so that you can easily get back to them. Learn some techniques for entering a keyword search using connectors, truncation, phrase searching, etc. by reviewing WWW Searching Techniques .