Relying on someone else's answer is passive. It avoids the critical thinking so crucial to successful research projects. If you reduce research to a bunch of bookmarks, you reduce the thinking that ought to be involved in the research process. Researchers should be actively leading. Blindly following links without considering the relationships among data points unearthed demeans the research process.
Real researchers take risks.
They actively seek information away from other's lists of favorite places. They connect disparate pieces of information to form a coherent whole. They think about the meaning of revealed data. Real researchers are not link followers. Online Inc. All rights reserved.