And remember that just because a search engine automatically appears through your browser, that does not make it the best instrument to locate pertinent material. As you can see, using a search engine is not always the fastest and most reliable method for locating relevant material. One last word concerning the material presently on the Internet I sometimes hear from naive, young students who feel that if material is not on the Web, it is not worth having. Let me stress the fact that very little material needed for in-depth research is presently on the Web. It may never be there.
Publications cost money.
Someone must pay to have material created, edited, printed, and marketed. A great asset of the Internet, however, is that it allows us to learn if specific material exists and to discover its location. The Internet is a fabulous new avenue for data storage and transmission, but it is only the latest kid on the block. The Web has not replaced a library full of books and periodicals, nor the museum with its original works of art.