The school has recently acquired Internet access, which can be used for research. The Internet is a network of computers from all around the world that allows basically anyone to post information for others to see.
People can also display any data they have collected through research.
This data can in turn be accessed by any computer connected to the Internet. Mr. Alfredo Fanelli, head of HP's media center, said that students have used the Internet to research authors, building plans, and many things from the past or present. Recently, Mrs. Wiggin's journalism classes researched Supreme Court cases on the web. One advantage the Internet has over library books and research CD-ROMs is that information on the Internet can be updated easily, and thus the data is usually more current. However, data on the Internet does not always have reliable sources, and therefore a researching student should confirm information using regular library books.