Compton's New Media, 1995. The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia . Microsoft Bookshelf . Library of the Future . Citing Online Databases and Networks Brazosport College students have access to two main sources that fit into this category.
Students also have access on campus to the Internet, which provides a wide range of information.
Some of it is subject to the formal review and editing given to paper media. The Internet, for example, provides access to formal electronic journals that are juried and edited with the same professionalism as printed journals. Also, the Internet provides access to a wide array of classical literary works and historical documents that a number of universities and libraries have digitized and stored. However, much that is on the Internet is informal, carelessly-edited, opinionated information that holds little value to the responsible researcher. Students should check with their instructors before using and citing information gathered through the Internet.