The Benefits Of The Internet

Register to read the introduction… Using a computer, we may work, have fun, shop, and even converse with others. This is all thanks to an application called Internet. Internet is more practical, convenient, and holds more information than a library could even imagine. The internet is endless. One would need several books to get the same amount of information that one may get from the internet. The practical aspect of the internet being a source of information for research is that you can get the information you need in a click of the mouse, whereas a book you would have to go to a library and read many books to find the same information. People are not only restricted to using a computer to access the internet. Technology has evolved, to where one may find internet on everything from your cell phone to voice activated car stereos. So with the enormous number of internet capable devices, it is more convenient to do internet research rather than book research. When one thinks of a library, they most likely think of large, old buildings filled with dust. That’s a stereo typical library for most people. The significant part is that these buildings are huge. Even though it is huge, it still has an immense array of information. The new modern version of the library is known as an internet café. Internet cafes are a place which provides internet access to the public. These businesses usually provide …show more content…
Before a book or journal appears in a library, it has usually gone through a number of checks to make sure the information in it is reliable or in this case credible. There is no regulating figure that monitors credibility of what is on the Internet. However, judging the credibility of sources found on the Internet is crucial because of the lack of this so called “regulating enforcer”. Although there is more information on the Internet compared to a library, who you pick to have in your corner could be the difference in the credibility of the work. In one corner you have book research where there might be reliable sources that you can obtain valuable information from. But over in another corner you have internet research that might be bias and misleading information from which you obtain is, at best, questionable. The problem is that on the Internet there is no way to tell the difference between credible or misleading work. Let’s face it, the reason why we do research, book or internet is to better educate ourselves on the area of choice. So when someone wants to turn Moby Dick into a glorification of blood sports or an animal rights tract, they can post a rewritten version with no idea of its differences from the original (Austen 1). When it comes to doing your research on the Internet, caution should be taken in how you chose your source based on