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8.6 Internet vs. Databases Much of this module has been dedicated to helping you locate and evaluate quality websites on the internet; but, as indicated earlier, only a few governmental and Open Access databases on the Luce Library website are part of the “free access World Wide Web." Keep in mind that even if you get outstanding results from your search for quality websites, using only free-websites will probably mean that your research is insufficient for a university-level research paper.
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Note
also that we covered websites after covering Reference materials,
books, and databases; this was done to stress the importance of
finding the best resource to meet your information need. Many people
think that information obtained from the web is "good enough"
to meet all information needs, especially when the information is
so easily accessed. Academic research, however, requires tackling
some of the more salient and scholarly sources that fill the "knowledge
gap" and spur learners on to greater understanding. 
