ABSTRACT
Le fi[st Step: Evaluating.-Yo_ur. Information Needs Before you get online and start your search for information, think about what types of material you're looking for. Are you interested in finding supporting arguments, authoritative opinions, statistics, evaluative reports, or descriptions of events, images, or movie reviews? Do you need current information or facts about an event that occurred 20 years ago? When are you sure that the Web is a smart place to start? Sometimes information is on the Web, but it is difficult to find . A reference book in your library may have the information you need, and you'll find the information more quickly there. Don't think that just because you can't locate the material you need on the Web it doesn't exist. It may seem that the Web would con-
Current information, U.S. government information, popular culture, full-text versions of books, business and company information, consumer and medical information, and archives are all available on the Web.
