I'm a Student. What Do I Need to Know About Web Research?

Sorry, students, but Googling and copy-pasting a web page link is not legitimate research. True scholars cringe at the millions of lazy students who think that this kind of Googling is the same as true research. If you truly want to make the Internet a formal academic resource, then you need to respect that disciplined work is required. Firstly, you have to spend time filtering out millions of pages of Internet drivel to find a decent source. Secondly, you will likely have to do "Deep Web" scrounging to find periodicals and time-sensitive resources. Thirdly, you need to employ proven theories and protocols for authenticating and citing what you do find. If no one has ever taught you these formal research methods, then click here for a quick primer on proper Internet research.