Investigating the Internet

I thought the informational session given by Chris Nolan was extremely helpul, especially because the internet is such an integral part of society now-a-days. I was really glad that he included information on Google and Wikipedia. I love Wikipedia and am guilty of using it to learn background info on the topics I'm studying. I had always been told about how unreliable it could be so I was glad to not have it drilled into my mind once again. Instead, Nolan related to us and explained ways to determine accurate from inaccurate or questionable data. I learned how to navigate through Google searches, specifically how to find sites outside the United States and how to limit your searches. Something that surprised me was how much of a difference adding or omitting words could have on the search results you receive. This could be the difference between obtaining scholarly or ambiguous and/or unreliable sources in your search results.