Research Central

What’s wrong with just Googling it?

"There's nothing wrong with using Google or another search engine to find information on the web. Just keep in mind that most of the information retrieved from the open web hasn't been evaluated. It could be inaccurate, biased, or it might not be current. Also, the authors of web sites might not have the same credentials as the authors of articles found in the library databases. You will need to more carefully evaluate information retrieved on the open web. For that kind of evaluation, use the CRAAP Test. All of the peer-reviewed articles found in the library databases have already been evaluated for accuracy and credibility by discipline-specific experts and publishers. (This doesn't mean you should uncritically accept everything you find in a scholarly journal article. Never, ever, turn off your brain!)"  (from Instead of Google: MacOdrum Library)