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Hot Topics On The Web: Strategies For Research, Karen R. Diaz, Nancy O'Hanlon
Hot Topics On The Web: Strategies For Research, Karen R. Diaz, Nancy O'Hanlon
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Some of the pitfalls of research on the Web are highlighted and exacerbated when the type of research being done is for "hot," controversial, or debatable topics. Who to trust, where to find the information, and how to determine what is reliable are all questions that will present themselves. However, the resources available on the Web are well suited for addressing many of the challenges of hot topic research. Finding points of view for obscure and well-known advocacy groups, finding the most current legislation on an issue, and finding recent events related to the issue are all actually enhanced and …