Web Search Engines & Site Evaluation — “What is the difference between searching the Web through Google and using the Library databases?
Google searches millions of Web pages/sites available via the Internet. Anyone can produce a Web page which could be searchable with Google or other Web Search Engines. The Web also includes much credible and reputable information from various associations, government sites and educational institutions. You must evaluate each Web site for credibility and source. As a WGU student you also have access to the WGU Library databases which contain scholarly articles which are not available through Google. WGU Library databases are purchased and licensed for WGU students to use. These databases have already been evaluated by library professionals and have been judged credible.
