Where do students go to get answers? Any good student needs to know where to find those answers. What questions could students have? Well, high school students need resources for test-cramming and term papers. College students need these resources plus more in depth references for thesis study and more intense paper writing.

What about the general public? Aren’t they students also? Many people use resources to answer questions just to get them through life. Really, when you think about it, a person is never finished learning. There are people who research subjects just for their own personal knowledge. These people may be students, but in reality, they are probably more like plumbers, or waitresses, or farmers just trying to satisfy their curiosity. So, really good resources for finding answers to questions is a concern for almost all people; students and the general public alike.

Where would a really good resource be found? In earlier years, worthy resources were found in your public library. Nowadays, the internet is where most people go to find the answers they are looking for. Even public libraries have become available on the Web. Really, because of the internet, all people should be much better informed, but sometimes what appears to be a good resource at first glance, turns out to be more like sales literature.

What makes a good resource? A good resource would have an easy way to get around the site; a site map and directions on every page to allow the user to navigate between pages and to the home page. A good student resource should have a search box that is attached to a huge database of answers to many, many questions. A student resource, that is useful, subscribes to the business model of truthfulness. All the answers provided should be fact ,not fiction. The information on these sites needs to be updated regularly as new research is done and new things are realized.