"Research" online?

One of the major problems of conducting research online is that we tend to scan and not critically read the content. Another is the huge amount of rubbish clogging up those internet tubes ... Lila can't really help you out with the former, but here's a pointer on the latter. RUSA (a branch of the American Library Association) just announced The Best Free Reference Web Sites 2009. You've no doubt heard of and used some of these web pages (BBC Country Profiles, FastWeb, Purdue Online Writing Lab) but many will be new to you. The list includes information on why the selected web sites are so amazingly useful, what kind of info you'll find, and who maintains the site. Check out the list and see what you think!