"Research" Papers

Piggybacking on the last entry, small wonder, then, that instructors are generally not thrilled to see internet "sources" for students' academic work. There is not only the inaccuracy problem, but a lack of rigor present in these sources, which are frequently little more than essays or even promotional materials. Google Scholar is not that bad, sometimes, but college students would be well-advised to never use an internet search engine as a basis for their papers and projects. Instructors view such searches as lazy, misguided, and inadequate, but at least it makes it easier to catch the plagiarists.