The World Wide Web - The Good

• up to date information MAY be available
  • much of the information is compiled from books
  • the source of any information is not always clear
  • prior work of others public (less duplication of effort)
• allows people with diverse needs/information to network
  • can bring experts and non-experts together
  • can bring widely scattered people together
  • can bring together groups with uncommon interests
• can make limited interest information available
  • information may be limited, difficult to gather (obscure sources)
  • information presented that would never make it into print
    • anecdotal information and personal experience
    • points too small to warrant a paper
• makes small/distributed markets economically viable
• makes local interest information available world-wide
• users can explore at leisure