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An introduction to data and information in health and social care
An introduction to data and information in health and social care

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4.2 Finding information: the internet

The web is a vast storehouse of ever-changing, linked information on subjects as diverse as dog breeding, astronomy, tiddlywinks, and coping with bereavement.

Browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Edge are used to access the internet. However, given that the internet contains literally billions of words of text, how do you find information on a particular subject?