Editing Internet research (section)

===Related activities===
Internet research is distinct from library research, in that libraries provide access to institutional publications, which are ideally more reliable; as the review and selection process gets transferred online, the line between the two is getting blurred.<ref>{{cite web |title=Defining "The Library" and "The Internet:" An Introduction |url=https://www.kennesaw.edu/writing-center/open-educational-resources/annotated-bibliography/understanding-using-library-internet-research.php |website=[[Kennesaw State University]] |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref> The expression "Internet research" resembles "[[scientific research]]" because of the word "research", but they denote different types of activity; the first refers to online information gathering, whereas the second usually implies empirical experiments.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1007/s10209-021-00825-z| issn = 1615-5289| volume = 22| issue = 1| pages = 133–168| last1 = Campoverde-Molina| first1 = Milton| last2 = Luján-Mora| first2 = Sergio| last3 = Valverde| first3 = Llorenç| title = Accessibility of university websites worldwide: a systematic literature review| journal = Universal Access in the Information Society| date = 2023| pmid = 34248456| pmc = 8259087}}</ref> It is also distinct from [[Internet search]], which includes looking up specific facts online driven by other needs than research. Internet research is also distinct from [[market research]], as the latter is done mainly for profitability.