DEALING WITH "WEB ADDICTION": A MULTI-STEP PROGRAM

• Admit that you have been seduced by the convenience and power of the Web. (Who hasn't?)
  
  
• Learn to think about more sophisticated searching techniques by using the advanced screens on Google and other search engines.
  
  
• Know that there are parts of the Internet called the "hidden" or "invisible" Web that Google and other search engines cannot search because of privacy, cost, or copyright.
  
  
• Realize that the purpose of most Web pages is to sell you something.
  
  
• Know that many Web pages exist for the purpose of convincing you to think or act a certain way--sometimes against your best interests.
  
  
• Realize that Web resources, for the most part, lack quality control and editorial staff.
  
  
• Understand that there are many good-quality sources of information besides the Web, such as books, periodical articles, and commercial databases.
  
  
• Realize that sometimes the only way to really understand a Web page is to rely on knowledge and resources outside the Web.