Virtual information in the professional training process

Abstract

This paper portrays a study about the use of the Internet research by graduate students at Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso/Campus Universitário de Rondonópolis. It aims to verify whether the  students present any kind of difficulties during their research. In order to develop this research, it is necessary that the research be efficient when it comes to search strategies. There are several ways to develop a relevant research; among them there is the use of booleans, which filter important information about the desired topic. There are several explanations about research in general, web research, search mechanisms, research filters, and librarian role. A questionnaire about access and use of available information on the Internet was applied to the students as a way to get data. It was concluded that graduate students use the Internet to do their academic papers, although they have difficulties with the back up of information, since some pieces of information found on the web are not consistent, or because there is a lack of support and orientation to get information through filters.