There is a plethora of free educational information available on the internet. I wish the internet had been as large and accessible when I went to college. Paper research would have been a breeze. No more spending hours at the library. No matter what your topic, field, or area of interest, there is more information out there available for free than ever before.
White papers are a great example of one source of free information available to everyone. Most companies offering white papers require the visitor to ‘sign in’ giving up information such as name, e-mail address and affiliation. Depending on the level of interest in the information, it might be a very small price to pay for this free information that might otherwise take you hours to research on your own. The internet also offers up newspaper and magazine articles on millions of topics. Then there are the blogs like mine that inform while offering opinions in the process. If you are doing research, look for opposing views or alternatives on the topic/subject. This will help in making sure the information you get is balanced.
A word to the wise, however, not all of the information on the internet is accurate. So be careful to double check all data and references to make sure it is correct and from a reliable source.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
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