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Forum ; Is the Web dumbing you down? ; The current generation of college students has grown up with the Internet and plenty of technology. But that doesn’t mean they know how to find the information they need for research papers.A two-year study in Illinois, US, has found that students are so used to conducting simple searches on Google that they have a hard time doing more *sophisticated research either online or in the library.The researchers interviewed students, *librarians, and other academic staff at five universities. They found that today’s students are often unable to figure out which academic journals and databases they need to consult in order to write a paper or complete a project. If they know which database to use, they get stuck if finding the information requires them to do more than type in a few keywords and click enter.; This seems to be evidence that the Internet has “*dumbed down” young people. They have got so used to the Internet’s convenience, speed and efficiency that they have lost the ability to do research in the old-fashioned way–searching databases and libraries, taking notes and *sifting for useful information.Others argue that it’s quite the contrary. The Internet has made today’s young people smarter by freeing them from the ?grunt work and helping them focus on the more *innovative and more value-added parts of their work. ;Yes.;No.