The World Wide Web, or simply the web, is the premier Internet application that has made the Internet accessible to millions of people, from children to senior citizens. It is a remarkably easy to work with application that integrates resources from other Internet applications (Lehnert, 2001: 37). Kim (2001: 234) regards the World Wide Web (Web) as a hypermedia-based information system combined with telecommunication technologies. It has become one of the most widely used information systems, allowing flexible presentation of, and seemingly limitless access to, information. It is a very popular medium of information seeking, made even more dramatic by the degree to which it enables the creation and dissemination of primary information sources. The web has engendered a feverish rush for its adoption by different individuals with different needs. Regardless of their backgrounds, characteristics, and information needs, an increasing number of individuals have become frequent web users. Lee et al (1999: n.p) is of the opinion that the World Wide Web represents a new concept in technology - the library on your desktop, the dictionary at your fingertips, the sound in your ear - and that in future, there is nothing that we hear or see that will not be available through it. Information seeking on the web is part of a broader area of study of information seeking in online resources.
