Janet does use the Internet as a research source but mostly as a springboard.  She focuses on reputable sites such as colleges, universities, government agencies, museums and the like.  However, when she's in a creative mode, she prefers the immediate gratification that a book provides.

Among her favorite books are women’s diaries because they reveal a lot about people’s daily life. For example, a journal might convey the cost of a pound of flour, a servant’s wage, how much a seamstress charged to sew lace on a dress, or the consequences of weather on their well-being. She can use such details to complicate her character’s lives.

Coming soon: tidbits of seemingly trivial history that can enrich a story.