Association of Internet Research Specialists | AOFIRS

The Association of Internet Research Specialists is the world's leading online learning platform for research. The Association is formed by the knowledge professionals with a strong realization that digitized information growth is huge and evolving continuously, and, it's accurate retrieval from Internet archives is becoming a challenging task. Today, most of the research is done on the Internet, but, finding the relevant and reliable information from among billions of records requires a specialized skill. We have focused all of our efforts on educating, promoting, and certifying online research skills. The AOFIRS provides a nurturing and collaborative environment for knowledge and research professionals who use the Internet as a primary search or research tool. AOFIRS is a unified Association of Online Researchers that strengthens and promotes the value, integrity, education, science, and art of web research. The Association works primarily for the benefit of its members and supports full-time "Online Research" as a profession. In lieu of its primary goals, the Association offers a structured education, training, and credentialing system endorsed by industry leaders and experts. We have developed the first of its kind, a formal certification program. Our (Certified Internet Research Specialist) certification is a globally recognized and industry-standard certificate.