Before Mozilla bookmarks became popular, researchers who wanted to discover important research facts for their essays, their articles, their book reports, and their own personal enjoyment faced a number of difficult obstacles that they needed to surmount before they could discover that perfect piece of information which would make their project come together.

First, these researchers had to find a research library which might contain the books, journal articles, or videotapes which would help them complete their research projects. This task was especially daunting in the days before Mozilla bookmarks because researches had to dig out a large phone book and look up whether any major research libraries were located in their area. If the researcher lived in a big city, he or she was more likely to find these major research libraries because most of these libraries were associated with large universities, and most of these universities were located in major cities. If a researcher lived i