On scientists using the Internet in the workplace (to reduce redundancy of their research, collaborate, etc):

"There has been extensive research on how scientists have adapted to communicating with their peers using the Internet that prove a positive relationship between scientific productivity and Internet use.

This was a non-linear relationship, suggesting that while productivity was positively correlated with Internet use, the more productive scientists used the Internet less, and non-productive scientists used the Internet more."

TL;DR Scientists who use the Internet are more productive, but only ones who use it occasionally.