Subject Index
- Access to Internet and Subject Resources - extensive collection of subject pages from the University of Delaware Library
- The Argus Clearinghouse - rated guides to high-quality subject collections on the Internet
- Britannica - classified, rated and reviewed Internet sites from the Encyclopedia Britannica
- BUBL Link - UK funded project of selective resources from the University of Strathclyde Library in Glasgow, Scotland
- FirstGov - Your first click to the U.S. Government
http://www.firstgov.gov/
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/
- InfoSurf - academic subject resources from the University of California at Santa Barbara
- INFOMINE - large collection of scholarly Internet resources collectively maintained by libraries of the University of California
- The Internet Public Library - large, selective collection from the University of Michigan
- Librarians' Index to the Internet - carefully chosen, organized, and annotated directory coordinated by Carole Leita
- Mayo Clinic: Internet Health and Medical Resources -- prepared by Mayo Clinic librarians.
- PINAKES, A Subject Launchpad - links to major meta-sites in topical areas; sites include AHDS (arts and humanities), Biz/ed, SciCentral, SOSIG (social sciences) and many more
- Scout Select Bookmarks - collection of meta-sites in several subject areas
- The WWW Virtual Library - highly respected guides to many disciplines sponsored by the W3 Consortium
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/
http://www.mayo.edu/healthinfo/resources.html
http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html
http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/toolkit/bookmarks/
Commercial Directories and Portals
- About.com - large collection of topical collections gathered by company-certified subject specialists
- Go Guides - Disney-owned venture that presents a directory compiled by volunteers who rank sites by popularity
- Google Web Directory - version of the Open Directory Project using the Google link ranking technology; Google search results are also included with directory results
- Internet Library for Librarians from InfoWorks
- JumpCity - collection that offers a signed review of each item and a link to any Usenet newsgroup related to the topic
- LibrarySpot - from StartSpotWorks
- LookSmart - large collection of links to reviewed sites in 70,000+ categories; incorporates results from Direct Hit
- Lycos Top 5% - eclectic directory of award-winning Web sites
- Netcenter - Netscape's portal site concentrating on the business community, with a directory, search service and (free) members-only services including discussion groups, instant messenger, a member directory and free e-mail
- Open Directory Project - significant resource collection compiled by thousands of volunteer editors owned by Netscape and promising extensive expansion
- Reference Desk - A virtual reference desk
http://www.refdesk.com/
http://home.about.com/index.htm
http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/index.htm
http://www.jumpcity.com/start.shtml
- The Search Beat - large, selective dirctory organized into numerous subtopics with a friendly approach
- Starting Point - selective collection features a main index of 12 categories; offers searches on Web search engines and the option to personalize the site
- Web Search - well-organized, annotated collection of Web sites organized by topic and maintained by Chris Sherman of The Mining Co.
- Web-Today Destinations Directory - small, very selective directory of the best of the daily announcement service Web-Today
- Yahoo! - largest directory on the Internet but lacks site evaluation; offers news, stock quotes, maps, free e-mail and many other services
http://websearch.about.com/mlibrary.htm?once=true&