| Site |
Description |
Level |
| About.com |
|
Broad Topical Coverage |
| Britannica |
Britannica's Internet Guide, "The Web's Best Sites" |
Broad Topical Coverage |
BUBL LINK
|
Organized by Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), although the directory can
be browsed in ways. Users can browse an alphabetical list of all subject terms used, or a
page of main subject menus that lead back into the DDC listings. |
Academic Emphasis |
| Digital Librarian |
"A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web. Over 1,000 libraries
of various sorts listed in Digital Librarian, as well as a number of non-profit
organizations, businesses and individuals. Sections include Business & Commercial,
Media, Colleges & Universities, Government, International, K-12 Schools, Non-Profits,
and Public Libraries." |
Academic Emphasis |
| Excite's Web Site Guide |
"14 subjects in the top level of the hierarchy, with over a thousand
more subtopics in two more levels." |
Broad Topical Coverage |
| Galaxy |
"The Professional's Guide to the World of Information." Claims to
be the oldest browsable / searchable web directory on the Web. |
Broad Topical Coverage |
| Go Network Directory |
"20 subject areas in the top level of the hierarchy, with thousands of
subcategories in at least four more levels." |
Broad Topical Coverage |
| HotBot Directory |
|
Broad Topical Coverage |
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource
Collections
|
INFOMINE offers a collection of annotated and indexed links. There are a
variety of access points provided to its over 15,000 links. Substantive databases,
electronic journals, guides to the Internet for most disciplines, textbooks and conference
proceedings are among the many types of resources included. |
Academic Emphasis |
| Infoseek |
|
Broad Topical Coverage |
| LookSmart |
Staff of 160 Web editors choose sites, which number nearly a million. There
are 10 subjects in the top level of the hierarchy. |
Broad Topical Coverage |
| Magellan |
|
Broad Topical Coverage |
NetFind
|
NetFind, a database in the FirstSearch service,
contains over 105,000 records. It has "Bibliographic citations including abstracts,
subject headings, and classification codes. Includes a variety of Internet accessible
resources including World Wide Web pages and Listservs." |
Academic Emphasis |
| NetGuide |
|
Broad Topical Coverage |
| Snap |
"16 subject areas in the top level of the hierarchy, with thousands more
subcategories in as many as five more levels." |
Broad Topical Coverage |
| WebCrawler Channels |
|
Broad Topical Coverage |
| World Wide Web Virtual Library |
|
Academic Emphasis |
| Yahoo! |
Yahoo! says it has "over half a million sites divided into
more than 25,000 categories." Both browseable and searchable. |
Broad Topical Coverage |