| Site | Description | Level |
| Argus Clearninghouse | "The Internet's premier research library. A selective collection of topical guides." | Academic Emphasis |
| Education Index Subject Areas | A 60-category, topic-by-topic breakdown of "the best sites on the World Wide Web." | Academic Emphasis |
| Guide to Web Directories | This guide "lists, describes, and links to general Web directories. Its purpose is to give you an idea of what different directories offer so that you can make choices about which ones will be most helpful to you." | Broad Topical Coverage and Academic Emphasis |
| Internet Public Library |
The IPL describes itself as an Internet-based distributed reference service. The library maintains a collection of online ready reference works; responds to reference questions; creates web resources; evaluates and categorizes resources on the Internet; and provides a space for exhibits. | Academic Emphasis |
| Librarians' Index to the Internet | LII is a "searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 5,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries." | Academic Emphasis |
| Lycos Top 5% -- Best of the Web | "Top 5% is a selective directory of top-shelf sites rated by the Web's most experienced reviewers." | Broad Topical Coverage |
| Magellan Web Guide: Social Science | Broad Topical Coverage | |
| Research Resources for the Social Sciences | Web site associated with the 1998 book, Using The Web for Social Research, by Craig McKie, McGraw Hill. | Academic Emphasis |
| Scout Report SignPost | Library of Congress classified summaries of 3,740 cataloged Scout Report summaries. | Academic Emphasis |
| Social Sciences Data on the Net | Social Sciences Data Collection, University of California, San Diego | Academic Emphasis |
| Social Sciences Information Gateway | Academic Emphasis | |
| Social Sciences Virtual Library | Academic Emphasis | |
| UniGuide Academic Guide to the Internet | "The UniGuide Academic Guide to the Internet goal is to develop the primary Internet resource of and for the research and academic community. Each site selected has been reviewed for appropriateness by a staff of librarians and content experts." | Academic Emphasis |
| Virtual Information Center--Social Sciences | Berkeley and Internet Resources by Academic Discipline | Academic Emphasis |
| WebGEMS | "A three-level hierarchy, with six subjects in the top level, about 50 in the next level, and about 25 in the bottom level. Sites are listed in all levels of the hierarchy." | Academic Emphasis |