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About.com
http://www.about.com
Guides on many topics, chosen by experts. Strong on popular culture
and everyday topics such as travel and regional information,
hobbies, and health. Divided into 'channels' but searchable for more
specific interests.
INFOMINE - Scholarly
Internet Resource Collections
http://infomine.ucr.edu
Strong in the sciences and humanities, allows searcher to decide if
only "expert-selected" sites or "robot selected" sites can be
included in search results. Along with the academic level of the
information, lists date the site was selected for inclusion into
directory and when/if record was updated. Includes sites that
require payment for use, but clearly
marks them as such.
Internet Public
Library
http://www.ipl.org
This directory started at the University of Michigan School of
Information is organized in sections like those used in libraries
: "subject collections", "ready reference" and "reading
room" (containing "books", "magazines" and "newspapers").
Librarians' Internet Index (LII)
http://lii.org
Very highly-regarded guide to sites on a wide variety of topics,
from the academic to the frivolous, and covering many viewpoints.
All listed sites are rigorously checked and reviewed to see if they
fit the criteria of "Unique, important content
across the full scope of information" LII de-emphasizes commercial
sites unless they provide information not readily available
elsewhere. Frequently updated with sites covering and explaining
newsworthy topics.
Library
Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com
Links to commonly-requested basic resources (dictionaries,
statistics, maps) and the websites of many libraries.
refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com
Somewhat cluttered but useful guide covering a little of everything:
news, "word of the day", "daily diversions", access to several search
engines, etc. Emphasis on practical, everyday topics more than
scholarly or academic sites.
Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org
"Open Source inspired, volunteer managed initiative". All the
advantages (many points of view, many people more able to keep
things up to date) and disadvantages (uneven coverage of some
topics, lack of focus) of using a large group of contributors to add
to the directory. Used as the directory for many search engines including Google.
WWW
Virtual Library
http://vlib.org
Volunteer editors maintain links to virtual libraries in many
academic fields. Arranged by broad subjects, with an alphabetical
listing, but lack of search feature may make it difficult to find
all relevant entries.
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