Internet Subject Directories

Academic & Professional Directories | Commercial Directories & Portals

Academic & Professional Directories

Access to Internet and Subject Resources - extensive collection of subject pages from the University of Delaware Library

Alpha Search - search or browse a collection of Internet meta-sites from the Calvin Theological Seminary

The Argus Clearinghouse - rated guides to high-quality subject collections on the Internet

The Best Information on the Net (BIOTN) - collection of academic resources maintained at St. Ambrose University in Iowa

Britannica.com - 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

INFOMINE - large collection of scholarly Internet resources collectively maintained by libraries of the University of California

InfoSurf - academic subject resources from the University of California at Santa Barbara

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

The New Athenaeum: Internet Resource Guides Developed by Libraries - collection of guides created by librarians worldwide; currently of limited size but is growing

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 Report Signpost - critical summaries of Internet resources for the academic and research community from the Scout Report

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

Commercial Directories and Portals

	About.com - large collection of topical collections gathered by company-certified subject specialists
	Go Network - 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
	JumpCity - collection that offers a signed review of each item and a link to any Usenet newsgroup related to the topic
	LookSmart - large collection of links to reviewed sites in more than 70,000 categories; incorporates results from Direct Hit
	Magellan - searchable directory of rated and reviewed Internet sites
	My Starting Point - selective collection features a main index of 12 categories; offers searches on Web search engines and the option to personalize the site
	NBCi [formerly Snap] - collection of briefly annotated and recommended sites, with fairly good coverage of academic subject areas; search engine results area also returned
	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 America Online and promising extensive expansion
	The Search Beat - large, selective dirctory organized into numerous subtopics with a friendly approach
	Top9.com - directory that ranks content based on popularity using a methodology from PC Data Online; shows the top 18 listings in each category every month
	WebBrain - Java-based visual search engine of the Open Directory Project index; interface allows users to click through an animated display of categories to locate Web sites. Currently in beta, and requires a fast Internet connection.
	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! - one of the largest directories on the Internet but lacks reliable site evaluation, so deficient content is mixed in with the good; offers news, stock quotes, maps, free e-mail and many other services
	Sites that collect links to portals (and search engines) may be found under Search Engine Collections.