SUBJECT DIRECTORIES

Browse by subject or search by keyword in these smaller databases, which are selected and organized by persons instead of by spiders and crawlers. Also referred to as subject trees, i.e., hierarchical arrangement with main categories and sub-categories, these directories are not intended for extensive or comprehensive searches but are excellent starting points and frequently lead to good sites. Yahoo is the largest and declared leader; but some of the smaller directories are helpful to academic audiences, e.g., Argus, Infomine, Librarians' Index.

• Argus Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resources: http://www.clearinghouse.net/
  

• Channels (Excite!): http://www.excite.com/Reviews/
  

• Channels (InfoSeek): http://www.infoseek.com/
  

• Galaxy (TradeWave): http://www.einet.net/
  

• Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections: http://lib-www.ucr.edu/
  

• Librarians' Index to the Internet: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex/
  

• LookSmart (http://www.looksmart.com/): Easy-to-use arrangement with brief reviews. Good topic and subtopic break-down. Categories: 12 major divisions.
  

• Mining Company: http://home.miningco.com/mbody.htm
  

• Web Guides (Lycos): http://www.lycos.com/
  

• Yahoo! (http://www.yahoo.com/): The most popular subject directory on the Web. Also functions as the primary search engine for many. Just remember Yahoo is selective, but not complete. Browsing or keyword searching available. Can also do customized searches; click on "Options." Yahoo is indeed a pioneer, and its hierarchical arrangement has been copied by many. Categories: 14 major headings.

Compiled 1/31/97 (Updated 12/11/97) by Laura Boyer (CSU Stanislaus, Reference Coordinator); technical assistance by Valerie Bross (CSU Stanislaus, Cataloger)