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	Internet Directories Directories are collections of Internet sites organized by subject. Users click on a topic of interest, and then browse through the list of resources in that category. Directories are constructed and maintained by human beings, rather than by the automated computer programs used to create search engines. There are two basic types of directories: academic and professional directories usually created and maintained by subject experts to support the needs of researchers, and commercial directories that cater to the general public and are competing for traffic. Academic and Professional Directories
	Academic Info: the Reference Desk		Includes: Academic Internet Guides; Academic Library Subject Guides; Information Gateways; Search Engines; Internet Academic Directories & Tools; Encyclopedias & Almanacs; Pathfinders in many broad subject areas; and a Main Subject Index for specific disciplines
	Britannica online		Selected, general interest to academic sites. Includes Annotations with evaluation. Quality varies depending on the subject area.
	BUBL Link		From Great Britain. Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas.
	Informine		Selected by Academic Librarians. Includes academic and professional sites with annotations .
	Internet Scout Report		Selected by Librarians and subject- matter experts. Includes academic and professional sites with annotations; 1,795 cataloged summaries assigned LC Classifications. Full descriptions.
	Librarians Index to the Internet		Sites from general interest to academic. Includes annotations with evaluation. Excellent resource for almost any subject.
	Resource Discovery Network		Access to high quality, scholarly Internet resources. Rich entry points to a full range of Internet, bibliographic, documentary and data resources.
	WWW Virtual Library		Selected, academic and professional sites, but quality varies. Sites include a few short descriptions. Some annotations are available.
	Commercial Directories and Portals
	About.com		Large, fairly comprehensive directory with mostly popular, nonacademic sites. Includes short descriptions and no ratings or rankings. Quality varies.
	Open Directory Project		Significant resource collection compiled by thousands of volunteer editors owned by America Online and promising extensive expansion.
	Galaxy
	Yahoo		Largest and most comprehensive Web directory. No formal selection or quality control, user-submitted sites.

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