Web Directories (also known as Link Directories or Subject Directories) are another way to find to information on the Web. These directories work much like a traditional hard copy directory, providing links to a list of relevant websites often organized by topic.
A web directory is not a search engine - they do not send out spiders and indexing bots, and don’t display lists of web pages based on keywords. The categorization of each link is usually based on the whole web site, rather than one page or a set of keywords, and sites are often limited to inclusion in only one or two categories.
Sites within Web Directories are normally submitted by the site owner with a description that they feel appropriately describes the content of the site. When you perform a text search in a web directory it will normally return the best websites based on the site descriptions.
Typical categories in a web directory would be Home, Entertainment, Arts, Business, Technology, Kids etc.
RSS or Blog directories are similar to web directories, but contain collections of RSS feeds or Blogs, categorized by topic.
Some General Web Directories
About.com is an online neighborhood of hundreds of helpful experts, eager to share their wealth of knowledge with visitors. http://www.about.com/
Best of the Web Directory is a commercial web directory providing content rich, well-designed websites categorized topically and regionally. http://botw.org/
GoGuides is a searchable human edited web directory, categorized by location and topics and also includes features like image search and updated news. http://www.goguides.org/
JoeAnt is a human edited directory offering "to provide a directory of quality sites for Internet users". http://www.joeant.com/
The Open Directory Project (OPD or Dmoz) is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
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The open content of Dmoz is mirrored at many sites, including the Google Directory http://www.google.com/dirhp
Starting Point Directory is a human edited general web directory that provides websites organized by topic. http://www.stpt.com/directory/
The World Wide Web Virtual Library was the first index of content on the World Wide Web and still operates as a directory of e-texts and information sources on the web. http://vlib.org/
The Yahoo! Directory is a web directory which rivals the Open Directory Project in size. The directory was Yahoo’s first offering. http://dir.yahoo.com/
BUBL : A Catalogue of Academic Internet Resources BUBL describes itself as a 'Free User-Friendly Access to selected internet resources covering all subject areas, with a special focus on Library and Information Science'. http://bubl.ac.uk/
Info Mine was developed by librarians at the University of California - a great academic resource. http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter serving California, the nation, and the world. http://lii.org
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