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Academic Directories (Search Engines)
These search engines, called directories, contain information that has been reviewed and deemed reliable. These search engines are the best place to start looking for academic information on the internet.
- Academic Info - Gateway to college and research level Internet resources maintained by former librarian Mike Madin and a volunteer group of subject specialists.
- The Best Information on the Net (BIOTN) - Collection of academic resources maintained at St. Ambrose University in Iowa.
- 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.
- 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.
- Resource Discovery Network - Searchable interface to major meta-sites in academic disciplines, including AHDS (arts and humanities), Biz/ed, SciCentral, SOSIG (social sciences) and many more. See also PINAKES, A Subject Launchpad for another way into these sites.
- The Scout Report Archives - Searchable database of 10,000+ critical summaries of Internet resources for the academic and research community included in the Scout Reports.
- Subject Guides A to Z - Extensive collection of subject pages from the University of Delaware Library.
- The WWW Virtual Library - Highly respected guides to many disciplines sponsored by the W3 Consortium.
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