World Wide Web

The collection of interconnected hypertext documents that resides on the Internet.

Sub-headings:

Browsers

Hosting Services

Includes sites that provide free WWW server space and tools for users to develop and publish web pages.

HTML

Portals

Sites that provide a combination of WWW hosting, search, and directory services.

Search Engines

A listing of popular or highly useful search engines or metasearch engines. Search engines are online forms that receive (usually) textual input from users, search one or more indexes of online resources, and return ranked results deemed relevant to the user's input. (Always evaluate a website, or other online resource, to determine how trustworthy and reliable the information is. See Internet Resource Evaluation under Web Searching Guides below to learn how to evaluate the authority of online resources.)

Servers

Web Directories

Navigable, indexed lists of web sites arranged by any of a variety of subject classifications.

Web Searching Guides

These guides explain how to search the web and/or point to useful tools for searching the web.

Resources in this category:

A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites
http://www.alistapart.com/

This online web magazine covers topics associated with "design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards." All of its articles are free and available from the site, and each article has a section to leave comments.

Art For The Web
http://www.webpagedesign.com.au/

Download page templates, backgrounds and more. Peruse "tutorials ranging in topic from how to unzip your template files to labeling images in Photoshop and more."

Bobby Online Free Portal
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/

"This free service will allow you to test web pages and help expose and repair barriers to accessibility and encourage compliance with existing accessibility guidelines, such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG. Please note: This online dialog tests only one page at a time. The server limits the number of pages it checks in order to keep the online service available to all to one (1) web page per minute."

DevGuru - A Developer's Resource
http://www.devguru.com/

"DevGuru is a premier developer's resource featuring a comprehensive quick reference for ASP, JavaScript, Jet SQL, Style Sheets, and VBScript, free online tutorials and product demos, and useful products - all of which can be downloaded." Site includes "'Quick Reference' documentations and 'How To' manuals, that deal with a wide variety of topics of interest to developers and computer programmers."

Dive Into Accessibility
http://diveintoaccessibility.org/

An e-book about making web sites more accessible to those with disabilities.

eBoz
http://www.eboz.com/

"Directory of quality inspected websites and articles on e-commerce, web design and internet marketing. Free expert advice, tips and discussions on building a successful website."

Free Clip Art Island
http://www.freeclipartisland.com/

A "huge selection of free clipart". Clip art arranged according to more than 250 catagories. All art is original and created by Adrea Satre. Site encourages users can also send in requests for new clip art creations.

Ghost Sites: Where Dead Web Sites Live On
http://www.disobey.com/ghostsites/

Online graveyard of dead websites. Features .jpg images of defunct sites.

Gomez
http://www.gomez.com/

Rates online merchants, auction sites, brokers and travel agents and provides information on online commerce. "The mission of Gomez Advisors is to be the single best source of insight for consumers when selecting e-commerce services."

HTML and Web Programming Resources
http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/WWW/

Compilation of classified links to resources about programming for the WWW. HTML tutorials, specifications, and validators; Java documentation, download sites, source code collections, and security info; HTTP and CGI documentation and examples; JavaScript resources.

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine
http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

"The Internet Archive Wayback Machine puts the history of the World Wide Web at your fingertips. The Archive contains over 100 terabytes and 10 billion web pages archived from 1996 to the present. To start using the Wayback Machine to surf the web as it was, just type an URL (a web site address) into the box... click the Take Me Back button, and start exploring the past."

The Internet Society
http://www.isoc.org/

The ISOC works to promote the future growth of the internet. It plays a leadership role in setting internet standards and spearheading internet-related educational initiatives throughout the world.

Java Programming Resources
http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/java/

Compiled and categorized links to Java Programming Resources: tutorials, documentation, FAQs, compiler and browser download sites, book lists, applet and class library collections, security info.

The LivingInternet.com
http://www.livinginternet.com/

This site gives good basic information on how to use certain Internet tools including Electronic Mail, Internet Relay Chat, and Multi-User Dimensions (MUDs). More advanced users will be able to find specific information without going through a long tutorial.

Online Accessibility
http://www.umich.edu/~webacces/About.html

Online Accessibility from the University of Michigan provides information to help designers build more accessible web sites, with a tutorial and resources available.

Philip & Alex's Guide to Web Publishing
http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/

"This book is a catalog of the mistakes that I've made while building more than 100 Web sites in the last five years. I wrote it in the hopes that others won't have to repeat those mistakes." So begins Philip Greenspun's preface to his book, published in 1997 and now available online.

PHP/MySQL Tutorial
http://www.webmonkey.com/programming/php/tutorials/tutorial4...

Three part tutorial on server-side scripting using PHP and MySQL, with links to other database tutorials.

Pirated-Sites.com
http://www.pirated-sites.com/

"Pirated-Sites.com showcases side-by-side comparisons of web sites that are suspected of borrowing, copying or stealing copyright-protected content, design or code without permission." The website offers a searchable archive and information about copyright and technical issues.

Research-based Web Guidelines
http://www.usability.gov/guidelines/

This site provides over 50 of the top Web design and usability guidelines based on research studies and supporting information from the field. Each guideline provides: A brief statement of the overarching principle that is the foundation of the guideline, Comments that further explain the research/supporting information, Source(s) of the research/supporting information. A score indicating the "Strength of the Evidence" that supports the guideline, and One or more graphic examples of the guideline in practice.

Safeshopping.org
http://www.safeshopping.org/

A detailed and thorough guide to shopping safely on the Internet. Has information for buyers and sellers and covers such issues as security, privacy, payment, sellers, product, delivery, and complaints.

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

Don't get lost in a sea of freeware--find the best free browser, HTML editor, email application and more! Also, check out tips on how to make your computer run faster.

Usable Web
http://usableweb.com/

Usable Web is a collection of links about information architecture, human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web. Value adds: descriptions, multiple organizational schemes (by date, topic, destination, author, popularity), search engine queries to even more resources.

WAVE Accessibility Evaluation Tool
http://wave.webaim.org/

"WAVE is a free web accessibility evaluation tool...used to aid humans in the web accessibility evaluation process. Rather than providing a complex technical report, WAVE shows the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility information within your page." Just type in your web address, upload or copy and paste HTML code!

Web Accessibility Initiative
http://www.w3.org/WAI/

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/

This site provides provides documents on guidelines from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCA WG). There are also minutes from previous meetings of the Group.

The Web Developers' Virtual Library
http://wdvl.internet.com/

"A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of web technology, The Web Developer's Virtual Library is a well-organised goldmine of tutorials, examples, and links to great resources. It's for webmasters and Internet developers who are creating web sites with HTML, CGI, Java, JavaScript, graphics, VRML, multimedia, animation, etc."

Web Graphics 101
http://cs-cert.unisa.ac.za/internet/resources/webgraphics101...

Provides a nuts-and-bolts approach to creating graphics for the Web, including interactive tutorials. Great for beginners or even advanced graphic designers new to creating Web graphics.

Webmastering info
http://www.webmastering.info/

A great information source for webmasters of all skill levels. Covers topics such as programming to how to promote your website.

Webmonkey
http://www.webmonkey.com/

This "How-to Guide for Web Developers" contains tutorials for building Web sites. Categories of lessons include: E-Business, Design, HTML, JavaScript, Databases, Graphics and Fonts, Multimedia, and more. There are also quicker Crash Courses available.

webreference.com
http://www.webreference.com/

"HTML authors and webmasters, teach yourself the art of web site creation. With over 700 carefully selected and annotated web sites plus original articles, the WRL is a comprehensive web developer's resource."

World-Wide Web Consortium
http://www.w3.org/

"The W3C was founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. We are an international industry consortium." The site has information about the web and sections on user interface, technology and society, architecture, and the web accessibility initiative.

World-Wide Web FAQ
http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/

"The World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) is intended to answer the most common questions about the Web."

The WWW Virtual Library
http://vlib.org/

"The WWW Virtual Library is a distributed, not-for-profit system of specialized directories and guides, each maintained by an expert in the field... The VL is the oldest catalog of the web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of html and the web itself. Unlike commercial catalogs, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the web, the VL pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web." Divided into 14 broad categories, the VL catalog covers almost any topic imaginable.

XML.com
http://www.xml.com/

The site is designed to provide information and services to both people who are already working with XML and those HTML users who want to "graduate" to XML's power and complexity. Features annotated XML specification, articles, news, Perl information.