Web Directories

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

Sub-headings:

Blog Lists, Directories & Search Engines

Comprehensive searchable or browsable listings of blogs and blog-related websites, including blog review sites. Includes all general reference sites with a web-log specific focus.

Resources in this category:

About.com
http://www.about.com/

About.com hosts websites whose content and links are createad and/or selected by hundreds of "Guides," experts in a particular field who provide articles, advice, and resources on that field.

Answers.com - Answer Library
http://www.answers.com/main/what_content.jsp

Subject-categorized directory to all of the free almanacs, atlases, biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works available from Answers.com. Be advised that the IPL does not consider entries or information from Wikipedia, WikiAnswers, or Answers.com's User Contribution section to be reliable sources of information.

Best of the Web Directory
http://botw.org/

A high-quality website directory. "To rank among the Best of the Web, a site must adhere to the strict criteria of editors who ensure that it contains substantive unique content, navigates in a user-friendly manner, contains no broken links or pictures, is up and running 24/7, and conforms to universally accepted web standards"

BUBL Information Service
http://bubl.ac.uk/

UK web directory offers an extensive subject listing of online resources organized by the Dewey Decimal System, subject menus, country of origin, type of resource (magazine, government information, etc.), and exclusively UK related links. Has "a special focus on Library and Information Science."

Intute
http://www.intute.ac.uk/

A web directory "created by a network of UK universities and partners." Websites in this database are selected, evaluated, and have "high quality descriptions" written by subject specialists.

KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org/

This is a great place to start if you want to surf and search the Internet. Created by librarians, this is an Internet guide especially for kids.

Librarians' Internet Index
http://lii.org/

The LII has been a popular and trusted tool for librarians for years! Each week, a team of volunteer librarians adds new quality websites this subject-categorized and searchable directory of the web. A great place to find high quality sites on numerous topics.

Best of the Web - Nebraska Library Commission
http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/bestofweb/bestofweb.aspx

Contains a list of websites recommended by the Nebraska Library Commission. Topics include Business and Finance, Education, Health and Medical, Nebraska Information, Science and Technology, and more.

Virtual Reference Library
http://www.virtualreferencelibrary.ca/

Search and browse "librarian-selected websites" and "self-guided research support" with a "special focus on Canadian and Ontario information." In French and English.