Internet directories
One attempt to structure the web is being done in the Internet directories where you get lists of selected links sorted by subject. In some subject portals they also examine the quality of the links – use them firstly.
An Internet directory sorts web sites after what subject they treat. Searching among a limited selection of especially good resources in an Internet directory often pays off well.
RASK
Is an Internet directory with quality checked links for web sites and web documents in the humanities, social science, law and gender science. The purpose of the portal is to make firstly Swedish and Nordic, but also to some extent foreign Internet resources more accessible. Mainly free Internet resources are registered. The main target group for RASK is students and other people working in research and higher education at Swedish universities and colleges.
Intute
The Intute (UK) is a selection of quality assessed Internet resources suitable for higher education. You can either go directly to your subject field or search among the descriptions for a particular resource. YOu can browse this subjects in Intute:
- * Agriculture, food, and forestry
* Architecture and planning
* Biological sciences
* Business and management studies
* Communication and media studies
* Creative and performing arts * Education and research methods
* Engineering
* Geography and environment
* Humanities
* Law
* Mathematics and computer science
* Medicine including dentistry
* Modern languages and area studies
* Nursing, midwifery and allied health
* Physical sciences
* Psychology
* Social sciences
* Veterinary medicine
INFOMINE
Infomine (US) is a collection of selected Internet resources for academic uses. Web sites, databases, e-journals, bulletin boards, listservs, articles and other types of information are listed.
Search among the resources in different subject areas. Infomine searches in the description of the resource and the first pages of the full text. If the resource is connected to a cost this is marked with a dollar sign $.
- You find a search form in an Internet directory. Where/what are you searching with that form? Is it the resource or the description of it?
