There are vast numbers of subject resources on the Web, the problem being where to find
them. In order to assist you, we have collected together the following sites as
representing the most valuable resources available. The sites listed here cover general
subject guides (not encyclopedias,
compendia or other full text resources).
If you are looking for a specific subject, please see
A-Z
of Subject Resource.
General Subject Guides
These are our recommended Web guides covering all subject areas.
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All Experts
- free question and answer service for those who cannot find what they want to know on the
web, or just want to ask a real person. You click the link to your chosen category, type
in your question and wait for an answer. It is run by volunteers who
specialize in
different areas with each expert sorted by prestige, knowledge, response time,
clarity, politeness and number of questions asked. If you are an expertise you can take a
test and become a volunteer yourself. |
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Argus -
a research library with listings evaluated according to objective criteria
to help the researcher determine relevance. |
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British
Library Public Catalogue -
the contents of one of the
world's greatest collections of published material. |
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BUBL - a national information service for the higher
education community. |
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Direct Search - comprehensive
listing of Web resources from George Washington University. |
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EARLweb - a subject guide to Web resources
from the Consortium for Public Library Networking. |
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Galaxy -
vertical search engines and browse directories. |
| UK
OnLine User Group - online industry links, an index to research resources. |
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Virtual Reference Library -
Toronto Library's annotated
index to research resources. |
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WWW
Virtual Library -
the oldest catalogue of the Web, a non-commercial site with guides to subject resources. |
