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Subject Directories generally involve human selection: the websites included in a directory usually have been examined, selected, and categorized by a person. The categories in a subject directory are hierarchically organized. In general, one finds fewer hits in a subject directory, but the hits are usually better ones. Directories are most useful when browsing for information about a general subject. Start with a likely broad subject or topic; then drill down through the subtopics. A few subject directories to try:

Librarians' Index http://www.lii.org
Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Academic Info http://www.academicinfo.us
About.com http://www.about.com
Google Directory http://www.google.com/dirhp
Yahoo! http://dir.yahoo.com

Search Engines are more comprehensive than subject directories. In general, a search using a search engine yields more hits than one finds using a subject directory; but many of the hits are not as related. Indexing in search engines are done by computer using electronic "spiders." Search engines are useful when searching for specific information. A few search engines to try:

AltaVista http://www.altavista.com
Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com
Google http://www.google.com
HotBot http://www.hotbot.com
Lycos http://www.lycos.com
Metacrawler http://www.metacrawler.com
Ixquick http://ixquick.com

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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