David Magier's
Subject Tree Bookmarks
5-6-04

Internet Training & Consulting

comments to:
magier@columbia.edu

Subject Trees and Subject Directories

• Beyond Bookmarks: Schemes for Organizing the Web by Subject

• The Internet Public Library

• DMOZ: The Open Directory Project

• The Library Card
  A library-oriented commercial venture, with extensive hand-picked selections of links organized into a library-like subject portal. Site does not provide info on who selects content, nor the criteria or policies governing selection.

• Resource Discovery Network

• BUBL-Link
  Catalog of selected internet resources, by Dewey and general subject classifications

• Google Subject Directory

• The Invisible Web Directory ("Finding Hidden Internet Resources Search Engines Can't See")

• Academic Info Subject Index (Mike Madin)
  "a subject directory of Internet resources tailored to a college audience. Each subject guide is an annotated listing of the best general Internet sites in the field, as well as a gateway to specialized and advanced research tools..."

• INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections (Univ. of California)
  Built by UC librarians, it is a virtual library and showcase of net-based academic information for use by faculty, students, and research staff at the university level.

• CyberDewey Subject Collections

• Scout Report Signpost
  Structured browsing of selected evaluated, cataloged, summarized and reviewed internet resources. Arranged by browsable subject headings and by Library of Congress classification

• The WWW Virtual Library (WWW-VL)

• PINAKES - A Subject Launchpad (Heriot-Watt University)

• About.com

• Yahoo (subject structure)

• GeniusFind

• Beaucoup (subject-structured meta-list of directories and search engines)

• Librarians' Index to the Internet

• The Michigan E-Library (State of Michigan & Univ. of Michigan)

• Subject-Based Information Gateways
  Subject tree meta-gateway. Part of the DESIRE Project of the European Union.

• Selected Subjects list (Columbia University)

• Selected Websites by Subject (University of Pennsylvania)

• Electronic Resources By Subject (NCSU Libraries)

• Argus Clearinghouse of Subject Guides (outdated)

• RiceInfo: Finding Resources by Subject (Rice University)

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• Specialist & Subject-Specific Resource Collections
  • UNESCO/IFLA Directory of Digitized Collections
    A structured "listing of major digitized heritage collections and on-going digitization programmes worldwide."
  • Social Science Information Gateway
  • EdSITEment: The Best of the Humanities on the Web
    Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, MCI, and Council of the Great City Schools. Contains teaching materials and highlighted internet resources in various humanities fields. Geared towards secondary schools and undergraduates.
  • Internet History Sourcebooks Project (Paul Halsall, Fordham University)
  • CoombsWeb Social Science Information Servers (ANU)
  • ARTSOURCE! (Arts subject tree)
  • HealthWeb
    Healthweb is a collaborative project designed to provide organized access to health-related Internet resources. It is jointly sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

• Reference Resource Collections
  • My Virtual Reference Desk
  • The Reference Desk (Academic Information Net)
  • The Reference Desk (Michigan E-Library)
  • IPL Ready Reference (Internet Public Library)

• K-12 School Oriented Internet Resource Subject Trees
  • Blue Web'N: a library of learning sites on the Web
    A wonderful collection of K-12 learning and teaching resources (class projects, tutorials, link collections, lesson plans, activities, reference tools) all organized by subject. [link provided by Joan Abrams]
  • KidsClick! ("Created by a bunch of librarians" -- Ramapo Catskill Library System)
  • On-Lion for Kids (New York Public Library)
  • Awesome Library
  • Marcopolo (WorldCom, Inc.) (Internet content for the classroom).
  • EdHelper.com (subject-wise internet content and lesson plans for the classroom)
  • The Homework Center (Multnomah County Library)
    An excellent, informative reference site, organized by major subject, designed to assist students in homework assignments
  • B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
    Brief listings of quality internet sites by topic, with short annotations. Very easy to navigate.
  • History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
    "...to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom." Answers most K-12 social studies assignments.
  • GreatSites (American Library Association)
    Hundreds of carefully selected web sites for kids organized by subject.
  • TeenHoopla (American Library Association)
    Structured collection of selected websites for teens. [Link provided by Rocco Staino]
  • Frank Potter's Science Gems
    Collection of links, lesson plans, and other useful K-12 resources on science
  • Seattle Art Museum (Great site for educators and kids: links, interactive teaching materials and exhibits, etc. on art, international folklore, history, etc.)
  • Biography.com (A&E Television Network.)
    Database contains over 20,000 short biographies. No links to related external internet resources). Good content, though style is a bit disnified.
  • E-Zoo
    A well-organized vast collection of links to quality web resources on animals. Organized for easy searching and browsing by hierarchy of animal species. Part of the NetVet site. [link provided by Joan Abrams]