Beyond Surfing: Directories


Beyond Surfing: Directories

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Beyond Surfing:  Directories

 

Directories organize Web sites by categories (i.e., subjects). People who work on directories decide in which category a Web site should be listed. Since directories are built and maintained by people, directories include far fewer Web sites than search engines. However, directories are the best place to begin browsing a subject, and most directories focus on including quality Web sites.

Best used for: browsing subjects; finding quality Web sites.

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Internet Public Library

Open Directory

Yahoo!

 

Try this:

  • When using a directory's keyword search option, note the subject categories your search retrieves.

Practice: Go to one of the directories linked above and make note of the search results. Select a topic that you are interested in, or search for hieroglyphics. How many and what are the names of some of the categories? Record the results of your search on this worksheet.

 


 


 


 


 


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