SEARCH ENGINES & DIRECTORIES : These make the Web go round. For a general search try the search engines and for specific searches try a directory, especially one built by a librarian. Ask Live Gigablast SurfWax : Optionally, you can specify the number of results you want, arrange results by
relevance, alphabet or source, and ask for summaries. Websearch : Features one-click access to the search results of fifteen of the best search providers on the Internet. Datavor : Here you can compare results from the major search engines. All The Web Search.com Mamma Dogpile : All the best search engines piled into one. The advanced search option has a
lot of nice features for narrowing searches. Search for web pages, images, multimedia, news and shopping. WebCrawler Open Directory Project : Claims to be the largest human-edited directory of the web. Google Directory : About 5 million websites selected by the Open Directory Project and enhanced by Google searching and ranking. Often useful to find "better" results, especially on broad or widely covered topics. Yahoo! Directory : About 4 million very short descriptions. Often useful, especially for popular and commercial topics. Librarians' Index to the Internet : Annotated directory of quality web sites on a wide variety
of subjects. About.Com : This is a very large searchable directory of reviewed and annotated web
sites. The World Wide Web Virtual Library : A collection of subject guides to the net maintained now
by the World Wide Web Consortium. This list started in 1991 when it was actually thought possible to catalog everything on
the web. There are a great variety of subjects, and the focus is more academic than fun. HotSheet : A one page web directory. WebRing : This is a directory of web rings which are collections of linked web sites
on a specific topic. These sites may be prepared by amateurs or professionals. Frequently, a web ring contains a wealth of
knowledge on a subject which cannot be located by other means. The InfoService : A large and fascinating collection of links organized into categories. This is a fun site which is sort of like exploring that old trunk in the attic. Infomine : Over 125,000 reliable annotations compiled by academic librarians from the University of California and elsewhere. BUBL 5:15 : A subject directory of the net with 1100 categories and from 5 to 15 carefully selected web sites for each category. This is a good starting point for web research. Encyclopædia Britannicas eBlast : This is billed as 'a guide to the Web's top sites, chosen by Britannica's editors'. The focus is on educational resources, covering a wide range of subjects at all educational levels. Digital librarian : A librarian's choice of the best of the Web. NewIndia.com : Indian search engine. 123India : Indian search engine Khoj : Indian search engine. Rediff : Indian search engine. Yahoo! India : Indian search engine. AltaVista India : Indian search engine. Indiatimes : Indian search engine. ProKerala.com : A web portal for malayalees. Kerala web directory : A web directory of sites related to Kerala. My-Kerala.com : A web portal of Kerala.
REFERENCE AID : These are websites which have collected bits of useful information and arranged them in a helpful order.eHow : How to do just about everything. Wikihow : Learn the 'how' of things. How Stuff Works : A great place to learn about how things work in the world around you. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then this is the place for you! WiseGeek : Answers to some common and uncommon questions we face everyday. Samples: What is the Difference Between GSM and CDMA? What Should I Look for When Buying a Lawn Aerator? What is the Difference Between a Two Stroke and Four Stroke Engine? Answers@yahoo : Ask questions, answer questions, discover answers. One of the categories here is "Best of Answers", and it is good. SOAK - Some of all knowledge : Claims to be Internet's premier knowledge engine. Check it out. Wikipedia : A wiki is a website or similar online resource which allows users to add and edit content collectively. Wikiquote Currency converter : Know the current exchange rates of currencies in countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. The World Factbook Dates in history : Check out what happened today in history. Who2.com : Find famous people fast. Find out which famous people were born on a particular day. O'Reilly Network What Is site : The dedicated home to all of their "What Is XYZ" articles. OneLook Dictionary Search : Search many dictionaries at once. Really cool. Encyclopedia.com : Free online encyclopedias and dictionaries. Search by alphabet, category or keyword. Library Spot : Best reference links handpicked by librarians. Biography.com : Offers not only biographical textual information but also photo galleries, videos and soundbytes. Categories include Born on this day, Today's video picks, In the headlines, etc. S9 biographical dictionary : Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world. Search by birth and death dates, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords. S9.com is a Wikipedia type system and everyone can edit. The free dictionary : English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!
Answers.com : All the answers are here. But do you have the questions? Internet World Stats : World Stats on Internet usage.
EDUCATIONAL & LITERARY : Websites related to education, books, libraries and things academic. Scholastic : A site useful for teachers and librarians. Innovative Internet applications in libraries University Grants Commission : Information on this body, its activities, details of all funded universities and colleges. Free-Ed : Free education on the web. Just select your course and get on with your education. No fees, no tests, no certificates. Good as an online study aid. Bookstove : You must come here if you are a book-lover. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research : Organization that promotes the development of indigenous technologies and utilization of indigenous resources. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) : Autonomous organisation in pursuance of National Policy on Education by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, providing vocational and community oriented education. National Council of Education Research and Training : Provides advice and support for the improvement of school education. Central Board of Secondary Education : Describes the role of the board, examinations overseen, administrative setup. Indian Edu Schools in India India - Education : A comprehensive database of more than 400 universities and colleges of India. InfoLibrarian : Providing information to working library and information science professionals, teachers and students. Academic info : Academic Info is an independent online subject directory of over 25,000 hand-picked educational resources for high school and college students as well as a directory of online degree programs and admissions test preparation resources (SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, USMLE, TOEFL).
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ART & MUSIC : If you are looking for sites to cater to your artistic tastes, check these out. Chordie : A search-engine to locate chords. Get the lyrics and chords of hundreds of songs here. da Vinci : View the most famous oil paintings of Leonardo da Vinci. R. Becker's Guitar Music Website : Delightful finger-picking style guitar music in mp3 format. Betty's MIDI page : Original MIDI compositions. Sunncity : Download hundreds of free MIDI files of some of the most popular songs from here. Movie reviews at Radiofree : If you are a movie buff like me then you will surely love this site. Contains reviews of hundreds of Hollywood flicks.
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FREEBIES : A lot of freeware is available on the web. But please do be careful when you use them. Tech Support Alert : The utilities are divided into 46 categories with each category listing the very best. Almost all the utilities in the list were featured in past issues of the free monthly newsletter "Support Alert". The site also provides links to the best troubleshooting sites, sites for tips, tricks and tweaking, scripts, drivers, etc. Freeware files Freewr.com : Lots of freeware here. Sixfiles.com : Collection of only the most high-quality freeware software. Snapfiles Filehippo.com Freeware guide A+ freeware Win Addons : Top 300 freeware for Windows Free software for Windows XP Free clipart Guide to free email and other services Portable freeware : Freeware that can be extracted to any directory and run independently without prior installation. You can even carry these around in your pen-drive. Free wallpapers : Hundreds of wallpapers. Browse by categories.
