a categorised list of links selected by individuals expert in the subject area
a collection of web sites organised by people into a hierarchically structured subject list
a database of titles organized by category
a manually-created catalog of sites on the internet
an hierarchical grouping of related subject headings
an organized collection of sites categorized and maintained by humans who are subject experts
a selected list of web sites
a service that offers a collection of links to Internet resources submitted by site creators or evaluators and organised into subject categories
a topic-oriented catalog of web sites and is generally grouped together hierarchically by humans who have reviewed the sites
a web site that utilizes a database that has been compiled with human effort to evaluate different web sites and place them in categories
An Internet service in which a group selects and organizes Web sites by subject (some examples are http://www.healthweb.org and http://www.medmatrix.org)
A listing of web sites by subject categories. Subject directories are compiled by people. Yahoo and the WWW Virtual Library are examples of subject directories. See Search Engine.
Subject directories or subject catalogues are overviews of Internet resources subcategorized for subject. They contain only part of the resources of the entire Internet. However, this part is a quality part of sites selected by experts.
tool used to browse the Web where the database is organised by subjects and the information is found by looking through these categories (although in many cases subject directories will have their own search engine as well)
Subject directories impose some order on the information available on the Internet by providing a categorised subject-based structure that can be browsed to find relevant sites. See Module 1.
A directory limiting its coverage to persons or organizations within a certain field.
Organised lists of Web pages, divided into hierarchically grouped subject areas as a result of human effort. They are also known as subject gateways.
a directory that categorizes resources on the web by subject areas.
Subject directories are selected and organized by people into subject categories. If you have a general topic, browsing through a subject directory may be the best way to begin your research. Most subject directories now contain search engines which allow you to search their directories. The essential difference between search engines and subject directories is that directories involve humans in selecting, describing and organizing Web resources.
An approach to Web documents by a lexicon of subject terms hierarchically grouped. May be browsed or searched by keywords. Subject directories are smaller than other searchable databases, because of the human involvement required to classify documents by subject. (4/99)
A subject directory is a website that allows you to browse or search a pre-set list of websites, grouped in categories. Yahoo! and About.com are commonly used subject directories. Subject directories are a good place to begin a search if you donâ€(tm)t have many specifics. Search engines may be a better choice if you want to find a specific item (for example: HP Deskjet 895Cse printer). Source: TechSoup.org
enables searching of the public Internet by subject category
A directory consisting of links to Internet resources.