AlphaSearch
http://www.calvin.edu/library/as/
Maintainer: Hekman Digital Library, Calvin College
Annotated links: Yes
Search: Yes
Strengths: Selectivity and availability of many kinds of resources.
AlphaSearch is a subject-based metasite provided by the Hekman Digital Library at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A metasite of metasites, AphaSearch is a gateway into the topics it covers. Users can browse by resource type, any of 35 subjects from archaeology to Spanish, or by descriptor, which the Calvin selectors have applied to each resource. Searches in AlphaSearch are limited to single word at this time; however, fielded searching is available. Each resource offers a short description and a link to a full description containing hyperlinked title words and descriptors. At present, AlphaSearch contains over 700 metaresources, organized into seven categories including gateways, full text documents, databases, and journals.
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
http://lib-www.ucr.edu/
Maintainer: University of California, Riverside Library
Annotated links: Yes
Search: Yes
Strengths: Comprehensive academic coverage, uses Library of Congress subject headings (LCSH)
INFOMINE is a collection of scholarly Internet resources that is arranged in 10 major categories. Each category can be searched, or browsed by keyword, title, or LCSH subject headings. Resource description is avalable via subject and keyword access. It maintains large "What's New" sections for each major category. INFOMINE is known for its selectivity and the quality of its resources, which are hand picked by librarians.
BUBL LINK
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/
Maintainer: BUBL Information Service, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Annotated links: Yes
Search capabilities: Yes
Strengths: Comprehensive academic coverage, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) organization
BUBL LINK is an excellent example of the use of DDC classification to build an Internet subject-oriented resource list. BUBL LINK is known for its selectivity and the quality of its resources, which are hand picked by librarians.