Directories

Engines

• Internet sites are organized by subject.

• Internet sites are organized in databases by automated computer programs (spider and bots).

• Listings are compiled by humans.

• Listings are compiled by computer programs.

• Internet sites collected are often evaluated by humans.

• There is no evaluation of the collected sites.

• Good for beginners. Users can control their search by browsing in the appropriate directory.

• Users need to learn the engine's syntax in order to do an effective search. In other words, you need to learn the proper words that a specific engine will respond to. (i.e. some engines will respond to the operator AND and others might respond to + instead)

• Good for gathering resources on a general topic. Provides a list of sites on the same subject.

• Good for locating a very specific page within a web site..