Basic Computer Notions Web searching

Next Introduction Quality control Quality control (cont'd) 4 of 19 Subject directories (cont'd) Search engines Search engines (cont'd) Effective searching Planning a search Planning a search (cont'd) Planning a search (cont'd) Planning a search (cont'd) Using the tools Know the engines Common methods Relevance ranking Keep track of your results Further information Safe surfing

Subject directories

dmoz screenshot Subject directories provide human-generated hierarchical classifications of Web sites. These classifications are browsable (and maybe also searchable).

Subject directories do not include all (or even most) Web sites, just those which have somehow been identified as useful or relevant. There may be limited consistency in such evaluations. Explicit site ratings may be provided.

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