• BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources (Review Available)
• Copyright and Fair Use (Review Available)
• CyberDewey (Review Available)
• Electronic sources of information: a bibliography (Review Available)
• Subject index to literature on Electronic sources of information (Review Available)
• Electronic Book Evaluation Project (Review Available)
• Filters and Filtering (Review Available)
• LibraryLand (Review Available)
• Library Explorer (Review Available)
• Librarians' index to the internet (Review Available)
• Literati Club (Review Available)
• Literature On Electronic Sources Of Information (Review Available)
• The On-Line Books Page (Review Available)
• Public Space In Cyberspace: Library Advocacy In The Information Age (Review Available)
• Renardus (Review Available)
• Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (Review Available)
• The Getty Information Institute (Review Available)

A quite sophisticated guide to the Internet, mostly the Web. All sites are selected for quality, organized by Dewey Decimal Classification, and browseable by DDC, by alphabetical subject, and by subject organized by country, as well as searchable. Each entry includes a brief description with the link, as well as the author/sponsor, subject terms and DDC classification, indication of resource type, and location of the home page. Unlike many similar guides, this site clearly indicates the last time links were checked, and is updated monthly. The 5:15 in the name refers to the policy of including at least five resources in each subject�the 15 supposedly is the upper limit, but a given subject may have over 30 links.

Based at, and supported by, Stanford University (California, USA), with the Council on Library Resources, this site contains essentially everything about the concept of "fair use" as it applies to the US copyright law. Classfications include legal primary sources (including treaties and conventions), current cases and bills, Internet resources, and a number of links to sites providing commentary on the history and current status of the idea. In particular, this site is excellent for keeping up with both thinking and law on how fair use applies to the Internet, sound recordings, and other newer technologies. A search engine permits access by either freetext phrase or keywords, but frankly isn't particularly useful except in a general way.

Going back to 1995, an attempt to organize major sites on the Web by the Dewey Decimal classification generally just the three-digit breakdowns. While hardly complete, nearly all the links are live, and nearly all of them are themselves subject-related guides. The site includes an interesting explanation of the Dewey system and arguments for using it on the Web by (apparently) a non-librarian. And, there is also an alphabetical index to the classification, plus a brief 4-digit classification list.

Two related sites, from Marian Dworaczek, at the University of Saskatchewan, in Canada. The Bibliography is an alphabetical author listing of the material in the subject Index, containing over 1140 titles as of early 2000. Material includes monographs, chapters, electronic texts, and variants. The subject searching involves going to a given letter, and then scrolling to the desired subject. Full citations (on the bibliography page) must then be linked by clicking on the author�s name. Although there is no real search engine, the combination of continuous updating, excellent, if brief, annotations, and thorough subject coverage make this a site worth visiting.

This could be a very interesting homepage for librarians interested in electronic books. A group of American libraries have joined this project. The objectives of the project are to share experiences concerning use of electronic books in libraries, including the important questions of prices and licensing. The Web site includes a treatment of both hardware and software, links to relevant articles and press notices. It also includes links to ongoing projects, results from user surveys and much more.

This replaces the ALA Intellectual Freedom and the Internet page. In addition to links to ALA policies and statements on filtering there are links to:

First Amendment Basics; International Intellectual Freedom Basics; American Library Basics; Internet Filtering Statements of State Library Associations; International Library Basics w Censorship Basics; Internet Basics; Internet Use Policies; Court Decisions Against Internet Filtering; Statements and Papers Opposing Filtering; Minors, Libraries, and the Internet; ALA Libraries & the Internet Toolkit; Especially for Children and Their Parents; Pending Internet Legislation; News Sources for Information about the Internet, Filters, Filtering, Intellectual Freedom, and the First Amendment; Books on the Internet and Intellectual Freedom; Other Organizations Opposing Filtering

Another rather simple page, valuable for its comprehensive coverage of material on the subject, with a strong emphasis on electronic materials. In essence, this is a classified set of bookmarks, with helpful brief annotations, and hot links. Most of the material is on the Web, but a few print citations do appear. Although primarily focused on the United States, some material relevant to other nations and to international copyright do appear.

A librarian-oriented site maintained by Jerry Kuntz of the Ramapo [New Jersey, USA] Catskill Library System. Organized by topic, includes links to all sorts of sites for librarians (generally with a US emphasis). Unlike many such sites, links to all sides of controversial issues (such as pro- and anti-filtering sites, as well as the filters themselves).

In essence a modernized "pathfinder" on how to do research, this site is one of the best how-to sites aimed at the beginning university student on the Web. Ranging from general discussions of terminology to specific recommendations of sources on particular topics, the site is generally well laid out either for searching (in a very detailed index), or using as a tutorial. In addition to a search engine, an intelligent use of frames and links, the site is richly endowed with photographs of library sources, with a variety of points of view in the colour photographs. Although some of the information is specific to the University of Iowa, this site will be of help to anyone who needs to provide some basic library use instruction. And, the information on the Web, while at a very basic level, is one of the best introductions for the "newbie" available.

Begun in 1990 (yes!) as author Carole Leita�s Gopher bookmarks, this is now a detailed listing, with weekly updates, of nearly 6,000 Web sites, selected by librarians. The emphasis here is on accurate and reliable sites, but with the requirement that all be of interest and use to patrons of public libraries (unlike the more usual emphasis on academic or special library clienteles). Classified with subject headings, this site provides hot links and good 50-100 word annotations. If desired, one can subscribe to a weekly updating service. Plans for the coming three years involve significant expansion both of the number of indexers and of the size of the database. In addition to the subject arrangement, this site is searchable by subject, title, descriptions, and keywords.

The Literati Club web site has recently been relaunched with a new design, improved navigation and additional resources.

The Literati Club provides support and services for those authors that publish with an MCB journal and for the editors of each of our journals. It is a tangible expression of commitment by a publisher to its authors and editors and the web site highlights such innovations as MCB's Research Registers, Copyright Policy and Authors' Charter. In addition, the site offers articles and information on writing for scholarly publication, calls for papers, links to external sites, e-mail updates ... all valuable resources to authors and editors world-wide, regardless of who they publish with. Interaction is encouraged by way of feedback, new journal suggestion and article submission forms.

Marian Dworaczek compiles a subject index to the literature on electronic sources of information which is regularly updated. An index is available at http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/BIBLIO.HTM

Created by John Ockerbloom in 1993, this is one of the best, if not the best, sites providing a catalogue of electronic texts for both monographs and serials. Material has to be truly available at no charge, to include the full text of the printed material and be in English. The material is classified by Library of Congress classification, and by complete call number, as well as searchable by author and title (either full or keyword). In addition to the extensive, up-to-date list of books, this site includes a collection of links to other collections of electronic texts, particularly to non-English language materials.

Public Space in cyberspace outlines the importance of preserving a public space in the digital world. It includes profiles of innovative public libraries operating computer centres, community computer networks, cable access TV centres, and satellite TV equipment in the US. The booklet also contains a beginner's policy primer on our legal right to the affordable use of telephone networks, the Internet, and TV services. It encourages all public library and information advocates to work together in promoting a communications network for everyone.

The objective of Renardus is to establish a common user interface to the different European subject guides. It only includes guides that have been through a quality control process. The homepage gives information about the project and its development.

An unannotated selection of print and electronic books, reports and articles on all aspects of the subject, arranged in eight subject sections (most with subheadings). The HTML version includes a primitive search engine (with Boolean capability), plus links to the text (where available) of all documents listed, as well as to other Web sites; Acrobat and Word versions are available for downloading/printing. Regularly updated, with tags indicating the most recently updated sections. The emphasis is on the more scholarly materials, primarily discussing the more scholarly issues, unlike many other sites, which tend to have more commercial interests. Compiled by C. W. Bailey, Assistant Dean for Systems, University of Houston (Texas, USA).

A relatively new site for a new organization. The Getty is devoted to enhancing access to the world's cultural heritage through computer technology, and as a result engages in demonstration projects, creation of access tools (such as the Art and Architecture Thesaurus), development of standards for digital imaging and preservation, and education and advocacy activities. The site is a bit complex, heavily visual, and thus may take some time to load. Organization is also a bit confusing, but can be managed, especially with the indexing and search engine provided. This is certainly one of the first places to look to keep up on the progress of digitizing and indexing visual materials.

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