TITLE

Proliferation and Categories of Internet Directories

AUTHOR(S)

Gandhi, Subash

PUB. DATE

June 1998

SOURCE

Reference & User Services Quarterly;Summer98, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p319

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Assesses the exponential growth of Internet resources, specifically Internet directories. How directories can be categorized; Negative and positive aspects of Internet subject directories; Role and objective of an Internet directory. INSET: Directory of Internet Subject Directories Published....

ACCESSION #

1281498

 

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