Besides our very own highly acclaimed 451 F, here are other places great for "jumping" into the web...

a2z

is yet another searchable index of the most linked-to Internet resources, based upon reviewed sites among the immense Lycos catalog. The Lycos spider helps build the a2z directory by seeking out the most linked-to (and therefore the most rewarding) sites on the Net.

Awesome List

Gathered here, from one Internet trainer's viewpoint, are the glory and grandeur of the Internet, the sine qua non of Cyberspace, the main characters in the evolving drama ... a hypertext document that journalists, trainers and speakers could use easily.

Best of the Web

aims to highlight those places which best show the quality, versatility, and power of the World Wide Web. [Hey! Nominate us!]

See also the Worst of the Web Subjective, satiric and constantly growing, it's indigenous humor. A graphical browser is required to view the pages, which will otherwise appear even worse than intended. [Hey! Don't nominate us!]

Cool Site of the Day

Every day CSotD brings you a link to a new Cool Site. The Categorically Cool provides a new link every business day and each category changes weekly.

Comprehensive List of WWW sites

from Mathew Gray at net.genesis. This list is HUGE!

Argus Clearinghouse

are subject- oriented and are produced by members of the Internet community, carefully reviewed and rated by library science professionals.

Excite

bills itself as "the Intelligent way to naviagte the net". It includes NetSearch, an exhaustive net wide search of over 1.5 million web pages; NetReviews a searchable and category index of sites that have been reviewed; and Bulletin -- constantly updated news articles and editorials.

Global Internet Resources

provides indexes, some searchable, to several major net resources such as INFO-MAC, InterNIC's net-happenings mailing list, PC Software announcements, and more.

Global Network Navigator (GNN)

from O'Reilly & Associates; among many other services provides the Whole Internet Catalog and its Top 50 entries. Also of interest is the new magazine, WebRview

the Good, Bad, and Bandwidth-Hogging Ugly

part of our very own WebHound Guide, contains an arbitrary collection of selected sites. Be your own judge!

The Internet Scout Report

is a weekly publication provided by the Info Scout

IWAY 500

ranks the 25 best sites in each of 20 categories. The I-way 500 differs from most other best-of lists in that they have ranked the sites based on specific criteria.

Information SuperLibrary

is the home of many many resource providers.

The Internet Sleuth

is a collection of over 450 searchable indexes and databases covering a wide variety of subjects.

Internet Web Text

from John December, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is a hypertext guide to Internet resources, linking you to Internet resources: orientation, guides, reference materials, browsing and exploring tools, subject and word-oriented searching tools, and information about connecting with people.

McKinley Internet Directory

is an on-line directory of described, rated and reviewed Internet resources.

Mother of All Bulletin Boards

is an effort to collect WWW Home Pages for Companies, Universities, Research Centers, Government Agencies, Research projects, Hardware or Software announcements etc. Vistors may add new entries to the huge list of subject-organized information.

NCSA What's New Page

contains information about new or changed sites on the World Wide Web, updated three times a week.

The NetCenter

hopes to be the center of the Internet. They also publish the Interactive Yellow Pages

NetLink Server

from Washington and Lee University, contains links to high level sources on the Internet, i.e. primarily the root level, or home-page level of sites. There are some references to selected lower levels, but this scope restriction should be kept in mind when searching. The server will suggest other larger databases if your search is unsuccessful.

Netsurfer Digest

is your guide to interesting news, places, and resources online. Each week it brings you short, crisp newsbytes, notices, and reviews designed to provide an informative and entertaining snapshot of the vast wired world. You can access it via the WWW or receive it by email in either text or HTML format.

Planet Earth Home Page

is a virtual library, referred to as the PEHP Virtual Library, and contains a collection of resources already available on the World Wide Web.

Point Communications

Summarizes and ranks the "Top 5%" web sites. They give out those nifty little badges!

Spider's Web

is your gateway to some of the best things on the Web, as well as FTP and Gopher sites.

TradeWave Galaxy

formerly known as EINet, is a guide to world-wide information and services.

Web of Wonder

a hierarchical subject listing of Web Pages from all over the internet. It is divided into Young and the Restless and the Bold and the Beautiful

World Wide Web Yellow Pages

lists many sites and is searchable by keyword or subject category.

WWW Virtual Library

from the folks that invented the Web!

Yahoo Yet Another Hierarchically Organized* Oracle

is a hierarchical, searchable, up-to-date hotlist for the World Wide Web.
* may also stand for [Officious, Obstreperous, Odiferous]

Yanoff's List of Special Internet Connections

URL: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/w3info/