This document is intended to be a loosely categorized meta-index of the various resource directories and indices available on the Internet. Please send suggestions for new entries on this list (any index or directory of resources) to mosaic@ncsa.uiuc.edu.

World Wide Web

• Searchable indices:
  • W3Catalog, a searchable catalog of WWW resources at CUI, Geneva, Switzerland; updated automatically every day from a variety of sources.
  • WWWW - the World Wide Web Worm
  • Meta-Library index at the Global Network Academy.
• Subject indices:
  • Whole Internet Catalog from O'Reilly and Associates, a part of the Global Network Navigator.
  • WWW Virtual Library, a subject listing from CERN.
  • The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides from the University of Michigan.
• Server indices:
  • Central index of WWW servers at CERN.
  • Index of resources by protocol at CERN.
• Miscellaneous indices and listings:
  • NCSA Mosaic documents:
    • NCSA What's New listing, updated almost daily.
    • NCSA Mosaic Demo Document, including an extensive index of exemplary hypermedia applications.
    • Network Starting Points, some points of exploration for new Internet users.
  • Network Services List at Honolulu Community College.
  • EXPO, a central point of departure for hypermedia exhibits on the Internet, including Library of Congress exhibits.
  • Hypermedia exhibitions index at ANBG.
  • Astronomical Internet Resources listing at STScI.
  • Discipline information indices at USGS:
    • Earth and Environmental Science.
    • Astronomy.
    • Atmospheric Sciences.
    • Biology.
  • Resource listings at NASA Langley:
    • Government Information.
    • NASA Online Information.
  • Unified CS Technical Report Index at Indiana University.
  • Information Sources: the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication by John December.
  • CyberSight, the central on-line "jumping off" point for alternative information seekers.

• Directory of servers at CNIDR (direct access for Mosaic 2.0).
• Directory of servers at wais.com (direct access for Mosaic 2.0).

Gopher

• Searchable indices:
  • Veronica (alternate interface at Library of Congress).
  • Jughead at Washington & Lee University; see also WLU's Finding Gopher Resources.
• Subject indices:
  • The Global Electronic Library subject listing at the Library of Congress.
  • Gopher Jewels subject listing at Bath (alternate versions also at Bath and at Warwick.
  • Subject tree at Texas A&M.
  • Subject tree at Rice.
  • Subject tree at University of California Santa Barbara.
  • Subject tree at South Carolina.
  • Subject tree at University of Texas Dallas.
  • Subject tree at Virginia.
  • Subject tree at North Carolina State.
  • Subject tree at Purdue.
  • Subject tree at UTK.
  • Subject tree at University of North Texas.
  • Study Carrels at Vermont.
  • Gopher subject trees listing at Bath.
  • Gopher subject trees listing at MSU.
  • Community News Service: an index of lots of general-purpose information.
• Server indices:
  • Gopherspace overview at Minnesota.
  • Finding Gopher Resources index at WLU, including an alternate comprehensive index of Gopher sites and a what's new area.
• Miscellaneous indices and listings:
  • Virtual Reference Desk at University of California Irvine.
  • Simon Fraser University's Electronic Library
  • Federal Government Information, , an Internet Resources index, etc. at Library of Congress Marvel
  • InterNIC Info Source, particularly Virtual Treasures of the Internet; also InterNIC Directory of Directories
  • Computational Biology Gopher at Johns Hopkins; points to lots of computational biology information and a wide range of other biology Gopher servers.
  • Biogopher at ANU.
  • Biological Information Servers index at Stanford; a similar list by topic.
  • Global Information Services index at Stanford.
  • Environmental Information Catalog at CIESIN.
  • Electronic text archives and resource listing at Wiretap.
  • SunSITE at UNC, a general information repository and index.

Telnet

• HyTelnet listing of online library services and other interactive services (served from the University of Kansas).
• Yanoff Internet Services List at UWM (also Indiana University version).

FTP

• Hypertext Archie Servers, a list of archie servers for Web users.
• Archie Request Form at NCSA.

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