The big advantage to using the selected Internet subject directories is that the evaluation of the sites has been done for you by others. Many high quality web sites are included in these directories.
The following are some reputable Internet subject directories:
ipl2 http://www.ipl.org/
Open Directory Project http://www.dmoz.org/
ANYONE can publish on the Web! What you see are a mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Evaluate each website critically before using it for your research.
Take a look at the address or URL. Do you know what the domain names are for websites? Here are the ones you will see most often.
.com = commercial
.org = organization
.net = network
.gov = government
edu = education
From: http://wssu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=16220
From Virginia Tech
From UC Berkeley
Alexa.com - A website tracker that tracks a site's registration, owner, and traffic statistics.
Quackwatch - Health information
Snopes - References for urban legends, myths, and hoaxes.
West Hempstead Public Library - Fact checking of political information.