The lighting community has a very active and strong presence on the net, but locating the relevant information is sometimes more difficult than looking for a needle in the proverbial haystack. This article presents some links that allow one to start in the right direction. All links are presented in the appendix for easy use. A great hurdle for many people is the lack of knowledge about the intricacies of the web, making them reluctant to explore this wonderful medium. Surprisingly, the best way to learn more about the internet is on the web itself scores of sites provide a systematic guide to making yourself familiar with the net.
Directories are a database of stored information about web sites.
Only sites registered on the directory can be located. A large number of lighting resources are available on the net. Unfortunately, some of the best are the most difficult to trace. While companies or products are relatively easy to locate since they are widely advertised, finding research or laboratory sites is likely to be a time consuming affair. The appendix lists a few of these sites.