Reviewing Net sites is an inexact art at best, and none of the review sources have become as established and as dependable as book review sources. In the current popular hype for the Internet, many reviews do not take a very critical look at the actual information content of sites. The attempts at qualitative reviews are still very subjective, so rely more on the descriptive elements in the reviews rather than any ratings given. Publisher announcements could make a simple transfer to the online realm by being emailed. However, since there are so many Internet content providers, sending announcements to individuals is not the best solution.
Centralized announcements work much better.
The What's New categories featured by many Internet search aids are good places to browse regularly. The best Internet counterparts to Books in Print are the many indexes of Internet resources. Lycos, InfoSeek, and other similar keyword search aids try to index as much of the current Internet as possible. Just as Books in Print tries to list all books currently available, these Internet search engines try to only include currently available resources. To successfully use these search aids, it is important to keep current with their search capabilities, their database scope, and the availability of new search aids.