Users of the Guide to Universities can search by name of institution or by state. The Academic Guide to the Internet was created especially for the higher education research and education community. The site is divided into topical listings of primarily science-related categories. Each category is further divided into more specific fields and sites listed under these have icons which identify their major characteristics. The guide is designed to be interactive, and users are encouraged to express their opinions about the academic value of various sites.
Images are black and white .gifs, with file sizes provided.
Color enhancements of selected images are available. The site claims to be a multimedia courseware development and distribution system to support engineering education. Details of courseware are held in a searchable database that can be queried by title, author, subject heading, or keywords. The latter is available for download and consists of lecture material aimed at a sophomore level. The modules consist of lecture notes in the form of hypercard stacks, application programs designed to support visualization and exploration of phenomena, and exercises and activities encouraging student-directed learning.