Title: StartSpot network
Description: "The StartSpot Network is a family of 'Spot' sites, each serving as an in-depth web portal for its category by guiding users to a wealth of outstanding resources which have been selected by an editorial team. Current spots include BookSpot, CinemaSpot, EmploymentSpot, GovernmentSpot, GenealogySpot, HomeworkSpot, HeadlineSpot, LibrarySpot, MuseumSpot, and TripSpot. Of particular note are LibrarySpot and BookSpot. LibrarySpot provides links to the Web pages of public, K-12, academic, and other specialized libraries and a reference desk linking to reference works of all types. The site also links to sources of speeches, full-text articles, library associations, conferences and jobs, as well as some categories overlapping in part with BookSpot, such as sources of literary criticism. Among the offerings of BookSpot are links to best seller lists, pre-pub alerts, book club titles and read-alikes as well as book reviews, book awards, poetry, and links to full text classics. Although these sites do carry advertising, in comparison with many such sites, their lack of annoying pop-up-boxes greatly increases their appeal and makes them outstanding starting points for anyone seeking to quickly and easily find first-rate information on the Web."--"Best Free Reference Web Sites 2003," RUSA Quarterly, Fall 2003; reviewed June 2003.
Subjects: Computer network resources, Directories, Web sites, Internet addresses