Title: What you need to know about
Description: "About.com, a search engine of evaluated web sites formerly known as MiningCompany.com advertises itself as 'a network of sites by expert guides.' The well-organized main page contains a site index that can be searched alphabetically or by subject headings. The site can also be searched by keyword topic. If the site search index retrieves a specific meta guide for the topic, its home page will contain evaluated web sites and articles selected by an online expert guide. A useful part of these very navigable pages is the inclusion of briefly annotated Net Links concerning or related to the topic. If a keyword search does not locate an expert guide page, the search engine will provide related Internet sites or suggest searching for the topic by using Ask Jeeves, the popular natural language search service. This variety of search methods will serve searchers at all levels of expertise"-- "Best Free Reference Web Sites 2000," RUSA Quarterly, Fall 2000; reviewed Feb. 14, 2000.
Subjects: Computer network resources, Directories