Airliners.net
Site claims to have the largest aviation photo database on the Internet. Search by aircraft name, category, airline and keyword. The site also has aviation statistics and history.

U.S. Federal Government Agencies
An up-to-date list of federal agencies on the Internet, from Louisiana State U. With keyword search. Based on the U.S. Government manual. "No annotation will be provided. This index is for people who know where they want to go, but don't know the address."

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library
U.S. and state laws, laws of other nations, treaties, etc.

Newsroom guidelines on Internet use
Sample guidelines for a newsroom, from Power Reporting.

Campus Newspapers on the Internet
Lists by name or university.

A Journalist's Guide to the Internet
A tutorial with links from Chris Callahan at the University of Maryland, companion to his http://PowerReporting.com/carbooks.html (book of the same name).

Finding Data on the Internet; a journalist's guide
Search for data in categories ranging from crime to health to politics. The site, by Robert Niles, also links to a brush-up math lesson on the Net.

Scoop Cybersleuth's Internet Guide
About 25 searchable categories. Links to relevant site or allows you to perform a keyword search through Alta Vista. From the Evansville Courier.

News Libraries Resources
Useful for its links to "Top Internet sites for journalists" and "Expert Sources." From the Special Libraries Association News Division.

FACSNET Internet Resources
A developing list from FACS. Registration required.

Campus Newspapers on the Internet
Lists by name or university. Hosted by the University of Tennessee.

Computer Currents Online Dictionary
What is a magneto-optical disk? Here's a searchable computer dictionary, also with browsable lists of HTML tags, emoticons, file types and Internet domain suffixes.

A+ Research and Writing Links
For students, from the Internet Public Library.

High-Tech Dictionary
What is a magneto-optical disk? Here's a searchable computer dictionary, also with browsable lists of HTML tags, emoticons, file types, and Internet domain suffixes. From ComputerUser.com.

NetLingo
A glossary of hundreds of Internet terms.

Glossary of Internet Terms
Another good glossary about the Net. From Internet Literacy Consultants.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Another, including a nice timeline of Western philosophy.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
A rich topical directory of Web sites evaluated and annotated by librarians. Search by keyword.

Argus Clearinghouse
A broad and deep Internet research library with links evaluated and ranked.

Internet Public Library
Collections and reference links.

Webliography
Annotated subject guides to the Internet. From Louisiana State University.

Online Books
An index of more than 6,000 books that can be freely read on the Internet. Everything from Jane Austen to the Warren Commission.

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library
U.S. and state laws, laws of other nations, treaties, etc.

National Libraries of the World
Search of electronic collections directs you to more specific Internet sites to search.

Internet Address Finder
Includes a reverse directory for phone and E-mail. Allows wildcards.

Internet Prospector
A directory of state Web sites and Secretaries of State contact information. Links to incorporation records in 12 states and Secretary of State offices in 50 states and D.C.

AnyWho Toll-Free Internet Directory
A useful tool for finding U.S. companies and saving a dime. Think of other uses: Say a business reporter wants to get reaction from Chrysler dealers to a company change; plug in "Chrysler" and get 51 free numbers for dealers. Click on "advanced search" to

AnyWho Toll-Free Internet Directory
A useful tool for finding U.S. nonprofits as well as companies.

Associations on the Net
Collection of 700 sites with information on associations. Search or browse. From the Internet Public Library.

Internet Department of Motor Vehicles
Charges $20 for a search of driver record history (by name) or automobile registration (by license plate) in any one of 47 states.

Guide to Web Searching
A good introduction to the various search sites, from the Internet Public Library.

InfoMine
Scholarly Internet resources, by category.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
A rich topical directory of Web sites evaluated and annotated by librarians. Search by keyword. From California State Library.

Internet Sleuth
Submits queries to searchable databases of Web pages, in categories. Worth trying. Can take a minute or two.

Tile.Net
Does a great job of profiling newsgroups. (And mailing lists, too.) Search the group description by keyword. Will tell you the number of actual readers of a group, the number of messages per day, the percentage of Internet sites that receive this newsgrou

Your Environment Variables
Shows what information an Internet host can see about you.

Finger
An old-style Unix tool for finding out a little bit about people, if you have their E-mail addresses. You can still "finger" some accounts, and read the information file, using the finger tool. This site is a Web interface to finger. Different Internet co

Traceroute and Ping
More dinosaurs: These tools are useful for seeing how the Internet finds the shortest distance between two points (e.g., for sending mail). It simply traces the route that packets of information traverse across the Net.

Geography of Cyberspace
Nifty tools for mapping Internet traffic. Shows Internet traffic "storms," maps the route a message takes, etc.

NewsLinx Headlines
Offers a daily compilation of headlines by E-mail, with links to articles, mostly on Internet culture and E-commerce. Also has alerts on Year 2000 and new software.

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
The most authoritative source of information on Internet security incidents and vulnerabilities. From Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Every computer network operator is on this list.

Internet Scout Report and Net-happenings
Of course, there are alert services to keep you up to date on new Web sites. This is the best. Published every Friday by E-mail and on the Web, the Internet Scout Report is a rolling best of the Net, with materials selected and annotated by librarians and subject experts.

Search the Federal government
The Pathway Indexer searches more than 1,300 U.S. government agencies and military Internet sites. A prior link was given with more specific info. (http://gather.access.gpo.gov/Harvest/brokers/Pathway/query.html) but it cannot be opened.

USA CityLink
Pick a city at "the Internet's most comprehensive listing of U.S. States and Cities offering information on travel, tourism and relocation."

The Information Economy
Links to Web sites on the economics of the Internet, information goods, intellectual property. Compiles by Hal Varian of the University of California Berkeley.

Help.com
CNET's launch pad for computer help: hardware, consumer electronics, Internet, games, Web building.

Internet Legal Research Compass
Comprehensive links to U.S. Federal courts, state courts, state statutes, state agencies, state rules. From the Villanova University School of Law.

Usually Useful Internet Guide for Journalists
A nifty tutorial from an international group of journalists.

Resources for Economists on the Internet
More than 1,000 resources on economics, for students and practitioners. From Bill Goffe of the University of Southern Mississippi.

Internet Movie Database
A comprehensive list of films, actors, directors. Searchable plots by keyword.

Internet Resources Related to Aging
A complete list of links to aging-related sites. Browse topics for issues of general interest, government, health, housing, income, databases, leisure, law, social services and statistics.

Internet Press Guild
"The Internet Press Guild is a nonprofit organization promoting excellence in journalism about the Internet, online services, and bulletin board systems."

Internet News Bureau
Online press release service. If you like that sort of thing.

Internet Newsroom
A hard-copy newsletter of Internet tips for journalists. Monthly, $99 for 12 issues. From Editors' Service, publisher of Hints for the City Desk. Now owned by Bergman Publications of Richmond, Va. Request a free sample issue.

Hints for the City Desk
A hard-copy newsletter of news tips. From Editors' Service, publisher of The Internet Newsroom. Now owned by Bergman Publications of Richmond, Va.

Spyonit
"Spyonit simplifies life online by helping you stay on top of the things you care about. You tell a 'spy' what to watch for on the Internet, and when something changes, it reports back to you wherever you are: by e-mail, instant message, mobile phone or PDA."

Computer Almanac: Numbers About Computers
"Interesting and useful numbers about computers." Statistics on use at home and work, operating systems, speed programming, research, Internet, injuries, crime. "These are useful for including in articles and speeches."

Goodman's Bookmarks
Large, eclectic collection of links to telecommunications information. Sections include news, wireless, Internet telephony, U.S. telecom, international, equipment vendors.

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timesavers.

CyberJournalist.net
A Weblog and link treasure trove, "CyberJournalist.net focuses on how the Internet, media convergence and new technologies are changing journalism. The site offers tips, news and commentary about online journalism, digital storytelling, converged news operations and using the Internet as a reporting tool." From Jonathan Dube, a senior producer for MSNBC.com. A service of American Press Institute.

The Internet for Journalists
Links for journalists, especially those covering business. From Jonathan Oatis, a Reuters editor in London.

Lexicool.com
Lexicool.com is one of the most comprehensive directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries on the Internet. The site has a fully searchable database, with over a thousand titles referenced.

Anti-Defamation League
Dedicated to "combating anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds." Features a breaking news portion, searchable news archive, and "debunking Internet rumors" section. Many full-text publications also available.

MediaSavvy
Barry Parr's "daily analysis of Internet media news and research."

ibiblio
A collection of collections, ibiblio is sort of the library of the Internet. It describes itself as "a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies." A collaboration of the Center for the Public Domain and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

JournoList
"The JournoList is an annotated list of sites chosen to help reporters, writers and editors make good use of the Internet." Also good tutorials on Web searching. From John Morrish, an editor and reporter in the U.K.

Australian Broadcasting Authority
The ABA sets out explicit policy objectives, including the desirability of program diversity, limits on concentration of ownership and foreign control of the mass media and the need for media to help foster an Australian cultural identity, report news fairly and respect community standards. Sections devoted to television, radio, and the internet include news, investigations, licensing agreements, and regulation.

Community College Directory
A nonprofit site, offering "the Internet's most comprehensive directory of community colleges." See also the link to other Web pages on community colleges, at the bottom of every page.

Internet Broadway Database
A take-off of the movie database that bills itself as the official source of information about Broadway; has links to official sites for each show currently running, as well as archives and news. Useful site search feature.

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
A joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and University of Maine law school clinics; provides background material and explanations of First Amendment and intellectual property-related laws; they are also compiling a database of people/sites that have received cease-and-desist notices. There are ongoing topics, news updates, and reports on the current "weather."

State and Local Government on the Net
An Internet directory that links to websites for thousands of state agencies and city and county governments. Searchable by state or topic. Frequently updated.

Terrorism, Counter-terrorism, Homeland Security
Internet gateway that links to hundreds of articles and reports on terrorist groups, the war on terror, and protective measures.