Good sources to select free databases:
· ACRL Internet Resources
o http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/internetresources.htm
o Each month focuses on a subject area, & provides brief reviews of at least a dozen related databases & web sites.
o Focus is on sources appropriate for college level or higher.
· ACRL Internet Reviews
o http://www.bowdoin.edu/~samato/IRA/altview.html
o Provides brief reviews of about three unrelated sites each month.
o Focus is on sources appropriate for college level or higher.
· CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
o By subscription in magazine or online.
o Provides brief reviews of at least a dozen unrelated sites each month.
o Focus is on sources appropriate for college level or higher.
· INFOMINE
o Created by librarians from the University of California, Wake Forest University, California State University, the University of Detroit - Mercy, and other universities and colleges.
o Searchable, annotated databases of 121,000+ databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.
o Focus is on sources appropriate for college level or higher.
· Librarians Index to the Internet
o Searchable, annotated subject directory of 14,000+ Internet resources
o Created by librarians.
o Focus is on sources appropriate for public use.
· Library Journal’s Web Watch
o http://www.libraryjournal.com/community/151/WebWatch/3762
o Each month focuses on a subject area, & provides brief reviews of at about a dozen related databases & web sites.
o Focus is on sources appropriate for public use.
· New York Times Navigator
o http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/cynavi.html
o Sites maintained by staff at the New York Times, for their reporters, editors, etc.
o Focus is on reliable sites of information related to journalism, news, current events, etc.
· Refdesk.com
o Site links to reliable sources of quick facts, dictionaries, weather, etc. similar to a ready reference shelf.