DIRECTORIES: RESOURCES: A Varied Selection of Useful Directories on the
Internet

This post provides a selected group and range of varieties of directories
that may be found on the internet.  It is in no way comprehensive or
thorough, but rather some starting points for those needing to look up
information about schools, colleges, businesses, organizations and more.

Answers.com defines a directory in this manner.

directory (di-rek't?-re, di-)
n., pl. -ries.

A book containing an alphabetical or classified listing of names,
addresses, and other data, such as telephone numbers, of specific persons,
groups, or firms.

Computer Science.

A listing of the files contained in a storage device, such as a magnetic
disk.

A description of the various characteristics of a file, such as the layout
of the fields in it.

A book of rules or directions.

A group or body of directors.

adj.

Serving to direct.

<http://www.answers.com/topic/directory>

======================================================

======================================================

Directories  on  the Internet

======================================================

======================================================

------------------------------------------

PEOPLE  BUSINESSES  //  TELEPHONE  ADDRESS

------------------------------------------

Anywho Online Directory
AT&T
Yellow Pages | White Pages | Reverse Lookup
<http://www.anywho.com/yp.html>

Infobel TelDir
World Telephone Directories
<http://www.infobel.com/teldir/>

AT&T: Directory: Directory Assistance
<http://www.att.com/directory/>
Directory Search Tool Searchable by:

Find a Business by Category
Category Keyword
City   State
ZIP Code

Find a Person
Last Name First Name
City   State
ZIP Code

Find a Business by Name
Business Name
Street Name
City  State
ZIP Code

Find a Business or Person by Phone Number
Area Code    Telephone Number

Directories of the World
<http://www.globalyp.com/world.htm>

"The Global Yellow-Pages is a collection of phone directories
from around the world."

NumberWay
<http://www.numberway.com/>

Find international white pages and yellow pages phone books for almost all
countries and territories in this free, international, independent and
up-to-date guide to telephone directories on the web.
Europe
North America and Caribbean
Asia and Middle East
Australia and Pacific
South and Central America
Africa

Reverse Phone Directory
<http://www.reversephonedirectory.com/>

Public Records Search
Locate People and Verify Background Information.
Reverse Phone - Reverse Address - White Pages -
Area Codes/Zip Codes - Yellow Pages - Super Search -
Track Packages - Business Resources - Books
Reverse Phone Lookup -
Find People by Phone Number and

Lookup their Name and Street Address.
Reverse Lookup Telephone Numbers by using
Reverse Directory Phone Books
to Find a Person's Name and Street Address.
Search 411 Cross Reference White Pages Directory Assistance
Information to Find People. White Pages
Lookup Phone Number

InfoSpace
Yellow Pages and White Pages
<http://www.infospace.com/>

SuperPages
<http://www.bigyellow.com/>

Yahoo Directory
Phone Numbers and Addresses
Directory > Reference > Phone Numbers and Addresses
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/>

The  Ultimate  White  Pages
<http://www.theultimates.com/white/>

All Nations Expatriates & Travelers Telephone Search Engine
Dialing Codes - Country Codes - Phone Codes
Phone Directories, Embassies, Voltages & Rates: Worldwide
<http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm>

WORLD TELEPHONE BOOKS:  YELLOW PAGES & WHITE PAGES and Reverse, Search
Near, College, Emergency Services, Fax, Government Directories,
Directories
<http://www.researchspot.com/phonebooks2.htm>

Yahoo People Search
<http://people.yahoo.com/>

AnyWho Online Directory: Toll-Free Numbers
<http://www.anywho.com/tf.html>

Go Toll Free: The Internet 800 Directory
<http://inter800.com/>

-----------------------------------

MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PRACTICES

-----------------------------------

Medline Plus Directories
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html>

Doctors and Dentists--General | Doctors and Dentists--Specialists |
Hospitals and Clinics--General | Hospitals and Clinics--Specialized |
Other Healthcare Facilities and Services | Other Healthcare Providers |
Libraries [Medical]

Directory of America's Hospitals
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/hosp_home.htm>

American Hospital Directory
<http://www.ahd.com/>

-----------

BUSINESS

-----------

ThomasNet
Industrial Search
<http://www.thomasnet.com/>

Thompson Local
<http://www.thomsondirectories.com/index.asp>

Yahoo Directory
Business Directories
Directory > Business and Economy > Directories
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Directories/>

Internet Public Library
Business Directories
Home > Subject Collections > Business and Economics >
Business Directories
<http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus15.00.00/>

BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
Business Directories
<http://bubl.ac.uk/link/b/businessdirectories.htm>

Company and Telephone Directories
<http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/directs.htm>

Yahoo Directory
Industry-Specific Company
Directory > Business and Economy > Directories > Companies
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Directories/Companies/>

Europages: The European Business Directory
<http://www.europages.com/>

-------------

GOVERNMENT

-------------

The Federal Citizen Information Center
FCIC National Contact Center - Federal Telephone Directories
<http://www.info.gov/phone.htm>

Federal Telephone Directories
Federal Government Blue Pages
Frequently Requested Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
Directories for Members of Congress
Cabinet Agencies
Other Agencies and Commissions
Directories for the White House
Directories for Members of Congress
Members Telephone Directory
Committees and Subcommittees Telephone Directory
Cabinet Agencies
Other Agencies/Commissions

U.S. Government Telephone and E-mail Directories
First Gov
<http://www.firstgov.gov/Contact/Directories.shtml>

Call 1 (800) FED INFO for any Question about Government
Comprehensive Phone Directory of Federal Officials in
        Congress, Executive and Judicial Branches
Congressional Pictorial Directory
Elected Officials - Governors, President, Representatives, Senators, State
Legislatures
Federal Employee Phone Directories, by Agency
Federal Government TTY Directory
Military Personnel Locators
Presidential Appointee Directory
State and Territorial Contact Directory
Toll Free Numbers, by agency
U.S. Blue Pages
U.S. Government Contacts by Agency and by Topic

U.S. Blue Pages
<http://www.usbluepages.gov/>

The United Kingdom Parliament
Directory of MPs, Peers, Offices and Overseas Delegations
http://www.parliament.uk/directories/directories.cfm

Alphabetical list of Members of Parliament
Members of Parliament by Constituency
Members of Parliament by County and Unitary Authority
Members of Parliament by Gender
Members of Parliament by Party

City Directories of the United States of America
http://www.uscitydirectories.com/

Country and Area Studies
<http://www.neiu.edu/~neiulib/reference/countries.html>

Researching Foreign Countries
<http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/lehman/guides/countries.html>

Finding Government Resources on the Web
<http://library.rider.edu/govt/gov3.html>

Government
<http://it.umary.edu/Library/research/www_subjects/government.html>

University of Michigan
Documents Center
<http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/>

Federal  |  Foreign  |  International  |  Local  |  Michigan  |  State |
Docs in the News  |  Docs Librarianship  |  Political Science  |
Statistics |

Access Washington:
State Government Information and Services
<http://access.wa.gov/>

----------------------------------------------------------

PERIODICALS   BOOKS   PUBLICATIONS  PUBLISHERS  NEWSPAPERS

----------------------------------------------------------

Online Newspapers.com
<http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/>
Arranged Geographically

Journalism - World Press, Media Directories
<http://www.netweed.com/journalism/>

DMOZ Open Directory Project
News: Directories
<http://dmoz.org/News/Directories/>

Directories of Electronic Journals
<http://gort.ucsd.edu/ejourn/jdir.html>

Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment: JAKE
Directory of Periodicals and Periodical Indexes
Listings by Periodical Title of Indexers of covered Periodical Titles
<http://jake-db.org/>

PubList
<http://www.publist.com/>

"Search our database of over 150,000 magazines, journals,
newsletters, & other periodicals. Find FREE in-depth
information on familiar and hard-to-find publications from
around the world, representing thousands of topics."

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
<http://www.doaj.org/>

Publishers' Catalogues -
Directory of more than 7700 Publishers
<http://www.lights.com/publisher/>

Yahoo Directory
Publishers
Directory > Business and Economy > Shopping and Services > Publishers
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/
Shopping_and_Services/Publishers/>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://snipurl.com/h4vy>

AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
<http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/pubr.html>

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Publishers
<http://archive.museophile.org/publishers/>

Google Directory
Book Publishers
Science > Math > Publications > Book Publishers
<http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Math/Publications/Book_Publishers/>

------------------------

EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

------------------------

Council for Higher Education Accreditation
CHEA o Directories of Accreditation Associations
<http://www.chea.org/Directories/index.asp>

Library Spot
Directories
<http://www.libraryspot.com/directories/>

Braintrack University Index
<http://www.braintrack.com/>
College and University Directory Worldwide

Universities Worldwide
<http://univ.cc/>
Links to 7219 Universities in 181 countries

---------

ATA Online Directories
<http://www.atanet.org/bin/view.pl/18756.html>

Find an individual translator or interpreter
- Add/Update your profile

Find a company that offers translating or interpreting services
- Add/Update Your profile

---------

BookWeb.org
<http://ambook.org/bookstores/>

Virtual Library museums pages
A distributed directory of on-line museums
<http://icom.museum/vlmp/>

Educational Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)
<http://bcol02.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/>

The WWW Library Directory
<http://www.webpan.com/msauers/libdir/>

Libweb
Library Servers via WWW
<http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/>

Libdex - Index to 18,000 Libraries
<http://www.libdex.com/>

Educational Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)
<http://bcol02.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/>

--------------------

MISCELLANEOUS

--------------------

City and Town Official Websites (United States)
<http://www.citytown.info/>

Census Finder: A Directory of Free Census Records
<http://www.censusfinder.com/>

ExpoWorld.net: Event Search Tools Directory
<http://www.expoworld.net/>

FindLaw: West Legal Directory
<http://lawyers.findlaw.com/>

Foundations On-Line: A Directory of Charitable Grantmakers
<http://www.foundations.org/>

QuickAid.com: Airport Directory
<http://www.quickaid.com/>

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
<http://www.towd.com/>

AgeSource Worldwide
<http://www.aarp.org/research/agesource/>

Web Radio
Listen Online
<http://www.radio-directory.com/>

The National Environmental Directory
<http://www.environmentaldirectory.net/>

World Animal Net Directory
<http://worldanimalnet.org/new.asp>

Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
j...@temple.edu
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold>
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html>
<http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html>
<http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html>
<http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org>
Digital Divide Network
<http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne>