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Internet Subject Directories/Gateways/Portals In Oceanography

The Internet contains both popular and scholarly information of interest in oceanography, including information from government agencies and organizations. While there are perhaps 100 billion "public" web pages there are 900 billion more pages in the "deep web". These are hidden behind firewalls of commercial firms and within databases that generate information based on a specific inquiry.

Ocean Portal

There are two major approaches to locating material on the Internet. One commonly used approach is to use Google and other general Internet search tools to search by keyword to identify information on "public" web pages. The other approach is to use "subject directories" that contain a more selective and focused collection of resources. They are frequently organized into categoried lists of subjects that can be browsed until a useful information source is located. Subject directories are also good sources for finding "deep web" resources containing information not identified by general Internet search engines.

The following is a select list of Internet "subject directories" maintained by individuals, organizations, and universities that point to leading sites in oceanography. See also Marine Science Resources: Starting Points for Researchers and Student.