Information you can trust

The Librarians’ Internet Index (www.lii.org) is a subject directory where the web sites have been chosen and reviewed by librarians. The slogan of LII says it all – Websites you can trust.

LII is organised into categories for easy browsing such as business, computers, sports, and environment or you can enter a search term to search LII only. By entering a search term or browsing a category you are taken to a list of sites which have been described by an information specialist. Beneath each description is a list of subject terms used to catalogue the site - by clicking on these you are taken to all the sites with that subject in their description - much like browsing on the shelves in a library.

A very useful feature on the LII homepage is the Featured Collection section which provides many resources on topical current affairs such as the 2008 US Presidential Election. The LII homepage also shows new sites that have been added or you can opt for a free subscription to receive a weekly email newsletter or RSS feed showing new resources added to LII.

LII is an excellent resource for reliable information for everyone. School or university students should find it useful for assignments. It is a great site to have in your Favourites but bear in mind that it is an American source and not many Australian sites are included. Of course, this can be an advantage if you are researching a topic such as the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. If you get no results from your search, as LII itself explains, "lii.org has records for about 10,000 of the hundreds of millions of available websites … it's possible the resource you are looking for isn't described."

LII provides a More Search Tools section for recommended search engines and news engines where you may have more luck.



Need help searching the web? Contact your local CityLibrary branch:

CityLibrary Aitkenvale 4727 8312
CityLibrary Flinders Mall 4727 9665
CityLibrary Thuringowa 4773 8601 or infodesk@townsville.qld.gov.au