Pinakes: A Subject Launchpad

[Agnes Guyon]

Pinakes: A Subject Launchpad

Pinakes links to 25 major Subject 
Gateways, plus 2 Multi-subject gateways.  
http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html

In ancient times, the Library of Alexandria was seen as a universal
store of human knowledge. As the Library grew in size, however, it
became increasingly difficult to locate relevant material. The poet
Callimachus solved the problem  by compiling a catalogue called The
Pinakes. On a far smaller scale, this Web page hopes to provide a
similar function for Internet resources, by linking to the major
subject gateways, especially those in the UK.  It could be a good
starting point for serious Internet-based research.


Agnes Guyon, EEVL Database Officer, Email: A.Guyon at hw.ac.uk 
Heriot-Watt University Library, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS.
Tel: [+44](131) 451 3572 Fax: [+44] (131) 451 3164
Visit the Engineering Virtual Library http://www.eevl.ac.uk/