Pointers, Tips, and Suggestions

We do not guarantee that we will be able to answer all your questions. We recommend that you do the following in order to find the information you are looking for :

1. Carefully and thoroughly peruse (browse) through our directory.

2. Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) web page.

3. Use our expanded search engine forms to find pages that have links in the WWWVL: Anthropology and other web sites in the WWW pertaining to your questions or interests.

4. Join an anthropology mailing list or listserv. Listservs provide a wonderful way for you to post questions and concerns, which are read by many professional anthropologists and archaeologists. You can find a directory of listservs, mailing lists, usenets, and newsgroups in our Discussion Forums section.

5. Post your question at Ask Jeeves ( http://www.aj.com ).  Ask Jeeves is an awesome source of information on any topic, including anthropology.

6.As a last resort, fill out our Contact Form. Please allow 48 - 72 hours for a reply.   You should be aware that we receive on average about twenty messages per day.   We do not have enough time to answer all requests, but we will do our best to address your questions and concerns in a timely manner.

Explanation of Icons and Links in our Directory

Interactive Links:

• Nominate Site [ Nominate It! ]
  This option allows you to nominate sites in our directory for our Site of the Month Award.   Just click on this link, fill out a quick web form, and submit it!
  
• Rate this Site [ Rate It! ]
  This option allows you to rate resources listed in our Directory on a scale from 1-10.   (1- lowest score, 10- highest score)
  
  
• Review Link [ Review It! ]
  This option allows you to submit reviews of Links located in our directory. You can also read reviews submitted by other visitors and send them comments via email or post a reply to their reviews.
  
  
• Send Link [ Send Link! ]
  This option allows you to recommend resources to friends.  You can send URLs by clicking on the Recommend Link links and then fill out a short form.
  
  

How our Directory is Organized?

Links in Categories are listed in the following manner:

1) New Sites
2) Most Email Recommendations via our Send Link feature
3) Most Nominations via our Nominate Site feature
4) Most Popular via number of votes and ratings
5) Site of the Month awarded sites
6) Alphabetical

Links in the Top Visited Sites page are listed by total number of hits.  Links in the Top Rated Sites page are listed by votes and ratings.  

Rating Scale:

We have a four star system in our Directory based on ratings given by web visitors.  Here are explanations of the rating scale:

  =   No Ratings  (Score: 0)
= Two Stars   (Score: 1-4)
= Three Stars (Score: 5-6)
=  Four Stars  (Score: 7-8)
(Score: 9-10)

Site of the Month Award

Sites with exceptional quality in terms of content and design are chosen every month and awarded Site of the Month Award.  Sites that are awarded "Site of the Month Award" have next to them. Click on this icon to see other "Sites of the Month".

Site Updates:

Categories and links updated in our directory are denoted by the following icons:

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Note: Our directory is updated four times a day (1:00, 6:00, 13:00, and 20:00 EST) via Crontab.  These updates include revisions to hits per link, ratings, and new sites added.

Once a week our directory is checked for moved and outdated links with two processes: 1) LWP - CGI Module and 2) WebTrends Log Analyzer - Third Party Software program.

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