WebElements Periodic Table      (http://www.webelements.com/)

WebElements is hosted by Mark Winter from the University of Sheffield in England with the intention of being "a high quality source of information on the WWW relating to the periodic table." This goal is certainly achieved in a wonderfully visual and stimulating way. For each element the information can include such standards as electronic and physical properties but when expanded to include photographs of the elements and amusing cartoons playing off of the element itself (check out Cadmium) one cannot help but be drawn back to peruse over and over. Both professional scientists and students alike will all find something useful here when you need it. Currently, most information is about the elements themselves but Mark has promised "the scope of WebElements will include simple compounds as well in the future". My advice for all chemists, bookmark this site now for when you need information on a particular element. Nice work Mark!

SciSeek      (http://www.sciseek.com/)

SciSeek.com - Your online Science and Nature Resource, has certainly attempted to fill a niche in the area of chemistry by providing a centralized search engine functionality. SciSeek offers a single resource to browse the best the Internet has to offer in the fields of science and nature. This service lists Web sites covering subjects from agriculture and forestry to engineering, chemistry, physics and the environment and for the chemist offers a single click from the home page to a simple listing of areas of interest. The staff of reviewers visit every Website submitted to SciSeek to ensure that it is appropriate for inclusion and this alone impacts the quality of search results obtained. Searches are performed at speeds matching most of the top search engines and results are returned with sufficient detail per listing to allow the user to decide to click-through or not. Sciseek has become one of my primary sources for starting my "hunt".

World Chemistry      (http://www.bigfoot.com/~warwick-bailey)

I only discovered World Chemistry a few weeks ago and must congratulate Warwick R Bailey, the webmaster, for producing such a wonderfully visual and useful site. The Java Applet collection in particular is of utility for online learning but the site also delivers useful resources including interactive tutorials with animations, interactive molecular models. The VRML viewing is an excellent addition. This site has been acknowledged by many as being one of the sites of the future providing major educational resource for chemical students. I can only confirm this opinion since the site is definitely designed by a skilled educator with the capability to communicate complex ideas and capabilities using the latest capabilities of the web. From high-school education through University level this site is an excellent offering. Take advantage and wander the World Chemistry site. You will not be disappointed.