by Mark J. Drozdowski

America is blessed with some of the world's great libraries. And nowadays, thanks to advances in technology, many of them have catalogued their collections on-line, giving teachers and scholars access to vast arrays of information. But just how useful are these top libraries' Web sites?

To answer that question, I took an on-line excursion to five leading libraries. I viewed the sites from a faculty member's perspective but also as someone who might just like to enjoy what each offers. I visited the two top public institutions and three premier academic ones and, not surprisingly, discovered varying levels of utility and visual appeal.

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