Brint Institute, an information management firm, offers this large collection of free resources for business, technology, and knowledge management. Business students, intellectual capital researchers, and information professionals will find an almost staggering amount of potentially useful information. The heart of the site is the resources section, which contains thousands of full-text articles,...

ITworld.com is a massive site that tracks the current events and trends that shape the information technology (IT) industry. After a short registration, users can view white papers from many top companies, or receive free email newsletters about a wide range of IT solutions and insights. The news section has articles and stories grouped in categories, which include networks, computers and...

Though designed and promoted as a business-to-business resource for IT professionals, this site hosts numerous IT-specific search engines that Scout readers might find useful. These search engines are accessed via a pull-down menu on the main page and include SearchDatabase, SearchHP, SearchDomino, SearchSolaris, and SearchWin2000, among others. Each engine features a keyword search, daily related...

Like the Scout Report, TenLinks.com provides privileged access to Web-based resources by seeking out, evaluating, and reviewing Web materials for its target audiences -- professionals in technology-related or driven fields. It does a very good job of assessing and listing what's out there, presenting its treasure trove of top picks in a readily accessible short list of key industry categories,...