• www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org. Welcome to the museum of — toilets??? Yes, toilets. You must see the French version that was disguised as a stack of books. They even went so far as to letter titles of the classics on the spines. Another "shouldn't miss" is the, uh, throne of King Louis XIII.

• www.thematzats.com/cooltools.html. You know how I love finding great sites to make a teacher's life a little easier (without making it a lot more expensive). The Mat Zats Cool Tools site is positively a gem. I can't say that all the linked sites provide everything at no charge, (and some of them require some computer savvy), but there is enough here that just about everyone should find something to make the visit worthwhile.

• www.frogpondgroup.com. FPG is the premier Internet-based "knowledge provider" for the Real Estate Industry — a full service speakers bureau representing speakers, trainers and consultants. So why am I including it here? It is also home to dozens of well-written articles on topics as diverse as the part body language can play in a business meeting, what we can learn from the Enron scandal and, well, diversity itself.

• www.refdesk.com. Ref Desk calls itself the "best source for facts on the Net" and I'd be hard-pressed to debate the point. As easy to navigate as it is loaded with information, the site flat rocks when it comes to answering your questions — from news and events to fun and trivia. And if you're ever bored — you can spend days exploring the "site of the day" archives.

• www.alleydog.com. This is a specialty site, but wow, if you happen to be a psychology student, you will wonder how you got along without it. Even if you aren't one, it's still an interesting study. Especially fascinating are the dozens of test questions and quizzes that are posted.

• www.rmch.org/erlinks.htm. I'm not exactly sure why I like this site so well. It was designed with emergency medical personnel in mind, and I'm far from that (although I admit I enjoy watching shows like "Trauma: Life in the ER"). It has an absolute encyclopedia of information — both on its own and linked from other sources so I appreciate it for the knowledge it delivers, but that's not the reason either. I think it has more to do with my college yearbook adviser, who once mentioned that in his spare time he liked to read medical journals. He called it " fascinating," using the term much in the same way Mr. Spock used to on "Star Trek." So, I guess you could say I'm including it for Dr. Boyd as well as the docs and the doc watchers.

• www.ala.org/ICONN/kcfavorites.html. And before I wrap this up, I thought it only appropriate to send along kudos to the American Association of School Librarians for pulling together this absolutely outstanding collection of links for students K-12. The subjects are covered along with any number of other aids and services that a student (or teacher or parent) might find helpful in the pursuit of an education. Site selections suggest careful screening, with an eye to fairness and diversity as well as the "three R's."

Jan Perry is a Kentucky-based freelance writer. She welcomes your e-mails, questions, suggestions or comments at SiteSeer2K@aol,com.