The Education category includes local educational institutions, programs, and opportunities as well as other location specific educational resources. Its title and location are mandatory if a category containing sites related to education for the particular region or locale is to be used.

The Government category is for websites about governmental activities in a specific geographic area. It contains websites that are related exclusively to that entire geographic area or to more than one of the smaller geographic areas within it. Topics include not only legislative, executive, and judicial bodies, but law, law enforcement, taxes, embassies, consulates, and military institutions. Please note that websites about politics, political candidates, and political campaigns are not listed here, but are listed instead in the Society and Culture category.

General Information A Health category is for health-related information and organizations in a specific geographic area. It contains websites that are related exclusively to that entire geographic area or to more than one of the smaller geographic areas within it. (See Geographic categories.) For information applicable to all topical subcategories, see Topical subcategories. Topics include hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, physicians, dentists, opticians, chiropractors, psychologists, counselors, and providers of alternative medicine services. The category also includes organizations focused on specific conditions and diseases, as well as providers of living accommodations for those with health-related conditions. Quite often most, or even all, of the sites in a category are those of health practitioners or institutions. Yet these categories are also appropriate for related sites, such as educational programs, professional and trade organizations, and media articles.

The News and Media category is for information and organizations related to news and media in a specific geographic area. It contains websites that are related exclusively to that entire geographic area or to more than one of the smaller geographic areas within it. Topics include newspapers, magazines, e-zines, radio, and television. Quite often most, or even all, of the sites in a category are those of individual businesses or institutions. Yet these categories are also appropriate for related sites, such as educational programs, professional and trade organizations, and media articles profiling the industry.

This category is for information and organizations related to recreation and sports in a specific geographic area. It includes websites that are related exclusively to that entire geographic area or to more than one of the smaller geographic areas within it. . Topics include individual sports, team sports, hobbies, and recreational activities. Please note that sporting goods stores are not listed here, but are listed instead in the Business and Economy category (in the subcategory, when available, titled Shopping: Sporting Goods).

This category is for information and organizations related to the environment and scientific activities of a specific geographic area. It contains websites that are related exclusively to that entire geographic area or to more than one of the smaller geographic areas within it. Topics include the natural environment, scientific activities specific to the area, and both professional and amateur scientific organizations.

A Society and Culture category is for information and organizations related to the history, culture, and people of a specific geographic area. It contains websites that are related exclusively to that entire geographic area or to more than one of the smaller geographic areas within it. Topics include social-service organizations, resources, genealogy, history, personal pages, activism, animal welfare, politics, religion, and various sub-groups of the population.

This category is for information and organizations related to travel and tourism in a specific geographic area. It contains websites that are related exclusively to that entire geographic area or to more than one of the smaller geographic areas within it. Topics include attractions, lodging, parks, travel agents, and tour operators. Quite often most, or even all, of the sites in a category are those of individual businesses or institutions. Yet these categories are also appropriate for related sites, such as professional and trade organizations, guides, and media articles profiling the industry.

Includes all weather-related sites for the region; topics might include allergy and smog alerts, disaster warnings, weather disasters, and ultraviolet forecasts.