The invention includes a method for categorizing pages on a network, including the steps of providing a list of categories and providing the opportunity to assign a page to one or more categories. The categories include pages involved in transacting business, pages involved in or providing information, subject matter categories, file-type categories, and copyright-status categories. The method also includes a categorization code that can be used to label a page with a categorization label indicating the categories to which the page is assigned. The invention also includes a method for searching for information on a network. The steps include providing an opportunity to limit a search to categories including commerce and information, subject matter, file type, and copyright status, and providing an opportunity to limit the search by keyword.