Website Links by Dewey Decimal Classification
000-099 Computer Science, Information, & General Works
000 Computer Science, Knowledge & Systems
005 Computer Programming, Programs, & Data
DigitalLearn – Use a computer to do almost anything! Offers free tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.
GCFLearnFree.org – Offers free online computer, math, and reading skill building. From Goodwill Community Foundation International.
TechBoomers – Learn to use popular websites and stay safe online.
010 Bibliographies
020 Library & Information Science
025.54 Reader’s Advisory
AAR (All About Romance) – Search the review database by author, title, book type, or any combination of those factors.
AllReaders.com – Features detailed book and movie reviews. Search by title or author, genre, plot, setting, or character.
Amazon Best Sellers (Books) – Most popular books based on sales. Updated hourly.
Based on the Book – From Mid-Continent Public Library (Independence, Missouri), view by movie title, release year, book title, author.
BookHive – Your guide to children’s literature and books.
Book Spot – Find reviews, lists, award winners, genre authors, and websites.
The Bloodstained Bookshelf – A monthly list of recent and forthcoming traditional-print mysteries published in the US. This is just a list, no reviews.
Fantastic Fiction – Bibliographies for over 40,000 authors. Information on over 500,000 books.
FictionDB – Use the Book Discovery Tool to find your next great read; find authors and series lists, and track your reading. Includes 320,000 authors, 42,000 series, and 1,200,000 titles.
Fresh Fiction – Books featured in the current media.
Goodreads – Free registration. Share book reviews and see what others are reading.
Guys Read – A web-based literacy program for boys founded by author and First National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature Jon Scieszka. Books lists and search ability.
HistoricalFiction.com – Book reviews since 2007, book club guides, articles & interviews.
HistoricalNovels.info – Over 5,000 historical novels listed by time and place, including more than 700 book reviews.
LibraryThing BookSuggester – Tell BookSuggester what you’ve read and see what others read, get recommendations, read reviews, see more books by that author.
Literature Map – The tourist map of literature; part of “gnod,” the Global Network of Discovery.
The New York Times Best Sellers – Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the US, sorted by format and genre.
NoveList Plus – Enter a favorite book, author, genre, or setting and see read-alikes and read reviews. Log in with your CMRLS library card.
ReadGEEK.com – Free registration. Rate books that you have read and receive recommendations, see what others are reading, and create book lists.
READ.GOV – encourages everyone to discover the world of books. Here are free reading resources to explore and enjoy. Online classics, author interviews, and book lists.
Reader’s Advisory Link Farm – A collection of genre sites, author, web pages, awards, bestsellers, and more! By
The Romance Reader – The latest news and views of romance novels; features, author interviews, and much more.
Stop, You’re Killing Me! – A resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books. There are over 4,900 authors, with chronological lists of their books, both series, and non-series.
What Should I Read Next? – Enter a book you like and the site will analyze the huge database of readers’ favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next. Register for free to save your booklists.
Whichbook – enables millions of combinations of factors and then suggests books which most closely match your needs. Sign in to create book lists.
YALSA Book Finder – Young Adult Library Services Association lists more than 4,000 award-winning books that are searchable by award year, genre, and author; for 12-18 year-olds.
026 Libraries for Specific Subjects
Atlas Obscura – A collaborative project that depends on a community of explorers to help discover amazing places and share them with the world. See newest entries or search by subject or location for
Digital Collections: Library of Congress – Access online collections: view maps & photographs; read letters, diaries & newspapers; hear personal accounts of events; listen to sound recordings & watch historic films.
Digital Public Library of America – A vast collection of openly available materials (from books to art to maps and more) from libraries, museums, and archives that are easily searched to be used by students, teachers, scholars, and the public.
Internet Archive Digital Library – A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites; including the Wayback Machine. Today the archive contains 279 billion web pages, 11 million books and texts, 4 million audio recordings (including 160,000 live concerts), 3 million videos (including 1 million Television News programs), 1 million images, 100,000 software programs. A free account allows one to download from the site.
Mississippi Digital Library – The MDL provides an online portal for discovery and access of digital collections throughout the state.
Open Culture – Open Culture brings high-quality FREE cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community.
World Digital Library – Makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures.
028 Reading Habits
American Library Association 2017 Summer Reading List – arranged by grade (birth to 8th grade). Lists may be downloaded.
American Library Association 2017 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers – past years’ lists also available.
YALSA Book Finder – Young Adult Library Services Association lists more than 4,000 award-winning books that are searchable by the award, award year, genre, and author; for 12-18 years
030 Encyclopedias & Books of Facts
Research & Reference Services – Library of Congress
040 [Unassigned]
050 Magazines, Journals, & Serials
The Magazine Rack – a collection of 34,000 digitized magazines and monthly publications. Searchable by type, date published, creator, metadata, and text contents.
060 Associations, Organizations, & Museums
070 News Media, Journalism & Publishing
News Media in Mississippi:
News Media around the World:
BBC News: Headlines – UK
Google News – Aggregates headlines from more than 50,000 news sources worldwide.
News & Opinion
Google News – Aggregates headlines from more than 50,000 news sources worldwide.
Sports
Olympic.org – Official website for the Olympic Movement.
Media
The Center for Media and Democracy’s PR Watch
Books & Entertainment
Finance & Consumerism
071 Newspapers in North America
Newspapers in Mississippi:
Clarion-Ledger – Jackson, MS
Jackson Free Press – Jackson, MS
Rankin County News – Rankin County, MS
Rankin Ledger – Rankin County, MS
Scott County Times – Scott County, MS
Magee Courier-Simpson County News -Simpson County, MS
MageeNews.com – Simpson County’s Source for News & Views
The Magnolia Report – The Scoop for Mississippi Politics
The Mississippi Link – a weekly publication that covers the black community by keeping its readers connected to what is happening in the overall population of the state.
Today in Mississippi – Published by the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi
Newspapers in North America:
Chicago Sun-Times – Chicago, IL
Los Angeles Times – Los Angeles, CA
The Commercial Appeal – Memphis, TN
Miami Herald – Miami, FL
New York Times – New York City, NY
The Times-Picayune – New Orleans, LA
Washington Post – Washington, DC
072-079 Newspapers in Other Geographic Areas
Newseum – Today’s front page from over 500 papers in 50 countries.
Watching America – Foreign news sources translated into English.
World-Newspapers.com – World newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English.
080 Quotations
090 Manuscripts & Rare Books
100-199 Philosophy & Psychology
100 Philosophy & Psychology
Encyclopedia of Concise concepts by Women Philosophers – the History of Women Philosophers and Scientist.
The History of Philosophy – in 81 YouTube video lectures by Dr. Aurthor Holmes.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.
The Ism Book – A field guide to the nomenclature of philosophy.
Open Culture: Free Online Philosophy Courses
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Wireless Philosophy – wiphi, Open Access Philosophy, via YouTube. Learn about Philosophy with professors from Yale, Stanford, Oxford, MIT, and more! 130+ animated videos. An official Khan Academy Partner.
110 Metaphysics
Metaphysics: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Metaphysics: The Basics of Philosophy
120 Epistemology
Epistemology: The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
130 Paranormal Phenomena
Bewitched: 5 Real Witches in History
Complete Horoscope – Classical astrology links.
Dracula’s Homepage – All about Dracula and vampires.
An Exploration of Modern Monsters
140 Philosophical Schools of Thought
150 Psychology
Simply Psychology – Psychology articles and student resources.
155 Differential & Developmental Psychology
155.937 Grief at death
Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
Coping with the Stigma of Grieving an Overdose Death
Grief at Work: A Guide for Employees and Managers
Guidelines for Helping Grieving Children
Preparing for the Death of a Terminally Ill Loved One
160 Philosophical Logic
Brain Games: 8 Philosophical Puzzles and Paradoxes from Encyclopedia Britannica
Philosophical Logic – Riddles and Answers, Puzzles and Solutions, Remarks and Responses
170 Ethics
Ethics from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
172 Ethics in Government
Philosophy Now: Ethics in Government
180 Ancient, Medieval, & Eastern Philosophy
190 Modern Western Philosophy
200-299 Religion
200 Religion
201 Religious mythology & social theology
201.4 General classes of religion
Theological Commons – from Princeton Theological Seminary – a digital library of over 110,000 resources on theology and religion. It consists mainly of public domain books and also includes periodicals, audio recordings, photographs, manuscript collections, and other formats.
202 Doctrines
203 Public Worship & Other Practices
204 Religious Experience, Life, & Practice
205 Religious Ethics
206 Leaders and Organizations
206.1 Sermon Preparation
PreachingandWorship.org – Curated resources for preachers.
207 Missions & Religious Education
208 Sources
209 Sects & Reform Movements
210 Philosophy & Theory of Religion
220 The Bible
Bible.org – Where the world comes to study the Bible.
230 Christianity
240 Christian Practice & Observance
250 Christian Pastoral Practice & Religious Orders
260 Christian Organization, Social Work, & Worship
270 History of Christianity
280 Christian Denominations
290 Other Religions
300-399 Social Sciences
300 Social Sciences, Sociology, & Anthropology
301 Sociology & Anthropology
Sociology – a collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of sociology.
305 Groups of People
305.26 Senior Citizens
Assisted Living in Mississippi – from Caring.com
Assisted Living – from Caring.com
In Home Care – from Caring.com
Nursing Homes – from Caring.com
Independent Living – from Caring.com
310 Statistics (Collections)
314 General Statistics of Europe
Eurostat – your key to European statistics.
320 Political Science
330 Economics
340 Law
348 Laws, Regulations, & Cases
Caselaw Access Project: Harvard Law School – includes all state courts, federal courts, and territorial courts for American Samoa, Dakota Territory, Guam, Native American Courts, Navajo Nation, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Our earliest case is from 1658, and our most recent cases are from 2018.
350 Public Administration & Military Science
360 Social Problems & Social Services
361 Social Problems & Services
ReliefWeb – the leading humanitarian information source on global crises and disasters.
362 Social Problems of Groups of People
362.586 Counseling and Guidance
Free Legal Resources in Mississippi – Unless otherwise indicated, the organizations listed on this page provide services to people living throughout Mississippi. Nove of the organizations represent individuals in criminal proceedings. For more information about how to access legal help in Mississippi, contact the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission at 601-960-9581 or visit www.msatjc.org. The Mississippi Access to Justice Commission provides overarching, unifying support for the legal aid system in Mississippi.
370 Education
200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Lessons, apps, books, websites, and more. (a list of links from Open Culture)
PBS Learning Media – Free PreK-12+ grade for science, social studies, math, and English language arts.
371 Schools and Their Activities
371.26 Test Taking Skills
ACT and Other Test Prep Resources
372 Primary Education
ABCya – Leader in online educational games for children, grades K-5.
Brain POP Free Stuff – Free activities and games on Brain POP, a subscription site.
NGA Kids – National Gallery of Art introduce children to art and art history.
PBS Kids – Public Broadcasting Service kids show characters in games and activities.
Random House Kids – Lots of fabulous games and activities based on your favorite Random House books. Games and activities are free.
Seussville – Games and activities based on books kids probably already know.
Wonderopolis.org – Lots of fun for curious minds.
372.358 Technology General
Explain that Stuff – A free online science and technology book.
373 Secondary Education
Mississippi Virtual Community College
374 Adult Education
Building Skills 4 Work – Offers free online training and skill building using the interactive lesson in real work situations.
380 Commerce, Communication, & Transportation
390 Customs, Etiquette, & Folklore
391 Costumes and Personal Appearance
392 Customs of Life Cuycle & Domestic Life
392.5 Wedding customs
393 Death Customs
394 General Customs
394.26 Holidays
Thanksgiving from Library of Congress: Primary Sources
Thanksgiving: Smithsonian Institute
Thanksgiving Traditions from Kids National Geographic
Veterans Day: Remembering Thier Selfless Service to Our Country
395 Etiquette
398 Folklore
400-499 Language
400 Language
Rocket Languages – Must have CMRLS library card. Learn any of 15 languages including American Sign Language, free. There are downloadable audio lessons, tests, and games, our pronunciation-perfecting voice recognition tool and more …
duolingo.com – Learn any of 21 languages for free.
Learn 48 languages online – Open Culture created this list of websites for learning 48 languages, online – free.
403 Dictionaries
International Morse Code – Translator, trainer, decoder, and phonetic alphabet
Merriam-Webster Dictionary – The most trustworthy dictionary and thesaurus of American English, word games, trending words, Word of the Day,
Oxford Dictionaries – Thesaurus, grammar, and word origins.
Rhyme Zone – Includes the functions of a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and spelling checker, …
Your Dictionary – Your dictionary the way you want it; definitions you understand.
410 Linguistics
420 English & Old English Languages
428.34 English as Second Language: Audio/Visual Approach
Learn English with English Class 101 – Free
Rocket Languages – Use CMRLS Library card to access, free
VOA Learning English – Free
430 German & Related Languages
440 French & Related Languages
450 Italian, Romanian, & Related Languages
460 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
470 Latin & Italic Languages
480 Classical & Modern Greek Languages
490 Other Languages
500-599 Natural Sciences & Mathematics
500 Natural Sciences
125 Great Science Videos: From Astrology to Physics to Psychology (a list of free links from Open Culture)
Kids Discover Online – Sign up for a free account and access free science resources.
510 Mathematics
Math and Arts Collection – Grades PreK-7th (Using Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts, this collection correlates math to everyday life. )
Peg + Cat Collection – Math for Grades PreK-2, from NPR
PBS Math Club Collection – Math for Grades 6th-9th
520 Space
530 Physics
540 Chemistry
Chem4Kids – Not just for kids! Chemistry help for students.
ScienceGeek.net – This website is offered by a high school science teacher for his students and others. Students and teachers may print, or download and use any materials that you find helpful.
550 Earth Sciences
551 Geology, Hydrology, & Meteorology
560 Fossils
570 Biology
580 Plants
590 Zoology
600-699 Technology
600 Technology
610 Medicine & Health
611 Human Anatomy, Cytology, & Histology
612 Human Physiology
613 Personal Health & Safety
614 Incidence & Prevention of Disease
615 Pharmacology & Therapeutics
616 Diseases
617 Surgery & Related Medical Specialties
618 Gynecology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, & Geriatrics
619 Unassigned
620 Engineering and Allied Operations
629 Other Branches of Engineering
629.2 Types of Vehicles
629.222 Passenger Automobiles
VIN Decoder – a free tool handy for researching used cars.
629.41 Space Flight, Engineering
NASA Image and Video Library – 140,000 photos, videos & audio files free to search and download.
630 Agriculture
640 Home & Family Management
641 Food & Drink
642 Meals & Table Service
643 Housing & Household Equipment
644 Household Utilities
645 Household Furnishings
646 Sewing, Clothing & Personal Living
647 Management of Public Households
648 Housekeeping
649 Child Rearing & Home Care of People
649.51 Children’s Activities and Recreation
101 Fun Things To Do with Kids This Summer
650 Management & Auxiliary Services
650.14 Job Hunting
Job Resources: CMRLS Virtual Reference
660 Chemical Engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacture for Specific Uses
690 Construction of Buildings
700-799 Arts & Recreation
700 Arts
708 Galleries, Museums, & Private Collections
Europeana Collections – Explore 53,864,757 artworks, artifacts, books, videos, and sounds from across Europe.
Frida Kahlo – Largest collection of Frida Kahlo’s work ever assembled: 800 artifacts from 33 museums (Google Arts & Culture).
Getty Search Gateway – Bringing the vast, ever-expanding Getty resources to researchers, scholars, and educators; over 100,000 are open content images.
Google Arts & Culture – Explore collections from around the world with Google Arts & Culture, created by Google Cultural Institute.
MetPublications – The Met; five decades of Met publications on art history, available to read, download, and/or search for free.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Source Collection – more than 375,000 images in public domain that you may download, use, and remix.
The Munch Museum – drawings by Edvard Munch, more than 7,500 items.
PHAROS: The International consortium of Photo Archives – Uses a group of 97,091 images of Italian works of art represented in 8 of the PHAROS photoarchives.
710 Area Planning & Landscape Architecture
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture, Ceramics, & Metalwork
740 Graphic Arts & Decorative Arts
745 Decorative Arts
745.592 Paper Airplanes
Fold N Fly – A database of paper airplanes with easy to follow folding instructions.
750 Painting
760 Printmaking & Prints
770 Photography, Computer Art, Film, & Video
780 Music
International Music Score Library Project – IMSLP currently has 134,549 works, 441,027 scores, 51,869 recordings, 16,515 composers, and 494 performers.
782 Vocal Music
Hymnary.org – Collection of hymnals; see text and music.
790 Sports, Games, & entertainment
791.436 Special Aspects of Film
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Third Edition – More than 17,500 official entries.
794.8 Computer Games
Internet Archive’s Handheld History Collection – Search through the collection to play emulated versions of your favorite handheld games.
800-899 Literature
800 Literature, Rhetoric, & Criticism
808 Rhetoric and Collections of Literature
Google Books – Search the world’s most comprehensive index of full-text books. Sign-up for Google account to keep a “library shelf” of what you are reading or read.
Internet Archive – a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Online Books Page – Listing over 2 million free books on the web; the website that provides access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. The site is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Page by Page Books – Hundreds of classic books to read free.
The Pulp Magazine Archive – Over 11,000 archived magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. From The Pulp Magazines Project and ThePulp.net.
Project Gutenberg – Offers over 53,000 free eBooks; choose among free epub books, free Kindle books, download them or read them online. No fee or registration is required.
ReadPrint – Thousand of free online books; keep track of what you’ve read, join in online discussions or join a book group.
WikiBooks – Open books for an open world; more than 3,000 open-content textbooks.
808.027 – Editorial Techniques (Citation Style)
BibMe – The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It’s the easiest way to generate citations to build a works cited page. And it’s free.
CiteFast – Offers all the major functions of a good free online bibliography and citation tool.
Easy Bib – Easily create a free citation in MLA, APA, and Chicago style.
OttoBib – Free online bibliography and citation tools that are used specifically for book sources. Search for books by ISBN, powered by WorldCat.
OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab – Free research and citation resources.
808.899 – Children’s Literature
Just Books Read Aloud – More than 800 popular children’s books read aloud to you (free), with full-page pictures of the books.
KidLit.tv – Read aloud books, activities, and more.
Storyline Online – Site is sponsored by the Entertainment Industry Foundation; popular children’s books are read by members of SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Books also have activity guides.
810 American Literature in English
1,000 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free (a growing list of links from Open Culture)
820 English & Old English Literatures
830 German & Related Literatures
840 French & Related Literatures
850 Italian, Romanian, & Related Literatures
860 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician Literatures
870 Latin & Italic Literatures
880 Classical & Modern Greek Literatures
890 Other Literatures
900-999 History & Geography
900 History
902 Miscellany
You’re Getting Old – Enter your birthdate and see what has happened during your history.
907 Education, Research & Related Topics
10 Best Virtual Field Trips for Elementary Children – Includes the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and more.
16 Great Virtual Field Trips – Includes 3D dissections, Sistine Chapel, Pompeii, and more.
910 Geography & Travel
912 Atlases, Maps, Charts, & Plans
David Rumsey Map Center: Stanford Libraries – 67,000 downloadable maps, in high resolution.
Google Earth -This does require a free download.
917 – Geography of & Travel in North America
Visit Mississippi – Mississippi tourism.
919 Geography of & Travel in Other Areas
The World Factbook by Central Intelligence Agency. This provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
920 Biography & Genealogy
African American Civil War Soldiers – A crowd-sourcing transcription project between historians, social scientist and the African American Civil War Museum. The completed database will be presented on the website of the African American Civil War Museum.
Civil War Photo-Sleuth – Our mission is to rediscover the lost names and stories of every photo of American Civil War soldiers and sailors.
Mississippi, United States, Genealogy Wiki – A guide to Mississippi ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
930 History of Ancient World (to ca. 499)
940 History of Europe
950 History of Asia
960 History of Africa
970 History of North America
973 United States
America’s Story from America’s Library
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers – Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Colonial and Early America from Library of Congress
975 Southeastern United States
980 History of South America
990 History of Other Areas