000-099  Generalities

001 Knowledge, 004 Computers & Internet, 010 Bibliographies,  

012 Address & Telephone Directories, 020-023 Library & Information Sciences,

025.2 Collection Development, 027 General Libraries, 028 Reading, 

030 Encyclopedias & Almanacs, 050 Periodicals & Indexes,  

060 Organizations, 070 News Media, Journalism & Publishing,  

080 General Collections

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001 Knowledge

• Bartleby.com   http://bartleby.com  Great general reference site!
• DigitalLibrarian  http://www.digital-librarian.com/   A librarian's choice of the best of the web.
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian  http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
• General Library  http://www.generallibrary.com   Web pages arranged by subject for quick reference.
• Infomine  http://infomine.ucr.edu/   Scholarly internet resource collection.
• Internet Public Library  http://www.ipl.org/
• KidsClick Web Search http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
• Librarians' Index to the Internet  http://www.lii.org
• Library Spot  http://libraryspot.com 
• Louisiana State University Internet Ready Reference http://www.lib.lsu.edu/ref/readyref.html 
• Mississippi State University Internet Resources  http://library.msstate.edu/resources/internet/index.asp 
• The New York Times Learning Network  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
• Quick Reference: Almanacs
• Quick Reference: Miscellaneous and General Information
• Refdesk.com http://www.refdesk.com Collection of searchable reference links.
• University of Mississippi Subject Guides http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/subject/index.html 
• Virtual Reference Collection  http://libraries.mit.edu/help/virtualref/  Compiled by MIT
• Wayne Central High School Library Center (New York): Resources Organized by Topic  http://www.wayne.k12.ny.us/webpages/rberkowitz/resources.cfm

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004  Computers & Internet

• 100 Hot  http://www.100hot.com  Top 100 web sites searchable by subject.
• A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety  http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguide.htm
• ClipArt.com  http://www.clipart.com/   Free clip art resource.
• CNET  http://www.cnet.com  
• COPA Commission (Child Online Protection Act)  http://www.copacommission.org/ 
• Computer Programming eBooks  http://www.programmingebooks.tk/
• eConsultant http://www.econsultant.com   Searchable directory of the 1,000 most popular sites on the web.
• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet  http://milton.mse.jhu.edu/research/education/net.html 
• Every File Format in the World  http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileFormatA/0,289933,sid9,00.html  Learn the meaning of different file extensions.
• Finding Information on the Internet: Tutorial  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html 
• Free Email Address Directory  http://www.emailaddresses.com/  Over 1,000 free email services.
• Freeskills.com  http://www.freeskills.com  Free online computer courses.
• Great Web Sites for KiDS  http://gws.ala.org/  Great kids page from American Library Association (previously 700+ Sites from ALA).
• How to Eliminate the Ten Most Critical Internet Security Threats http://www.sans.org/top20/top10.php
• HTML Goodies  http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/   Beginning and intermediate tutorials for HTML coding.
• Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/  Partnership between FBI and National White Collar Crime Center.
• IT Question Bank Programming eBooks  http://www.itquestionbank.com/Ebooks
• Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101  http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/
• Keyboard Assistance  http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard.aspx  Keystroke shortcuts for Microsoft programs.
• KidSites.com  http://www.kidsites.com/  Your guide to the best kid sites on the web.
• Legal Information for Internet Professionals  http://www.gigalaw.com/
• Living Internet.com http://livinginternet.com/ History, how, why, security issues, etc.
• NetSmartz Kids  http://www.NetSmartzkids.org  
• netTUTOR  http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/  Free sign up for tutorials on web searching, email basics, research strategies and more.
• NUA Internet Surveys http://www.nua.ie/surveys/ Resource for Internet trends.
• Open Book Project - Computer books online, free  http://oreilly.com/openbook/
• A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety  http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm 
• Quick Reference: Computers
• Quick Reference: Search Engines
• SafeKids.com  http://www.safekids.com/  Your family's guide to making the Internet and technology
  fun, safe and productive.
• TechTutorials  http://www.techtutorials.net/  Over 1300 free information technology tutorials.
• Webopedia - The only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology definitions. http://www.webopedia.com/

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010 Bibliographies

• Congressional Gold Medals http://www.congressionalgoldmedal.com/  Listing of all 288 Congressional Gold Medals given between 1776 to present day.
• Guinness World Records  http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
• MuseumSpot http://www.museumspot.com  Directory of museum web sites.
• Nobel eMuseum http://www.nobel.se/
• Price's List of Lists   http://www.specialissues.com/lol/   These lists present information in the form of rankings of different people, organizations, companies, etc.

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012 Address & Telephone Directories

• All Nations Telephone Search Engine  http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm
• AnyWho http://www.anywho.com 
• BigBook  http://www.bigbook.com  Yellow Pages directory.
• Hospital Select  http://www.hospitalselect.com   Find address, phone, contacts, and information on hospitals in U.S.
• Phone Number Directory  http://www.555-1212.com/
• Switchboard  http://www.switchboard.com Also includes reverse lookup.
• The Star Archive  http://www.stararchive.com/ Celebrity addresses and contact information.
• Telephone Directories on the Web  http://www.infobel.com/teldir/teldir.asp?page=/eng/
• USPS Zip + 4 Code Lookup  http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/  
• U. S. Blue Pages  http://www.usbluepages.gov/   Directory of phone numbers, TTY numbers, contacts and web sites of government agencies.
• Yahoo! People Search  http://people.yahoo.com/   Find phone number, address, email address or map.  Both white pages and yellow pages.
• Yellow Pages  http://www.yellowpages.com 

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020 Library & Information Sciences

• The Horn Book Virtual History Exhibit  http://www.hbook.com/history/default.asp
• Library History Buff  http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org 

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021 Library Relationships

• American Library Association Home Page  http://www.ala.org
• The Children's Book Council  http://www.cbcbooks.org/
• CyberGrants:  The New Home for Online Grant-Making  http://www.cybergrants.com/
• Friends of Libraries U. S. A.  http://www.folusa.com
• Library Listserv Lists  http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?qL=library&F=L&F=T   Library oriented lists and electronic serials.
• Librarians and Information Science - Suite 101.com  http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/librarians_information_science
• Library Media and PR  http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr/
• Mississippi Library Association Home Page  http://www.mlc.lib.ms.us
• Public Library Research  http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/
• Services for Librarians  http://www.ipl.org/svcs/
• UNESCO Libraries Portal http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_bib/   United Nations' resources available regarding libraries.

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023 Personnel Administration

• Children's Literature - Resources for Storytellers  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/rstory.html
• ErgoLib  http://lib.ucr.edu/ergolib/   Tips and links for creating user friendly workstations for staff or patrons.
• IPL Services for Librarians  http://www.ipl.org/svcs/
• Librarian.net  http://www.librarian.net/   A news site for libraries.
• The Lipstick Librarian  http://www.lipsticklibrarian.com/
• LISNews.com  http://www.lisnews.com/   News for and about librarians and libraries.
• LJ Digital  http://www.libraryjournal.com/
• Online Resource for School Librarians  http://www.school-libraries.org/
• Young Adult Librarian's Help  http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

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025 Library Operations

    .2 Collection Development

• alibris http://www.alibris.com/librarians/librarians-home.cfm Look for out of print material.
• ASL Access  http://www.aslaccess.org/   Source for finding American Sign Language videos.
• AwardWeb  http://www.dpsinfo.com/awardweb/   Collections of literary award information.
• Author Webpages  http://www.myunicorn.com/authlink.html    Contains list of pseudonyms and over 5000 individual author bibliographies.
• Booklists for Young Adults on the Web  http://www.seemore.mi.org/booklists/
• Book Reporter  http://www.bookreporter.com/   Book reviews, authors, fiction, and bestsellers.
• Books and Book Collecting  http://www.trussel.com/f_books.htm
• Books in Depth  http://www.booksindepth.com/ Newspaper book reviews from the U.S. and Canada.
• BookWire Homepage  http://www.bookwire.com/
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site  http://www.carolhurst.com/
• Children's Picture Book Database  http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/   From Miami University.
• Children's Literature Web Guide  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
• KidsReads.com  http://www.kidsreads.com  
• Kids Webrary  http://www.webrary.org/kids/jbibmenu.html Juvenile titles listed by subject.
• Multi-cultural Book Review Homepage  http://www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/homepage.html
• Powell's Books  http://www.powells.com
• Publishers' Catalogue Home Page  http://www.lights.com/publisher/    A browseable and searchable directory of 6000+ publishers catalogs.
• Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers List 1900-1995  http://www.caderbooks.com/bestintro.html
• Science Fiction and Fantasy for Children:  An Annotated Bibliography for Educators  http://www2.lib.uoguelph.ca/resources/bibliographies/science_fiction/
• Top 100 Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century  http://www.counterpunch.org/top100nf.html
• Top 100 Recommendations (Fiction and Non-Fiction)  http://www.harvard.com/recommended/top100.html
• WebWatch:  Focus on Young Adult Literature   http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/yalitww.html

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    .431 Dewey Decimal Classification

• "Do We" Really Know Dewey?  http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5002
• Quia! Java Games - Dewey Decimal System  http://www.quia.com/custom/7265main.html   Test yourself!
• Quick Reference: Library Information

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027 General Libraries

    .4 Public Libraries

• Birmingham Public Library System  http://www.bham.lib.al.us
• County of Los Angeles Public Library  http://www.colapublib.org/
• Memphis Pubic Library  http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us
• Mississippi Library Commission  http://www.mlc.lib.ms.us
• Morton Grove Public Library Webrary  http://www.webrary.org/mgplhome.html
• Multnomah County Library  http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/
• Nashville Public Library   http://www.library.nashville.org/
• National Library of Education  http://www.ed.gov/NLE
• New York Public Library  http://www.nypl.org/index.html 
• The Public Library Locator http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/librarysearch/
• Story Place:  The Children's Digital Library http://www.storyplace.org/

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    .7 College and University Libraries

• University of Southern Mississippi  http://www.lib.usm.edu/
• Mississippi State University  http://www.msstate.edu/Library/reference/

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028 Reading, Use of Other Information Media

    .1 Reviews

• AcqWeb's Directory of Book Reviews on the Web http://www.acqweb.org Will be reorganizing in Fall 2007.
• Amazon.com  http://www.amazon.com
• Arts & Letters http://Cybereditions.com/aldaily/  
• Booklist Homepage  http://www.ala.org/booklist/index.html
• Booknotes:  A Cyber Companion  http://www.booknotes.org/
• Constant Reader  http://www.constantreader.org/  

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    .9 Reading Interests and Habits

• Bibliomysteries  http://www.bibliomysteries.com  Site specializes in bibliographies of mystery titles that feature plots or characters related to libraries and the literary world. (Library Journal/May 1, 2001)
• Children's Series List  http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/serieslist.html
• ClueLass Home Page:  A Mystery Lover's Notebook  http://www.cluelass.com
• Fantastic Fiction Bibliographies  http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/   SciFi and Fantasy works.
• Fiction Finder  http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/  Search by place, character, title, and author.
• Genrefluent by Diana Tixier Herald (Libraries Unlimited)  http://www.genrefluent.com/
• The George Kelley Paperback and Pulp Fiction Collection  http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/kelley/
• If you like...  http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Library/IfYouLike/
• The History of Mystery:  From Poe to the Present  http://www.mysterynet.com/timeline/
• International Reading Association  http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html   Reading Lists.
• MGPL Webrary:  Booklist Index  http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html 
• The Mystery Reader  http://www.themysteryreader.com  Posts reviews for about 100 new mystery titles a month.
• Mystery Readers International  http://www.mysteryreaders.org 
• Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists! http://readingrants.org/
• Reader's Robot- A Reader's Advisory Service  http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html 
• Readerville.com - Online Book Club and Resource for Readers  http://www.readerville.com 
• Reading Group Guides  http://www.readinggroupguides.com  A collection of 575 guides for reading groups, how to get a reading group started, etc.
• The SF Site  http://www.sfsite.com/   Current science fiction and fantasy news.
• Stop! You're Killing Me!  http://www.stopyourekillingme.com   Character and author indexes link you to a page that includes a brief description of the character and a chronological list of titles in which the character appears. (Library Journal/May 1, 2001)
• Summer Reading Lists Abound on the Web  http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr244.shtml 
• WhichBook.net  http://www.whichbook.net/index.jsp  United Kingdom. Find more of what you like to read.
• Who Reads What?  http://www.gpl.lib.me.us/wrw.htm

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030 Encyclopedias & Almanacs

• Afro-American History  http://www.aawc.com/aah.html 
• American City Business Journals  http://www.bizjournals.com/ 
• Britannica Online http://britannica.com/
• Cambridge History of English and American Literature  http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/ 
• Encarta Learning Zone  http://www.encarta.msn.com
• Encyclopedia.com  http://www.encyclopedia.com 
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian  http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/
• Fast Facts:  Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports & Related Reference Tools   http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm
• Information Please Home Page  http://infoplease.com  Online almanac, Homework Help Center & Kids almanac.
• Old Farmer's Almanac  http://www.almanac.com/ 
• Symbols.com  http://www.symbols.com   "World's largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols."

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050 Periodicals and Indexes

• American Girl  http://www.americangirl.com    Ages 8-13.
• American Park Network  http://www.americanparknetwork.com/home
• American Scientist  http://www.amsci.org/amsci/  
• Better Homes and Gardens  http://www.bhg.com/
• Business Week Online  http://www.businessweek.com  
• Christianity Today.com  http://www.christianityonline.com/
• Cricket  http://www.cricketmag.com/home.asp   Ages 6-14.
• Discover Magazine http://www.discovermagazine.com
• Family Circle  http://www.familycircle.com
• Field & Stream/Outdoor Life  http://www.outdoorlife.com 
• Forbes Digital Tool  http://www.forbes.com
• Fortune.com  http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
• Junior Scholastic Online  http://www.scholastic.com/juniorscholastic/
• Kiplinger.com  http://www.kiplinger.com  
• Ladies Home Journal Online  http://www.lhj.com/
• National Geographic  http://www.nationalgeographic.com
• National Geographic Traveler  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/traveler/
• National Geographic World Online  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/   Ages 8-13.
• Nature - International Weekly Journal of Science  http://www.nature.com
• The New Yorker  http://www.newyorker.com/
• NWF's Ranger Rick Magazine  http://www.nwf.org/kids/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3
• PC World  http://www.pcworld.com/index.asp 
• PEOPLE Online  http://people.aol.com/people/index.html 
• Popular Science  http://www.popularscience.com/
• Reader's Digest World  http://www.readersdigest.com
• Scientific American  http://www.sciam.com 
• Southern Living  http://www.southernliving.com
• Sports Afield  http://sportsafield.com  
• Sports Illustrated for Kids  http://www.sikids.com/
• Stone Soup http://www.stonesoup.com/
• Time for Kids  http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/  
• TV Guide Online:  The TV Entertainment Magazine  http://www.tvguide.com
• Weekly Reader Galaxy  http://www.weeklyreader.com   Grades 3-6.
• Wired Owl  http://www.owlkids.com/owl/   Age 8 and up.
• Yes Mag  http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/   Canadian.  Ages 8-14.
• Zillions Online  http://www.zillions.org/  

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060 Organizations

• Robert's Rules of Order  http://www.bartleby.com/176/
• Alcoholics Anonymous   http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash 
• American Association of Retired Persons  http://www.aarp.org/
• American Civil Liberties Union  http://www.aclu.org/
• The American Legion National Headquarters  http://www.legion.org 
• American Library Association  http://www.ala.org
• American Medical Association  http://www.ama-assn.org/
• The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals   http://www.aspca.org/
• The Baronial Order of Magna Charta  http://www.magnacharta.com/
• Better Business Bureaus of Mississippi  http://www.bbbmississippi.org/
• Boy Scouts of America   http://www.scouting.org/
• Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War  http://www.nemr.net/~lparlor/duv/
• Friends of Libraries USA  http://www.folusa.com
• General Federation of Women's Clubs  http://gfwc.org
• General Society of Mayflower Descendants  http://www.mayflower.org/
• Girl Scouts USA  http://www.girlscouts.org/
• The Humane Society of the U. S.  http://www.hsus.org/
• IOOF Home Page  http://www.ioof.org/
• Kiwanis International  http://www.kiwanis.org/
• Lions International  http://www.lions.org
• Masonic Resources on the Internet  http://www.mason.itgo.com/links.html
• Mensa International  http://www.mensa.org/index0.php
• NAACP Online  http://www.naacp.org
• National Rifle Association of America  http://www.nra.org/
• National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution   http://www.dar.org/
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals  http://www.peta.com/
• Public Library Association  http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/pla.htm
• Rotary International  http://www.rotary.org/
• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  http://suvcw.org/
• The Shrine and Shriners Hospitals  http://shrinershq.org/ 
• United Daughters of the Confederacy  http://www.hqudc.org/
• Veterans of Foreign War  http://vfw.org

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070 News Media, Journalism & Publishing

• 1st Headlines - News  http://1stheadlines.com/
• AJR NewsLink  http://www.newslink.org/daily.html
• American Media Columnist http://www.blueagle.com Collection of columnists and their work.
• Arts & Letters Daily http://cybereditions.com/spis/runisa.dll?SV:CYHOME:638575  "Philosophy, aesthetics, literature, language ideas, criticism, culture, history, music, art trends, breakthroughs, disputes, gossip."
• BlackPressUSA  http://www.blackpressusa.com/   Your Independent Source of News for the African-American Community.
• ChannelOne.com  http://ChannelOne.com  
• Clarion Ledger Online  http://www.clarionledger.com Jackson, MS newspaper.
• CNN Interactive   http://www.cnn.com   U. S. and world news online.
• First Headlines  http://www.1stheadlines.com/ 
• Free Medical Journals  http://www.freemedicaljournals.com  Free, full-text medical articles offered on the Internet.
• The Houston Chronicle Interactive  http://www.chron.com
• Mississippi Newstand  http://msucares.com/news/media/newsstand.html Mississippi newspapers online.
• MSNBC  http://www.msnbc.com
• National Enquirer - Online  http://www.nationalenquirer.com/
• NewPages Online  http://www.newpages.com/   Site focuses on the work of smaller, independent publishers.
• The New York Times On the Web  http://www.nytimes.com/
• Opinion-Pages http://www.opinion-pages.org Searchable site with access to 600 opinion-editorial pages from online English newspapers around the world.
• Quick Reference: News   Includes local papers to CMRLS service area.
• The Ultimate Collection of News Links  http://pppp.net/links/news/
• USA TODAY  http://www.usatoday.com
• USA WEEKEND  http://www.usaweekend.com
• The Vicksburg Post  http://www.vicksburgpost.com
• The Washington Post  http://www.washingtonpost.com
• Writer's Digest http://www.writersdigest.com

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080 General Collections

• Bartlett Familiar Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/100/
• Simpson's Quotations:  The Most Notable Quotes 1950-1988  http://www.bartleby.com/63/

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