CMRLS QUICK REFERENCE

QUICK REFERENCE

Almanacs/Calendars/Time ¤ The Arts
Automotive Repair Biography ¤ Collectibles
Consumer Information ¤ Computers
eBook Collection ¤ Education ¤ Employment Information Etiquette ¤ Finance/Industry/Small Business ¤ Genealogy
Geography/History/Travel ¤ Government ¤ Health ¤ Language
Law ¤ Library Information ¤Literature/Writing ¤ Math
Miscellaneous & General Information
News ¤ Religion/Philosophy ¤ Recipes & Food Preparation
Science ¤ Search Engines
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Almanacs, Calendars, and Time
- Almanac, Information Please
- Calendar Zone - List of links to special calendars.
- Federal Holidays
- Chambers Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar.
- Daylight Time
- InfoPlease Daily Almanac
- Local Times Around the World - Gives current times for cities worldwide.
- Old Farmer's Almanac
- Perpetual Calendar
- Special Days Calendar
- Wedding Anniversary Gift List - traditional and modern.
- Time Zone Converter
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The Arts
- MERLOT: The Arts - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
Art
- Artcyclopedia.com
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Music
- Essentials of Music
- MERLOT: Music - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Ultimate Band List
- Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary
- Wedding Music Guide
- Worldwide Internet Music Resources
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Sports/Games
- Every Rule in the Universe
- MERLOT: Sports and Games - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Sports Glossaries
- Sportsline - Game summaries, box scores, and searchable archive of players.
- Virtual Library of Sport
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Theater/Film
- The Internet Movie Database
- MERLOT: Theater - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- NAACP Top 100 Films of the Century (1909-2009) To identify the top 100 multicultural film projects that have had the greatest influence on people of color.
- TheatreHistory.com
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Automobile Repair
- 10-W-40 - The Ultimate Auto Repair Directory - Do it yourself online auto repair manuals.
- Auto Repair Reference Center - - 26,000 Domestic and Imported vehicles from 1945 to present, 70,000 technical service bulletins & recalls, wiring diagrams, factory drawings, step-by-step photos, specifications & maintenance schedules, and MORE!- Contact your Library for access code.
- Auto Zone - Do it yourself online auto repair help and manuals.
- AutoEducation.com - General information on DIY car repair.
- AllExperts Auto Repair - Free auto repair advice. Ask a question or view archived questions and answers.
- Car Talk - resources from the NPR talk show.
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Biography
- 300 Women Who Changed the World
- African American Biographies
- Afro-American Biographies
- American Writers
- Biographical Dictionary - More than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
- Biography.com - Over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present.
- Biographies of Jazz Greats
- Black History Biographies - from Thomson/Gale
- Classical Composers
- Distinguished Women of the Past and Present
- Rulers
- The History Makers - biographies and pictures of well known, as well as unsung African American history makers
- UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography - CMRLS eBooks Collection
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Collectibles
Antiques
- Arts & Antiques - Online companion, the most widely read national art and antiques magazine.
- Kovel's Antiques and Collectibles - Identification and information. Free registration.
- Maloney's Online Antiques and Collectibles Resource Directory
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Coins
- Coin Encyclopedia
- OmniCoin - Online numismatists community for identification and information.
- Online Coin Reference - Reference, attribution, and valuation site for Ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins.
Guns
- Firearms Identification - Identify all types of guns, pistols, shoulder arms, etc.
- FirearmsID.com - An introduction to forensic firearm identification.
- Links to Gun and Militaria Related Pages
- Shotgun World - The internet's best source for identifying your shotgun. Identification and appraisal links.
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Stamps
- Stamp Collecting
- Ultimate Philatelic Resource Site - Stamps, stamps, stamps!

Computers
- CNET.com - the latest in tech and consumer electronics, from CNET TV.
- FOLDOC - Free Online Dictionary of Computing
- Google HELP
- Learn A Test - Computer Skills - free self-paced tutorials for Microsoft applications. Contact your library for the access code.
- MERLOT: Computer Science - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- MERLOT: Information Literacy - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- MERLOT: Information Technology - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Webopedia.com - online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology definitions.
- Whatis? - the leading IT encyclopedia and learning center.
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Consumer Information
- Better Business Bureaus of Mississippi
- Consumer Information
- Consumer Reports en Español
- Consumer Price Index - From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Consumer World - A public service, non-commercial guide with over 2,000 of the most useful consumer resources.
- How Much Is That Worth Today?
- Kelly Blue Book - New and Used Cars
- NADA Guides - For Consumer, Business, or Association
- National Fraud Information Center
- Which? Expert Advice from an Independent Source
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Education
- CollegeNet
- College View
- Learn a Test - Contact your library to create a FREE account.
- Petersons Guide to 4 Year Colleges
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Employment Information
- Career Information from Students.gov
- Career Resource Library - Career development and job search advice.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - Descriptions, educational requirements, outlook and starting salaries for various occupations.
Etiquette
- Emily Post: Etiquette
- ExecutivePlanet A guide to business etiquette and culture in the U. S. and abroad.
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Finance, Industry, and Small Business
- AllStocks.com - The Investor and Stock Trader's Website. Free site, with ads.
- Business Owners Tool Kit - Total know-how for the small business owner.
- Currency Converter - Powered by Oanda
- MERLOT: Business - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Money@CNN - Market and stock information as well as financial tools. Free site.
- MorningStar.com
- The Motley Fool
- Thomas Register - Listings of Products and Company Profiles.
- US Small Business Administration
- Yahoo! Finance - Free registration, information, tools, etc.
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Genealogy

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Geography, History and Travel
Geography
- Animated Atlas
- Chamber of Commerce - Directory of local (U.S.) community resources and websites.
- CIA World Factbook
- Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
- Facts on the Fifty States - Gives the capital and other factual information on the states.
- How Far? - Calculate the distance between two cities.
- MapQuest
- MERLOT: Geography - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Mississippi Online Maps
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- World Chamber of Commerce and Industry Directory
- Yahoo Maps and Driving Directions
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History
- 100 Milestone Documents - National Archives and Records Administration
- American Memory - Library of Congress
- Dictionary of American History - CMRLS eBook Collection
- Documenting the American South
- Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History - includes biographies, timelines, and documents
- Encyclopedia of Food and Culture - CMRLS eBook Collection
- Encyclopedia of World History
- Eyewitness to History
- Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression - CMRLS eBook Collection
- Historical Documents - from before 1400 to present (includes State of the Union addresses.)
- Hurricanes Katrina & Rita Internet Archives - archived websites chronicling this historic event.
- HyperHistory
- MERLOT: History - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- MERLOT: U.S. History - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Sept. 11 Web Archives - approximately 2,300 cataloged websites chronicling this historic event.
- Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- This Day in History - Find out what happened on selected past dates.
- Today in History
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Travel Information
- Fodor's Travel Guides - Free registration of online trip planning.
- HM USA Travel Guides
- Lonely Planet Online Travel Guide
- Mobil Travel Guide
- Traveling Abroad
- Walt Disney World Travel Guide
- World Travels Travel Guides
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Government
Federal
- Find Your Senators and Representatives
- Core Documents of Democracy
- FirstGOV Reference Center
- Inaugural Address-Pres Obama in his own Words
- Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
- IRS Tax Forms - Download and print Federal tax forms.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- THOMAS - legislative information from the Library of Congress, includes Congressional Record.
- US Congressional Directory
- US Code of Federal Regulations - Laws of the federal government.
- US Government Manual
State
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World
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Updated weekly by CIA.
- Countries and their Cultures - CMRLS eBook Collection
- Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook 2005 - CMRLS eBook Collection
- GeoHive: Global Statistics
- United Nations Cyber School Bus
- US Department of State Background Notes
Health Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
- Dirline - Trusted health information, Directory of Health Organizations.
- Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning about Addictive Behavior - CMRLS eBook Collection
- FamilyDoctor.org - Health information for the whole family.
- Global Library of Women's Medicine
- Healthfinder.gov - searches for information on government health Web sites.
- Mayo Clinic - Reliable information for a healthier life.
- MedLine Plus - Trusted health information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
- MedLine Plus en Español
- MERLOT: Health - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Mississippi Department of Health
- NIH Senior Health - National Institute of Health, health information for senior citizens
- WebMD - Trustworthy, credible, and timely health information.
- WebWISER - Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders - wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. Site maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health.
- World Health Organization - WHO
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Language
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition
- Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language (ASL) Terms
- Biblomania Reference - in one place, full searchable copies of favorite language reference books including dictionary, books of quotation, synonyms, thesaurus, and literary sources
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online - American English, idioms, phrasal verbs, and translations
- A Grammar Toolkit
- Garbl's Writing Resources Online
- MERLOT: ESL Resources - (English as Second Language) - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- MERLOT: Language and Literature - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Rhyming Dictionary
- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
- Translator - Dictionaries, glossaries, grammar lessons for over 50 languages.
- WWWebster Dictionary - English dictionary based on the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
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Law

Law Library of Congress

Legal Forms - Internet Legal Research Group

MERLOT: Law - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials

Mississippi Code - Laws for the State of Mississippi

Parliamentary Procedure

Robert's Rules of Order

US Code of Federal Regulations - Laws of the federal government.

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Library Information
- Dewey Decimal Classification, en Español - Clasificatión Dewey
- Subject Headings by Dewey Decimal Classification
- Clasificatión Dewey, algunos temas populares
- Readers' Advisory - reading lists by author and subject; also websites for bestsellers and reading information.

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Literature and Writing
Literature
- African-American Literature - From Answers Library, at Answers.com
- Bartelby.com - Online access to literature, reference and verse.
- Bulfinch's The Age of Fable
- The Cambridge History of English & American Literature - an encyclopedia in 18 volumes
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- Fairy Tale Companion - From Answers Library, at Answers.com
- FREE Online Books - List of links to free online texts.
- IPL Online Texts Collection - Contains over 16,000 titles that can be browsed by author, by title, or by Dewey Decimal Classification.
- LitSum - free literature summaries and study guides
- MERLOT: Language and Literature - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Online Accelerated Reading Lists - for schools in the Rankin, Scott, Simpson, and Smith county CMRLS service area.
- Online Literature Library - full-text books that are in public domain
- Poetry Links - Free MAGNOLIA Resources
- Project Gutenberg Catalog - online full-text books
- QuoteLand
- Reference Guide to World Literature - CMRLS eBook Collection
- Spark Notes - Online study guides for major works of literature.
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Writing
- American Heritage Book of English Language Usage
- Christian Writer's Market Guide
- Citation Styles
- How to Write a Term Paper - Step-by-Step guide to writing your paper.
- The Market List - The online resource for genre fiction writers.
- WritersDigest.com - The online guide to the writing life.
- WritersWeekly.com - Markets and jobs.
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Math
- Calculator.com - Standard, scientific, fraction, loans, and many more online calculators.
- Convert It - Conversion and Calculator Center
- Online Conversion - even more conversion calculators
- MERLOT: Mathematics and Statistics - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Mega Converter
- WebMath - Enter your math problem, get the answer and explanation.
- Weights and Measurements
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Miscellaneous and General Information
- ALA-RUSA Best Free Reference Websites
- Answers.com Reference
- Associations - List found on ipL2, the Internet Public Library.
- Baby Names
- Blue Web'n - a searchable collection of blue ribbon learning websites that can be searched by subject, grade level, and format. Maintained by AT&T
- CMRLS Web Resource Library - Web pages organized by Dewey Decimal Classification
- Computational Knowledge Engine - answers math problems, makes comparisons, and so much more.
- The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition
- Dewey Browse - For grades K-12, web pages organized by Dewey Decimal Classification
- Encarta - online encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, and homework help
- Encyberpedia: The Living Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- EncycloZine - An Encyclopedia for curious minds.
- Guinness World Records
- Internet Archive - "Universal access to human knowledge" - Digital library with free access to archived Webpages, video, audio, music, and texts.
- Internet Public Library - founded by University of Michigan's School of Information; indexed by subject
- iTools: Online research tools.
- Hot Topics and Issues
- Hurricane Katrina: Resources
- Librarians' Internet Index - "websites you can trust;" indexed by subject, maintained by the California State Librarian
- MERLOT - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Phone Number Directory - Toll-free numbers, fax numbers, business and residential telephone numbers. Reverse Look Up.
- Virtual Reference Collection - compiled by MIT
- Virtual Reference Shelf - compiled by the Library of Congress
- Wikipedia - a user driven encyclopedia.
- ZIP Code Lookup - United States Postal Service.
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News
- Clarion Ledger - Jackson, MS
- Chicago Sun-Times
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Google News
- Los Angeles Times
- The Magnolia Report - Mississippi Politics
- National Weather Service
- New York Times
- Newseum - Today's front page from over 500 papers in 50 countries.
- Rankin Ledger - Rankin County, MS
- Scott County Times - Scott County, MS
- Magee Courier-Simpson County News -Simpson County, MS
- Smith County Reformer - Smith County, MS
- Time Online Edition
- Washington Post
- Watching America - Foreign news sources translated into English.
- World-Newspapers.com
- USA Today
- U. S. News and World Report
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Recipes and Food Preparation
- AllRecipes.com
- Back of the Box Recipes
- The Cooks Thesaurus
- Food Domain - A comprehensive resource for Food preservation and storage.
- FoodReference.com - Articles, recipes, trivia, history, and more!
- Home Food Safety
- Ingredient Substitutions
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Religion and Philosophy
- BeliefNET - Multi-faith information. Independent site includes news, culture, prayer, links to sacred texts, pages for Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and many other religions and spiritual beliefs.
- Blue Letter Bible - includes concordance, dictionary, a dozen translations, study tools and hymns
- Hartford Institute for Religion Research
- InterFaith Calendar - Primary sacred times of the world religions.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- List of Popes - with biographies.
- MERLOT: Philosophy - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- MERLOT: Religion - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Religion Facts - facts on world religions.
- The Unbound Bible - Many languages and translations.
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Science
- Benthic Marine Algal Herbarium of L.I. Sound, Univ. of Conn. (algae)
- Biology Browser
- Birds, Bees and Blooms
- Botany: The Encyclopedia of Plants & Gardening
- Bug Guide
- Chemistry - Periodic Table
- Chemistry Central
- GreenFILE - offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia - CMRLS eBook Collection
- MERLOT: Science and Technology - a searchable collection of peer reviewed online learning materials
- Mississippi CARES - Coordinated Access to the Research and Extension System
- Mississippi Snake Identification
- Mississippi Tree Identification
- National Hurricane Center
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
- Science Fair Project Index
- Science Topics - from USGS
- Venomous Spiders of Mississippi
- Weather Channel - Current and forecasted weather for U.S. cities, including barometric pressure.
- ZipGuides from eNature.com - Know what animals and plants share your backyard? Taking a trip? Use our ZipGuides to get a comprehensive local wildlife guide to the animals and plants native to any place in the United States. Or narrow your search to focus only on Endangered Species or poisonous and dangerous species.
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Search Engines
- 4Anything
- About.com
- Alfaseek.com
- Altavista
- Ask Jeeves
- Clusty - The clustering search engine
- cRANKy - first age relevant search engine, for the over 50 web surfer!
- Dogpile
- Google
- Ixquick
- Linkasaurus
- Mamma.com
- Official Search
- Oyeme!.com
- Search.com
- SearchMash - Powered by Google
- START - Natural language question answering system
- Yahoo!
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