Online Resources
Find the information and answers you need with these librarian-selected resources. Your library card gives you 24/7 access to many databases, archives, and periodicals in a variety of topics.
Click the category name below to view a list of our resources and links on that topic. Highlighted items are research databases that Cass County Public Library subscribes to.
To view an A-Z listing of all of CCPL’s subscription databases, click here.
Computer Skills Center: More than 100 self-directed video tutorials for commonly used software applications. Save your progress and return at your convenience. Library & Home Use
Driving-Tests.org: Free DMV Permit practice tests help you to prepare for your driver’s test. Includes car, motorcycle, CDL practice tests, online driver’s manuals, and an FAQ section with detailed questions to 100+ DMV-related questions. Library & Home Use
Financial Literacy: The Rosen Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams. Library & Home Use
Learning Express Library High School Equivalency Center: Prepare to get your high school equivalency credential with complete resources for the GED test, HiSET, and TASC. Library & Home Use
Learning Express Library Career Preparation: Interactive resource has over 300 online professional licensing practice tests including Nursing, Firefighting and Law Enforcement. Library & Home Use
Resume and Cover Letter Builder: More than 200 expert-developed resumes covering a range of occupations and preparation levels to help you create your own resume and cover letter. Library & Home Use
VetNow: The service includes live support with a veteran navigator; online expert assistance navigating the VA and benefits veterans are eligible for from local, state, and federal programs; help with transitioning to civilian employment and translating military skills for civilian jobs; and college preparation and support through a full suite of academic tools. Library & Home Use
GCF Learn: Technology and online skills tutorials.
LINCS Learning Center: The LINCS Learner Center connects you to free online resources to improve your skills. Improve your reading, math, science, English, and other job-related skills. Recursos en Español.
Missouri Adult Education and Literacy: Missouri's FREE high school equivalency (HSE) preparation online classroom. Complete your lessons online, 24/7 at home, when it is most convenient for your schedule.
Missouri Jobs Center: State resources for job seekers and employers. Find jobs, workshops, and other resources.
My Next Move: My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers.
My Next Move for Veterans: Find a civilian career similar to your military job.
Mi Próximo Paso: incluye tareas, aptitudes, información sobre salarios y más de 900 carreras diferentes.
Proliteracy: Practice and strengthen your literacy skills. Find tutor resources, techniques, and strategies.
Pumarosa: Este sitio fontico y bilinge est diseado para ayudarte a aprender inglés tan rápido y fácil como sea posible.
Typing Practice: Learn how to type and improve your typing skills by keyboard or touch typing.
ABC Mouse: With more than 8,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABC Mouse's award-winning online curriculum is an invaluable resource for young learners (ages 2-8+). From Age of Learning, Inc. To access it without signing in at the library, use this link: ABCmouse @ the library. Library & Home Use
AudioBookCloud: AudioBookCloud is a streaming Audiobook service with no downloads, no software, no holds, and no waiting periods. Unlimited access to all the books, all the time. Just click and listen. Library & Home Use
AudioBookCloud for Kids: Find Audiobooks just for kids with no downloads, no software, no holds, and no waiting periods. Unlimited access to all the books, all the time. Just click and listen. Library & Home Use
AudioBookCloud for Teens: Find Teen Audiobooks with no downloads, no software, no holds, and no waiting periods. Unlimited access to all the books, all the time. Just click and listen. Library & Home Use
Book Connections: These databases contain resources to engage readers from over 260,000 books including Meet-the-Author movies, audio name pronunciations, audio book readings, discussion guides, vocabulary lists, and more. These are perfect tools to use with book clubs, class units, reading groups, and reader’s advisory. Library & Home Use
eBooks on EBSCOHost: Search EBSCOhost's extensive collection of eBooks and download to your computer or eReader. To download books, you must first create an account from a library computer. Library & Home Use
Hoopla: On-demand access of over 1,000,000 titles (audiobooks, eBooks, comics, music, movies, and TV) streamed from any computer or mobile device by downloading the hoopla digital app for iOS and Android. 7 borrows a month per library cardholder. Library & Home Use
Missouri Libraries 2 Go: A consortium of Missouri libraries who share eBooks and eAudiobooks. Download them to your computer, eReader, or mp3 player. Be sure to check out OverDrive's new app, Libby, for Android and iOS devices. Library & Home Use
Read It!: Read It! is designed for students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading. It offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research, and improve study skills. You'll also find animated storybooks that kids can read along with, educational games, and teacher resources. Library & Home Use
ScienceFlix: With its emphasis on the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix provides students with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, and so much more. Resources are best suited for 4th to 9th Grades. Library & Home Use
TumbleBooks: Animated storybooks that kids can read along with, educational games, and teacher resources. Library & Home Use
WorldCat: Contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries for books, web resources, and other materials. Library & Home Use
aNobii: An online reading community allowing you to shelve, find and share books.
BookBrowse: Reading guides, discussion guides and book club guides for books.
Book Page: Book reviews, author interviews, and book blogs. Pick up the latest paper edition of BookPage in any Cass County library branch.
Book Reporter: Book reviews, excerpts, author interviews, current book news, contests and a variety of other features.
Goodreads: A social network for avid readers. Select and rate the books you've read and get recommendations.
Juvenile Series and Sequels: This resource, compiled and maintained by Mid-Continent Public Library, contains over 36,000 books in 4,900 series, classified by audience.
Lexile Book Database: Enter a child's Lexile range to select reading materials at the appropriate level.
New York Times Bestsellers List
Project Gutenberg: The first and largest single collection of free electronic books.
What's Next?: Information about books in series. Find out what books are in series, what comes next, and who the author is. Searchable by name, series title, and book title.
Consumer Reports: Find better, safer products from the world’s largest nonprofit product-testing organization. Access articles, blogs, videos, and ratings through ConsumerReports.org. Library & Home Use
Financial Literacy: The Rosen Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams. Library & Home Use
Professional Development Collection: The Professional Development Collection includes full-text for nearly 520 high-quality education journals. Library & Home Use
Bplans - Business Plans: Free sample business plans.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): The BEA produces economic accounts statistics.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Provides statistics on inflation and consumer spending; wages, earnings, and benefits; productivity; safety and health; occupations; employment and unemployment; and more.
Business Services - Missouri Secretary of State: Provides information for business owners in Missouri.
EDGAR - SEC Filings and Forms: All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms through EDGAR, provided by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Entrepreneurship.org: Contains original articles, written by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, and collects "the best of the best" content on the Web related to starting and running high-impact companies.
Financial Calculators: Calculate your housing affordability, mortgage size, savings, credit card balance duration, business ratios, and more.
Kansas City Business Journal: Get local business news from the online edition of the Kansas City Business Journal.
Market Watch: A resource of market news, commentary, and opinion. Right from their homepage you will be led into a wide variety of stories that are big in today's Wall Street news.
Missouri Business Development Program: The University of Missouri Extension's Business Development Program (BDP) exists to help Missouri's entrepreneurs succeed in private enterprise and to promote the economic development of the state of Missouri.
Missouri Business Portal: The single point of entry for doing business in Missouri, including registrations, filings, licenses, and permits.
Missouri Census Data Center: Census data for the state of Missouri with links to United States census web sites.
Missouri Department of Economic Development: The Department of Economic Development administers a wide array of programs designed to enhance Missouri's economy.
Missouri Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis: OSEDA at the University of Missouri Extension strives to transform public data into useful information.
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System: System for classifying business establishments.
SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business: SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.
Small Business Administration: Information for you to start, grow, and succeed in business ownership.
Consumer Reports: Find better, safer products, including cars, from the world’s largest nonprofit product-testing organization. Access articles, blogs, videos, and ratings through ConsumerReports.org. Library & Home Use
Driving-Tests.org: Free DMV Permit practice tests help you to prepare for your driver’s test. Includes car, motorcycle, CDL practice tests, online driver’s manuals, and an FAQ section with detailed questions to 100+ DMV-related questions. Library & Home Use
Edmunds: Research new and used cars. View prices, incentives, and dealer inventory listings. Compare vehicles, read reviews, and get car buying advice.
FuelEconomy.gov: Find information on gas mileage (MPG), greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, and more for new and used cars and trucks.
Kelly Blue Book: New car prices and used car values.
Missouri Commercial Driver License Manual: Guide to getting a commercial driver's license in Missouri.
Motor Vehicle Recalls - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Find motor vehicle recalls, child safety seat recalls, tire recalls, and more.
NADA Guides: New prices and used values for cars, motorcycles, boats, and recreation vehicles.
Learning Express Library Adult Core Skills: Prepare for your citizenship exam with sample tests and eBooks. Access tools to improve your math, reading, and writing skills. Recursos para Hispanohablantes. Library & Home Use
Apply for Citizenship: Steps to naturalization and resources.
How to Become a US Citizen: Citizenship requirements, forms, resources, and more.
Ciudadana y naturalización: Información sobre el proceso de naturalización para convertirse en ciudadano.
LINCS Citizenship Center: The LINCS Citizenship Center connects you to government online resources to help you or a family member learn about U.S. history and complete the process to become a U.S. citizen. En Español.
USCIS Citizenship Resource Center: Resources, practice tests, information for individuals, teachers, and organizations.
Recursos para la naturalización: Recursos para ayudarle a través del proceso de ciudadana.
Computer Skills Center: More than 100 self-directed video tutorials for commonly used software applications. Save your progress and return at your convenience. Library & Home Use
Digital Literacy: Empower learners with digital citizenship skills to navigate today’s virtual landscape. Interactive activities guide students through project-based learning activities using digital tools to create podcasts, multimedia presentations, social media campaigns, and more. Database articles explore cyberbullying, digital research skills, citizen journalism, and more. Library & Home Use
Gale OneFile: Computer Science: This database provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology. Library & Home Use
Missouri Digital Equity: This site was developed in partnership between the Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet) and the Missouri State Library (MOSL) to provide access to resources about technology, how to be safe and secure with it, and understanding how to evaluate information found online. Library & Home Use
Animoto: Create slideshows from images, video clips and music.
Apple Support: Having trouble with your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or other Apple device? Troubleshoot your issues here.
Ask Abby: A friendly guide to everything digital for newbies and technophobes -- includes free video tutorials and downloadable guides to the latest technology and essential online skills.
CNET: Tech product reviews, news, price comparisons, free software downloads, daily videos, and podcasts.
Code.org: The website includes free coding lessons, and the initiative also targets schools in an attempt to encourage them to include more computer science classes in the curriculum.
DigitalLearn: Free online computer courses.
DistroWatch: News and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.
Factcheck.org: The tools you need to avoid viral deceptions.
Free Email Services: The top free email services according to Ask.com.
GameFAQs: Founded in 1995, GameFAQs has over 40000 video game FAQs, Guides and Walkthroughs, over 250,000 cheat codes, and over 100000 reviews.
GCFLearnFree: Technology and online skills tutorials.
GitHub: Search millions of user-created projects and software with coding examples, and find articles related to coding, internet security, and much more.
Gizmodo: The Gadget Guide.
How to Spot Fake News: A short video that includes tips to spotting fake news.
IGN: site for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, 3DS, PSP & iPhone games with expert reviews, news, previews, trailers, cheat codes and strategy guides.
Raspberry Pi Resources: Free resources to teach, learn, and make with Raspberry Pi.
Safe Kid Games: Age-appropriate arcade games, learning games, and more for children. Every game is free and reviewed to ensure that it is safe for children from kindergarten to 7th grade.
Try Galaxy: If you have an iPhone and want to explore what using an Android device would be like, follow this link on your phone or scan the QR Code on the website.
W3 Schools Online Web Tutorials: Find tutorials, references, and examples for HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, XSL, ASP, SQL, ADO, VBScript, and much more.
CreativeBug: Creativebug has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Creativebug is the number one inspirational resource for DIY, crafters and makers. Library & Home Use
Craftster: While the Craftster community has closed, you can still find many projects in its archived pages. Find knitting, cooking, jewelry, clothing projects, and more.
DIY Network: From the television channel devoted to home improvement, find added features like how-to guides and helpful articles, including those from TV hosts and resident experts.
Do It Yourself: Find new projects and get expert advice on home improvement and repair projects.
eHow: The extensive site covers around 30 different categories in the world of how-to, chock full of articles and tutorials.
How-To Geek: An online tech publisher dedicated to explaining the "hows" and the "whys" of today's technology and news, putting technology into context for everyone from regular people to geeky technophiles.
Instructables: Born out of the MIT Media Lab, Instructables has grown into a mainstream website with step-by-step projects, classes, and more.
Lettuce Craft: Lettuce Craft Forums is an online community for crafts and DIY where you can find oodles of ideas, advice, and inspiration. Free craft projects, craft patterns, craft tutorials, recipes, and more.
Make: Find DIY projects, mainly involving technology, from the publishers of Make magazine.
Milk Street Cooking School: At the Milk Street Online Cooking School you won’t learn just recipes, you'll learn new ways to approach food and cooking, giving you a reinvigorated enthusiasm for putting dinner on the table.
How Can Adults Learn About Cyberbullying, Prevention, and Policies to Enforce Safe Cyber Climates?
Cyberbullying: Spotting The Signs
Why Spying On Our Kids To Solve Cyberbullying Might Not Work
America's News: Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Library & Home Use
Ancestry: Research your family history with this enhanced library version of Ancestry.com. Contains over one billion names. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records. Explore city directories, the Social Security Death Index, and more. A detailed, step-by-step guide to navigating the database and searching its record collections can be viewed here. Library Use Only
Fold3: Fold3 Library Edition (by Ancestry) provides access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. This continually growing collection contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3. Library & Home Use
Heritage Quest: Research materials for tracing family history and American culture containing over 25,000 books, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI, and other expanding collections. Library & Home Use
Newspaper Source: Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc. Library & Home Use
Chronicling America: Search over 5 million digitized newspaper pages from more than 2,000 newspaper titles from all across the country with this database provided by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) in partnership with the Library of Congress. Chronicling America also provides a directory of US newspapers from 1690 to the present including the location of repositories that have each title in their holdings.
FamilySearch: Operated by the LDS Church, FamilySearch's resources include transcriptions and indexes of records held at the Family History Library, an ongoing digitization project of books from repositories across the country, educational videos and an in-depth wiki covering a wide variety of genealogy and history topics.
Find A Grave: Research your ancestors with over 150 million international and US grave records, including memorial pages, headstone photos, relatives and obituaries. Because the database is based on user-contribution, it is recommended that you create a free account of your own to get the most out of Find A Grave.
Missouri Digital Heritage: Explore over 9 million records from repositories across the state of Missouri, including those held at the Missouri State Archives, Missouri State Library, and many other libraries and historical societies. Collections include Missouri birth and death records prior to 1910, digitized death certificates from 1910 to 1965, state and county maps and histories, military service records, and more.
RootsWeb: Search user-contributed family trees containing more than 700 million names and the more than one million entries in the Rootsweb Surname List. This database also provides access to a variety of mailing lists, message boards, and user-created websites. It is recommended that you create a free personal account in order to contribute your own family history to RootsWeb.
The Stern Visitations of War: Exploring the story of the Civil War in Cass County, this 18-panel exhibit was a joint project between the Cass County Public Library, the Cass County Historical Society, and Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA). Panel topics cover the full breadth of what it was like to live in Cass County and the surrounding area through the harrowing gauntlet of war.
Check out all of our Genealogy resources and tutorials on our Genealogy page.
Consumer Reports: Find better, safer products from the world’s largest nonprofit product-testing organization. Access articles, blogs, videos, and ratings through ConsumerReports.org. Library & Home Use
Explora General Research:This graphically-rich interface is designed specifically for general research, and provides access to a wide range of materials. Includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press. Library & Home Use
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia: Online encyclopedia covering more than 25,000 topics including biographies. Library & Home Use
The Missouri Encyclopedia: A project of the State Historical Society of Missouri, the Missouri Encyclopedia is intended for educators, students, and the general public. Explore how historical events shaped the nation and Missouri's place within it. Find biographies, articles, landmark information, and more! Library & Home Use
World History Encyclopedia: Find thousands of articles on world history, from the beginnings of civilization to the first colonies in the Americas. You can also find audio articles and videos!
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Bartleby.com Reference: Search encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, English usage, religion and mythology, literary history and literature, and more.
Digital Public Library of America: A collection of online accessible collections, archives and exhibits of libraries around the country.
InfoPlease: Find information about almost any general topic. Results come from dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, map collections, and feature articles.
Interfaith Calendar: This calendar site has events and times for world religions.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus: Online dictionary and thesaurus.
Old Farmers Almanac: Contains quick facts, calendars, and more.
Online Conversions: Convert length, temperature, speed, volume, weight, cooking measurements, area, fuel economy, currency, and more.
RefDesk.com: A comprehensive index of general reference resources available on the Internet.
Time and Date: Contains a world clock, calendar tools, and calculators for time zones, the sun and moon, dates, and more.
The Time Now: Accessible website that contains a world clock, calendar tools, a time zone converter, dates, and more.
Universal Currency Converter: Convert from one currency to another. Contains 85 currencies sorted by country name.
What is a Dollar Worth?: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) calculator lets you see how prices have changed over time.
Wolfram|Alpha: An "answer engine" that collects information from websites to answer queries.
Consumer Health Complete: A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Library & Home Use
MEDLINE: MEDLINE provides authoritative medical citations on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. Library & Home Use
Teen Health & Wellness: This award-winning resource provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Articles are correlated to state, national and provincial standards. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, and LGBTQ+ information. It has recently been updated to meet the needs of today’s teens and with new content on bullying, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19 and more. Library & Home Use
Alzheimer's Association: The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
American Diabetes Association: The American Diabetes Association is a nonprofit health organization that provides diabetes research, information and advocacy.
American Heart Association: The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency to help reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Provides information on health and safety topics for consumers, data and statistics, and more.
Caregiver.org: The website of the Family Caregiver Alliance offers several fact sheets and publications covering caregiving issues and strategies.
Caregiving.org: Tools, tips, and training for caregivers.
Cass County Health Rankings: Compare the overall health of Cass County with the health of other counties in the state and compare the factors that contribute to health, such as obesity rates, the quality of health care, or high school graduation rates.
COVID-19 Information: Up to date information about how COVID-19 has affected library services. You can also find links to external sites and resources.
DailyMed: DailyMed provides high quality information about marketed drugs. This information includes FDA approved labels (package inserts).
Down Syndrome Guild of Kansas City:The Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City provides support and resources for individuals with Down syndrome and their families.
FamilyDoctor.org: Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Food and Nutrition Information Center: Food and human nutrition information from the National Agricultural Library.
HealthFinder.gov: Health information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products: Includes a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems. From the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Hospital Directory: The U.S. News/American Hospital Association Directory provides key information on over 5,000 hospitals nationwide.
MayoClinic.com: Medical and health information from the Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit medical practice.
National Cancer Institute: This site provides cancer-related information on a wide range of topics as well as comprehensive descriptions of our research programs and clinical trials.
National Center for Health Statistics FastStats: Provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): The NIH is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
National Women's Health Information Center: Federal government source for women's health information.
NIH MedlinePlus: Health and medical information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Nutrition.gov: Provides government information on food and human nutrition.
RxList: Provides detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs.
TotallyADD: TotallyADD is dedicated to helping adults with ADD/ADHD (and those affected by it) to liberate themselves from fear, shame, and stigma and create a life they love. The curators are a team of people with ADD or affected by it.
WebMD: Health and drug information.
Academic OneFile Select: Academic OneFile Select covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences. This resource for academic research integrates the full text of publications from across the disciplines and now includes vocational/technical titles. Gale Academic OneFile Select provides indexing for more than 5,000 periodicals, of which more than 2,800 are in full text. Library & Home Use
Book Collection: Nonfiction - Elementary Edition: A searchable collection of non-fiction eBooks on popular school subjects for elementary school students. Subjects include careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more. Library & Home Use
Book Collection: Nonfiction - Middle School Edition: A searchable collection of full-text non-fiction eBooks on a wide range of subjects for middle school students. Subjects include careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more. Library & Home Use
Book Collection: Nonfiction - High School Edition:A searchable collection of full-text non-fiction eBooks on popular school subjects for high school students. Subjects include careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more. Library & Home Use
Explora Elementary: Explora Elementary is for elementary school students, with many graphics and access to age-appropriate materials. Includes topic overviews and over 60,000 videos. Library & Home Use
Explora Middle School: Explora Middle School provides age-appropriate content and topic overviews for students in middle school in an easy-to-use interface. Library & Home Use
Explora High School: Explora High School searches across multiple resources to provide in-depth results in an easy-to-use interface. Library & Home Use
MAS Ultra School Edition: This database is designed specifically for high school libraries and contains full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines including America's Civil War, American Heritage, American History, Archaeology, Astronomy, Bioscience, Careers & Colleges, Civil War Times, Congressional Digest, Discover, History Today, Nation, National Review, New Republic, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, Smithsonian, etc. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents and more than 360 reference books (including the Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book and World Almanac & Book of Facts); an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs; and expanded full-text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines. Library & Home Use
Middle Search Plus: Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Additionally, Middle Search Plus contains primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History, reference books including the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia; American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition from Houghton Mifflin; Encyclopedia of Animals; and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags. Library & Home Use
Primary Search: Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school students contains full text for more than 80 popular elementary school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Additionally, Primary Search includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, and features Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, providing students with easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids. The database also provides the American Heritage Children's Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags. Library & Home Use
Scholastic Teachables: Find tens of thousands of searchable and printable educational materials. Created by teachers and precisely leveled, our high‑quality, ready-to‑use resources. Resources best suited for Pre-K to 6th Grade. Library & Home Use
ScienceFlix: With its emphasis on the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix provides students with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, and so much more. Resources are best suited for 4th to 9th Grades. Library & Home Use
World History Encyclopedia: Find thousands of articles on world history, from the beginnings of civilization to the first colonies in the Americas. You can also find audio articles and videos!
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Algebra Help: This site covers both basic and advanced algebraic concepts. Worksheets and calculators are also provided.
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper: B.J. Pinchbeck, a Pennsylvania teen, created this site with his father in 1996. You'll find over 700 excellent homework web links here.
CliffsNotes.com: Book summaries and critical essays from the well-known and much loved by students publisher of Cliffs Notes.
CoolMath: CoolMath is designed for the pure enjoyment of Math. Lessons on tesselations, polyhedra, fractals, etc. Also, super-cool demos. and brain-benders.
Create a Graph: Using this source enables students and others to quickly devise printable bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, or area charts using the colors and values of their choosing. Straightforward instructions and a simple interface make this an easy way to illustrate and expand reports or assignments.
EasyBib: Create bibliographic citations formatted in MLA, APA, or Chicago styles.
Homework/Study Tips: Explore homework and study tips to help you get through high school and beyond.
HomeworkSpot: HomeworkSpot.com simplifies the search for homework help, with online resources for English, math, science, social studies, art, music, technology, foreign language, health, and more. Site is organized by grade level.
SparkNotes: SparkNote guides, no fear Shakespeare, test prep, flashcards, study tips, and much more.
Study Guides and Strategies: You'll find online tips and advice on improving your study skills and test-taking abilities. Make the most of your study time by checking this site out before your next test!
StudyStack: Using the StudyStack web site, you use your computer to display a stack of "virtual cards" which contain information about a certain subject. Just like flashcards, you can review the information at your own pace discarding the cards you've learned and keeping the ones you still need to review.
Activities for ESL Students: Simple, plain quizzes and exercises offered by teachers to improve the skills of English learners.
Advanced English Lessons: Those who wish to sharpen their grammatical skills in English can take tests and read tutorials on the finer points of gerunds and conditionals.
American Sign Language University: This resource site for ASL students and teachers has free, in-depth ASL video lessons. You will also find information and resources to help you improve your signing.
ASL-LEX: ASL-LEX is a database of lexical and phonological properties of American Sign Language signs. ASL-LEX includes 2,723 signs. The database is searchable, and data can be viewed in a variety of ways. Great for learning and researching ASL.
English Club: Portal for English-language learners. There are resources for teachers as well as students.
ESL Cafe: For Students: Helpful links for students of English, including tests, a site that helps with pronunciation, and a forum.
Interesting Things for ESL Students: Interactive learning for English as a Second Language students.
LiveMocha: Graphical language courses in return for free registration, along with the opportunity to pair up with native speakers online.
Gale Legal Forms: Gale LegalForms offers a wide selection of essential state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms that may be customized for the most common legal procedures. These forms are used by attorneys and law firms. Includes real estate contracts, wills, premarital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant, and many others. Support your form use with Legal Definitions, a Law Digest, and Legal Q&A to build your understanding. Library & Home Use
Gale OneFile: LegalTrac: Ideal for students, law school faculty, and legal researchers, this resource provides indexing for more than 1,200 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text. The database offers coverage of federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice and taxation, as well as British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law. Library & Home Use
FindForms:Find legal forms and documents.
FindLaw: Legal information, lawyer profiles and a community to help you make legal decisions.
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HG.org: Find law firms, legal jobs, expert witnesses, court reporters, process servers, and more.
ILRG Legal Forms Archive: Thousands of free personal and business legal forms. Legal Aid of Western Missouri - Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMo) provides essential legal services to low-income citizens.
Martindale Lawyer Locator: Find a lawyer or law firm.
Missouri Case Law: Search a database of judicial opinions from Missouri courts.
Missouri Courts Forms: Downloadable forms from the Missouri Courts.
National Women's Law Center: The Center uses the law in all its forms: getting new laws on the books and enforced; litigating ground-breaking cases in state and federal courts all the way to the Supreme Court; and educating the public about ways to make the law and public policies work for women and their families.
Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia: Contains articles on all types of legal information.
SelfRepresent.Mo.Gov: This website created by the Missouri Judicial Courts provides advise and forms for representing yourself in Missouri courts. Included in court approved and Missouri-specific forms are those for divorce, child custody and name change.
The Missouri Encyclopedia: A project of the State Historical Society of Missouri, the Missouri Encyclopedia is intended for educators, students, and the general public. Explore how historical events shaped the nation and Missouri's place within it. Find biographies, articles, landmark information, and more! Library & Home Use
All About Missouri: Questions and answers on Missouri symbols and history from the Missouri State Archives.
Cass County Web Site: Office holders, voting and elections, taxes and assessments, and other county information.
Cass County Corporation of Economic Development: CCCED is a private/public partnership devoted to improving the economic well-being of residents and businesses in Cass County.
Cass County Fair: Information about the annual Cass County Fair held in Pleasant Hill, MO.
Cass County Historical Society: Information about the society's sponsored events, the Margaret Wade Archives, the Sharp-Hopper Cabin and other historical sites, and an index of Cass County obituaries.
Cass County, Missouri School Districts: A directory of school districts in Cass County.
Cass County QuickFacts: Information about the demographics of Cass County, Missouri from the U.S Census Bureau.
Cass County Records: Information and links about available county records including cemetery records, land records and marriage and divorce records.
Cass County Sustainability Committee: A volunteer organization working to provide information and to address ways to promote environmental sustainability in Cass County.
Missouri Digital Heritage: Collections of documents, photographs, maps and other materials of enduring historical value from institutions throughout the state of Missouri.
Missouri Sales Tax Rates: Current rates for all counties and incorporated as well as unincorporated areas.
Mo.gov: The State of Missouri's official web site.
Missouri Travel Council: Missouri Travel Council is MO's oldest grassroots tourism organization; a vital asset to Missouri's travel industry.
Visit Missouri: Taking a road trip? Going on vacation? Looking for fun things to do on the weekends? Check VisitMO.com for travel ideas in Missouri.
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America's News: Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Library & Home Use
Consumer Reports: Find better, safer products from the world’s largest nonprofit product-testing organization. Access articles, blogs, videos, and ratings through ConsumerReports.org. Library & Home Use
GreenFILE: GreenFILE covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. This free research database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 850,000 records and open access full text for nearly 13,000 records. Library & Home Use
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA): Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 600 core journals and more than 120 selective and priority journals. Coverage in this free research database extends as far back as 1960. LISTA also includes author profiles and a robust thesaurus. Library & Home Use
MasterFILE Premier: Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags. Library & Home Use
Newspaper Source: Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc. Library & Home Use
Professional Development Collection: The Professional Development Collection includes full-text for nearly 520 high-quality education journals. Library & Home Use
All You Can Read: Directory of magazines and newspapers around the world.
Kansas City Star Collection – 1991 to Current
Newspapers.com: Links to thousands of U.S. and International newspapers.
General Science Collection: Composed of nearly 300 predominantly full-text academic journals and general science-focused magazines, this collection provides coverage of all scientific endeavor, including particle physics, quantum theory, advanced mathematics, and biotechnology. Library & Home Use
GreenFILE: GreenFILE covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. This free research database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 850,000 records and open access full text for nearly 13,000 records. Library & Home Use
Science Reference Center: Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. Library & Home Use
ScienceFlix: With its emphasis on the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix provides students with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, and so much more. Resources are best suited for 4th to 9th Grades. Library & Home Use
American Museum of Natural History: The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's pre-eminent scientific and cultural institutions. Its global mission is to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through scientific research, education, and exhibition.
Extreme Science: This site has world records in natural sciences including earth science and the plant and animal kingdom.
How Stuff Works: This site show how all types of things work, from satellites to swimming pools.
NASA: This government site has information on space exploration, our solar system, space shuttles, space stations, astronauts, and much more.
National Geographic: This respected site has information on animals, people and places, science and space, news, and more.
Science.gov: Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results.
Science World: This site provides astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics information.
Visible Earth: This is a catalog of NASA images and animations of planet Earth.
Windows to the Universe: This site includes documents, images, movies, animations, and data sets that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.
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AnyWho: Find phone numbers for people and businesses or do a reverse lookup to find a business or person by their phone number.
Internet 800 Directory - Directory of toll free 800, 866, 877, and 888 phone numbers.
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