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Free Information is Punk  A to Z Database List Check out my list of over 100 databases, browsable by type, subject, and language. The resources listed include a variety of academic databases and other information resources. All the resources listed here offer at least some free or Open Access content. |
 If you have a suggestion, request, question, or need help finding a specific text, please use my secure contact form. |
 Library Development These resources, including downloadable books and manuals, provide information about setting up and running community and school libraries in a variety of settings. |
 Sources for Donated Books These organizations provide donated books to community and school libraries around the world. The organizations listed here are organized according to geographic region served. |
Internet Archive  The Internet Archive began in 1996 with the goal of archiving the Internet itself. The mission of the Internet Archive is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, the Internet Archive provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. There is a lot to love about the Internet Archive, but some of my personal favorite projects and collections include:
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The Anarchist Library is (despite its name) an archive focusing on anarchism and anarchist texts. The Anarchist Library uses a rather broad definition of anarchism that can summed up as a set of ideas in opposition to both the state and capital. |
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The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) includes a collection of over 4,400 digital children's books in over 70 languages. The ICDL Foundation aim is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. The project is supported by the University of Maryland iSchool and Computer Science Department. |
LibriVox was started in August 2005. The mission of Librivox is to make all books in the public domain available, narrated by real people and distributed for free, in audio format on the internet. At time of writing, the Librivox catalog includes over 18,000 audiobooks. |
Project Gutenberg was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael Hart and is the oldest digital library. The mission of Project Gutenberg is to encourage the creation and distribution of ebooks. At time of writing, Project Gutenberg holds over 70,000 free ebooks, available to read online or download in various formats. |
The Media History Digital Library is a project of the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research. The library is a free online resource, featuring millions of pages of books and magazines from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound. |
From January 2000 until March 2015 Queer Music Heritage was both a radio show and a website, and the goal of both was to preserve and share the music of our culture. The archive includes both the radio shows for listening and download, as well as articles and music celebrating the history of LGBTQ music. In 2019, the site was recognized by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the LGBTQ+ Studies Web Archive. |
Vimm's Lair has been preserving classic games since 1997. Today, the archive includes thousands of games, full-color manual scans, user ratings and reviews, and much more. Vimm's Lair is one of the oldest and mosted trusted ROM sites on the web. |
World Radio History is a free online library published by David E. F. Gleason. The collection includes decades worth of periodicals related to broadcasting, radio, and music, as well as catalogs, books, yearbooks, technical publications, and much more. In 2023, the site received the National Associaton of Broadcaster's & Library of American Broadcasting Foundation's Excellence in Broadcast Preservation Award. |
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