Databases
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Databases not only index scholarly, professional, newspaper, and magazine articles, but they also cover reports, statistics, case studies, patents, standards and e-books. Purchased databases with the
icon are accessible only to MU users. Many databases will give you the full text of an article.
DATABASES BY SUBJECT
- Accounting
- Aging Studies
- Agricultural Economics
- Agriculture
- Agronomy
- Animal Sciences
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Art & Art History
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Biological Engineering
- Biology
- Black Studies
- Business
- Chemistry
- Children's Literature
- Classical Art & Archaeology
- Classics
- Communication
- Company Information
- Computer Science
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Data Sets
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering (general)
- Engineering, Chemical
- Engineering, Civil
- Engineering, Electrical & Computer
- Engineering, Environmental
- Engineering, Geological & Geotechnical
- Engineering, Industrial & Manufacturing Systems
- Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace
- Engineering, Nuclear Science
- Entomology
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- Environmental Science
- Exercise physiology
- Film Studies
- Finance
- Fisheries
- Food Science & Nutrition
- Forestry
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- Historical Newspapers
- History (general)
- History, 19th Century U.S.
- History, U.S. (recent)
- History of the British Empire
- Hospitality
- Industry Information
- International/Foreign Countries
- Journalism: General Databases
- Language and Literature, English
- Language and Literature, French
- Language and Literature, German
- Language and Literature, Italian
- Language and Literature, Portuguese
- Language and Literature, Russian
- Language and Literature, Spanish
- Languages and Linguistics
- Law
- Library Science
- Management
- Marketing
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Music
- Natural Resources
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Occupational Therapy
- Parks, Recreation & Tourism
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physical Therapy
- Physics
- Plant Sciences
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Religious Studies
- Science (general)
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Soil Science
- Sports and Sport Venue Management
- Statistics
- Textile and Apparel Management
- Theatre
- Transportation
- Veterinary Medicine
- Wildlife
- Wine
- Women & Gender Studies
Resources by Type: Books
Purchased databases with the
AAMI Standards Search

Also Known as Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Standards Search; AAMI Database
AAPG Digital Library - American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Also Known as AAPG Datapages
AGRICOLA
Also Known as agriculture; AGRICultural OnLine Access; agrikola
ASCE Civil Engineering Database
Also Known as ASCE CE Database; CEDB
BELIT - Bioethics Literature Database
Also Known as BELIT; Bioethics literature
Biblioteca Virtual de Ciencias Sociales de America Latina y el Caribe
Business Source Premier
Also Known as Business Premier; Business Search Premier; Business Source Premeir; business source; Business Premier Source; business source primier; BSP
CABDirect
Also Known as CAB Abstracts; CABI; cabCAB Abstracts; CABI; cab direct
CQ Researcher
Also Known as cqresearcher
Daniel Boone Regional Library Catalog
Also Known as Columbia Public Library Catalog
Dictionary of Old English Corpus
Also Known as old english dictionary
Early American Imprints Series I Evans (1639-1800)
Also Known as Evans; early american papers; early american; Early Imprints; Early American Imprints
Early American Imprints Series II Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)
Also Known as early american papers; early american; american imprints; early imprints
EBSCOhost Ebooks Public Library Collection
Also Known as EBSCO ebooks
EconLit
Also Known as econ lit; eonlit; econolit
Education Full Text
Also Known as Wilson
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Also Known as ECCO; 18th Century Collections OnlineECCO; ECCOECCO; English Short TitleECCO; ESTECCO; echoECCO; eco
Google Book Search
Also Known as googlebook; google book; googlebooks; Google books
HathiTrust
Also Known as Hathi Trust
Hathi
Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office
Also Known as Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office
International Veterinary Information Services (IVIS)
Library Literature and Information Science Full Text
Also Known as library literature; Library Lit; Wilson; library science
LOCATORplus
Also Known as locator plus
Materials Research Database with METADEX
Also Known as Materials Science; Advanced Polymers AbstractsMaterials Science; AIAMaterials Science; Alloys IndexMaterials Science; Ceramic AbstractsMaterials Science; Ceramics SubfileMaterials Science; Composites Industry AbstractsMaterials Science; Copper Data Center DatabaseMaterials Science; Corrosion AbstractsMaterials Science; CSA MaterialsMaterials Science; CSA Materials Research DatabaseMaterials Science; EMAMaterials Science; Engineered Materials AbstractsMaterials Science; Material ScienceMaterials Science; Materials Business FileMaterials Science; METADEXMaterials Science; Metals AbstractsMaterials Science; Metals Abstracts IndexMaterials Science; WAAMaterials Science; WELDASEARCHMaterials Science; World Aluminum AbstractsMaterials Science; World Ceramic Abstracts
MDConsult
Also Known as MD Consult ; md-consult; md consult
Middle English Compendium
Also Known as MED; Corpus of Middle English Prose and VerseMED; Hyperbibliography of Middle English prose and verseMED; Middle English Dictionary
MOBIUS - Missouri Bibliographic Information User System
Also Known as moibus; moebius; mobias
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Also Known as NCJRS
Native Health Research Database
NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service Database
Also Known as ncjrs
Philosopher's Index
Also Known as Philosophers Index
ProQuest Technology Collection
Also Known as CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX, CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace, and the CSA Engineering Research Database, TRD, Technology Research Database, ProQuest Technology Collection
Social trends & indicators USA
Sociological Abstracts
Also Known as sociology; sociofile
World Health Organization Library Database (WHOLIS)
WorldCat
Also Known as WorldCat OCLC Catalog; world catWorldCat OCLC Catalog; OCLC/WorldCat
DATABASES BY TYPE
Resources grouped by type or format of information that they provide (e.g. primary sources, images)
- Audio
- Biographies
- Book Chapters
- Book Reviews
- Books
- Catalogs
- Chemical Substances
- Cited References
- Company Information
- Conference Proceedings
- Dictionaries and Thesauri
- Directories
- Disease Information
- Dissertations and Theses
- Drug Information
- Encyclopedias
- Government Documents
- Grants
- Guidelines/Critical Pathways
- Handbooks and Manuals
TRY FIRST: RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH
General and Multidisciplinary Databases
The following databases are good places to start your research. They all search scholarly peer reviewed journals and provide access to the full-text of articles.
- Search over 12,500 journals 1984 to date
- Can limit search results to scholarly (peer reviewed) journals
- Search over 18,000 peer reviewed journals 1996 to date
- Find out who's citing particular articles
- Search full-text back files of over 300 scholarly journals
- Does not include the last five years of issues
- Search for articles in journals, magazines and newspapers
- Search for books, government documents, DVDs and more
- Search for scholarly articles, books and theses
Online Encyclopedias and Handbooks
Current and Controversial Issues
Journalist's Resource: Policy Studies
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News and Newspapers
- Over 8000 full-text newspapers and trade journals
- Includes broadcast transcripts and wire services
- 1980's to date
- Company business and financial information
- Over 500 full-text newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Washington Post and Boston Globe.
- 1980's to date
- Full-text newspapers and trade journals
- Includes broadcast transcripts and wire services
- 1980's to date
Proquest Historical Newspapers
- Full-page images and article images from the New York Times (1851-2008) and the Chicago Defender (1910-1975)
- Can search and see images of advertisements in the New York Times
Creating Bibliographies/Citing Sources
- Create citations in APA and MLA format: Citation Builder
- Manage your references and automatically create bibliographies and in-text citations.
TRIAL DATABASES
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Music and Dance Online - Trial

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