Databases for Articles

Databases are collections of magazine, newspaper and journal articles. Many of these databases will give you the full text of an article. Mizzou purchases the databases with the icon through subscriptions and access is restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Missouri.

Databases :
Marquis Who's Who on the Web
	Marquis Who's Who on the Web provides access to current biographies of all individuals who appeared in any one of over 20 Who's Who titles. [more]
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
	New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is the premier music encyclopedia. Includes the New Grove Dictionaries of Jazz and Opera. [more]
Other Databases to try:
Discovering Collection
	Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource. Access provided by MOREnet.
Grove Art Online
	Oxford Art Online includes Grove Art Online, Oxford companion to Western art, Concise Oxford dictionary of art terms, and Encyclopedia of aesthetics. Grove Art Online provides access to over 45,000 signed articles, 21,000 biographies, and 5000 searchable and embedded images. [more]
Literary Index
	Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references more than 165,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for over 215,000 titles into one source. [more]

eBooks / Books

The books below does not include all the books available at the MU Library, rather a select few noted by Librarians as noteworthy in a particular subject field. To search for more books please visit MERLIN, the MU Libraries Catalog.

eBooks and Reference Books :
Dictionary of Political Biography
	Covers major figures in world politics of the twentieth century. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it describes and assesses the lives of more than 1000 men and women who have shaped political events across the world. Each entry includes an account of the background, career, and achievements of the individual concerned, balancing fact with critical appraisal. [more]
Kings and Queens of Britain
	[more]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
Other eBooks and Reference Books to try:
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present
	A dictionary of about 1300 women writers of all types. Provides biographical information, overview of works, and selected bibliography. "The essays vary considerably in quality....now useful only for those few writers not profiled in other biographical dictionaries." (James L. Harner, The Literary Research Guide, 2008.)
An Era of Progress and Promise: Education and Religion in Post-Emancipation America
	From 1901-1908, Mr. W.N. Hartshorn of Clifton, Massachusetts convened the Clifton Conference to discuss the educational and religious opportunities available to African Americans. An Era of Progress and Promise is a culmination of the Clifton conference findings, and provides a comprehensive portrait of early African-American schools, colleges, and churches as well as biographies of African-American educators, ministers, and influential businessmen. [more]
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
	Covers 250,000 years of human history. Compiles knowledge from paleoanthropology, archaeology, geology, and geography. Emphasis on cultural contact and social change over time and place. Overviews of core topics. Extensive coverage of arts, literature, religion, and science. Biographies of 100 leaders who shaped world history.
Biography and genealogy master index
	"A consolidated index to more than 3,200,000 biographical sketches in over 350 current and retrospective biographical dictionaries." Updated by annual supplements and quinquenniel cumulations.
Dictionary of World History
	Includes biographies of key figures in world history, historical summaries for each country, and entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and key battles and places. [more]
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: The Human Rights Years, 1945-1948
	Covers Eleanor Roosevelt's post-White House years, the part of her life that has received the least attention from biographers and students of history, but which, in many ways, is the time when she wielded influence we are only now beginning to understand. It contains 410 documents selected from more than 90,000 documents the Papers staff has collected from 263 archives in fifty states and nine nations. The introduction contains several pages of political biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. [more]
Encyclopedia of India
	Entries cover the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day. [more]
National Cyclopedia of American Biography
	Published from 1894 to 1984, this large biographical dictionary lists many people not included in the DAB. Since it is not arranged alphabetically, the Index volume is essential. The contents are also indexed in the Biography and Genealogy Master Index.
Notable American Women 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary
	"The most authoritative biographical dictionary of American women," according to James L. Harner, The Literary Research Guide, 2008. Over 2000 entries provide factual information, interpretation, and very useful lists of sources. A classified index lists occupations, interests, groups, etc.
Oxford Companion to Black British History
Oxford Companion to World War II
	Written by contributors from Italy, Germany, and Japan, as well as the Allied nations, the Companion provides unique world-wide coverage of the subject. Every aspect of the war is covered including, detailed surveys of major countries; politics and grand strategy; domestic and economic issues; resistance and intelligence services; campaigns, battles, and military operations; warfare and weapons; wartime leaders and influential people; and slogans and phrases.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
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Resources Online

Resources Online :
Medical Register for the United Kingdom Also Known as: London Medical Register; UK Medical Register; Great Britain Medical Register
Other Resources to try:
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive (University of Virginia)