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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 theicon through subscriptions and access is restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Missouri.
Databases : Academic Search Premier ![]()
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Academic Search Premier provides full-text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full-text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,300 journals in the collection. [more]
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JSTOR is a full-text database consisting of the Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, Complement, Ecology & Botany and General Science Collections which provide access to the back files of over 300 scholarly journals. Areas included are history, sociology, business, economics, ecology, literature, mathematics, music, political science, population studies, Asian studies, philanthropy and finance. [more]
Other Databases to try:Academic OneFile ![]()
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Academic OneFile is a multidisciplinary database indexing over 13,000 titles. Full-text is available for over 5,000 titles. Access provided by MOREnet. MP3 audio versions of journal articles can be downloaded from the "Tools" box. Articles can also be translated into Arabic, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish.
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America History and Life contains citations and abstracts of books, dissertations, and articles from approximately 2,000 journals published worldwide. Covers all aspects of U.S. and Canadian history, culture, and current affairs from prehistoric times to the present. [more]
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EconLit provides coverage of the worldwide literature on economics. Subject coverage includes accounting, domestic monetary theory, health economics, labor, quantitative economic methods, urban and regional economics, and welfare programs. Coverage is 1969 to date. [more]
HAPI - Hispanic American Periodicals Index ![]()
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HAPI - Hispanic American Periodicals Index indexes articles from over 575 journals on all aspects of life in Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Hispanics in the United States. [more]
LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts ![]()
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LLBA indexes over 1,500 journals and additional books, dissertations and other media covering all aspects of linguistics, speech, language and hearing pathology. [more]
Social Services Abstracts ![]()
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CSA Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. [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 : Literary and Historical Index to American Magazines, 1800-1850 ![]()
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An index to articles by and about authors and about significant periodicals, published in American magazines 1800-1850. Very limited subject indexing.
Other eBooks and Reference Books to try:The literary index to American magazines, 1850-1900 ![]()
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An index to articles by and about authors and about significant periodicals, published in American magazines 1850-1900. Very limited subject indexing.
By Subject
Browse online resources - article databases, catalogs, reference books, web sites - organized by subject. These resources were selected by the librarians responsible for the areas of study listed below.By Type
Trials
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AAS Historical Periodicals Collection (1691-1820) - Trial
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A digital collection of American magazines and journals from the American Antiquarian Society, a specialized library documenting American life from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The trial is of the materials from 1691 to 1820. Trial ends November 6, 2009.
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Early English Books Online - Trial
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. Trial ends November 15, 2009.
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Newsbank Research Collection - Trial
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This beta test offers access to over 2000 domestic newspaper titles, web content, TV transcripts, video sources and over 1600 sources for international content in the enhanced NewsBank interface. Trial ends December 31, 2009.
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Academic Search Premier
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Academic Search Premier provides full-text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full-text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,300 journals in the collection. [more] |
CQ Researcher
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CQ Researcher is a complete source for in-depth, analytical reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day. Focusing on one topic, each weekly CQ Researcher provides extensive background information and discussion of the pro’s and con’s. [more] |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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This set of reference sources contains, among other things, Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizen's Rights and Responsibilities and the Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. You can search within a single source, or across many sources. [more] |
Lexis Nexis Academic
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Lexis Nexis Academic offers access to the full-text of current and back issues of major newspapers, journals, newsletters, and news sources from around the world and the full-text of legal materials, (court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more). [more] |
icon through subscriptions and access is restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Missouri.