See also the Research Guide Avoid Fake News and Evaluate Information.
- Academic Search Complete
EBSCOhost. Our largest interdisciplinary database containing full-text and bibliographic content from a wide range of academic disciplines.
-------------------------------- - BASE: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (partial full text)
Indexes open-access academic resources including journals, institutional repositories, and digital collections. About 60% of the sources are available in full text. BASE is operated by Bielefeld University Library.
-------------------------------- - Google Scholar
The academic form of Google, Scholar will search for scholarly articles and books instead of websites. This includes a large number of scholarly eJournal articles subscribed to by Murrell Library. To get full text articles, you must go to “Settings” and select Missouri Valley College in the “Library Links” the very first time you use Google Scholar on your computer. Your computer will save this information and you will not have to enter it again. Click here for a guide to setting up Google Scholar.
-------------------------------- - Independent Voices (JSTOR)
Alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries. These periodicals were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
-------------------------------- - Masterfile Premier
EBSCOhost. An interdisciplinary database with provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals. Selected full-text dates from. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books andand many primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags.
-------------------------------- - News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive (featuring Newsweek)
Full text of 15 major magazines dealing with current events, international relations, and public policy. Coverage: 1918 – 2015. Titles include: Americas, Church & State, Common Cause Magazine, Dollars & Sense, Europe, Fellowship, In These Times, NATO Review, New Internationalist, Newsweek, State Legislatures, UN Chronicle, The Unesco Courier, Whole Earth, and The World Tomorrow. Also contains thousands of open-access journal titles from the Publicly Available Content Database.
-------------------------------- - Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.
-------------------------------- - New York Times Online
Contains current issues as well as past issues and archives dating back to 1851. You will need to create your own unique login the first time that you access the New York Times. Mobile app available. You must be on campus or in our WiFi when you create your login.
-------------------------------- - Regional Business News
EBSCOhost. Full text coverage of more than 80 regional U.S. business publications.
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- PsycArticles (APA PSycArticles)
EBSCOhost. Contains full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and other leading sources. Includes access to full-text issues from 1894 to the present.
-------------------------------- - PsycInfo (APA PsycInfo) (partial full text)EBSCOhost. Partial full text and abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology, educational psychology, behavioral science, and mental health dating back to the 1800s.
-------------------------------- - Business Source Premier
EBSCOhost. Provides indexing and full text of articles in business, leadership, marketing, management, computing and MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.
-------------------------------- - Congress.gov
Provides access to Congressional reports, legislation, congressional records, and other legislative information.
-------------------------------- - Congressional Research Service Reports
Contains reports from the Congressional Research Service, which provides valuable insight and non-partisan analysis of issues of public debate.
-------------------------------- - Data.gov
The home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Contains data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, etc.
-------------------------------- - USA.GOV Data & StatisticsContains a variety of government statistical information.
-------------------------------- - Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (full text)
EBSCOhost. Contains over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subjects.
-------------------------------- - Global Stat
Compilation of publicly available information on developments in a globalised world. Presents data on a wide range of topics and from a broad range of international statistical resources.
-------------------------------- - Missouri Code of State Regulations
Site which has current and archived Missouri state regulations. Updated each year.
-------------------------------- - Missouri Digital HeritageAccess to more than 9 million records through Missouri Digital Heritage, including the collections of the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library and other institutions from across the state.
-------------------------------- - Missouri House and Senate Joint Bill TrackingSearch by Bill Number, Keyword, or Sponsor-Co-Sponsor to track actions on bills in the Missouri Legislature.
-------------------------------- - Missouri State PublicationsA collection of selected Missouri State Government publications from Missouri State Agencies contributed to the Internet Archives by the Missouri State Library.
-------------------------------- - MLA International Bibliography (partial full text)
EBSCOhost. Partial full text and abstracts of journal articles, books and dissertations in English, literature, folklore, poetry, and linguistics.
Click here for a list of journals indexed in the MLA International Bibliography, including editorial contact information, frequency, circulation, subscription prices, and submission guidelines.
-------------------------------- - Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
Provides pro and con articles providing in-depth information for all sides of controversial current topics. The database contains primary documents, topic overviews, and statistics. This is a good place to find supporting arguments for speeches, papers, and debates.
-------------------------------- - Points of View
EBSCOhost. Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. Can be used as guide to debating, developing arguments, writing position papers, and developing critical thinking skills. Includes thousands of supporting articles from political and societal publications.
-------------------------------- - Psychology Database w/ PTSDpubs (ProQuest)
Full text articles on a wide range of topics from leading psychological and psychosomatic publications in clinical and social psychology, genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and education.
PTSDpubs indexes material on PTSD and mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events, attempting to include all relevant publications from 1871 to the present without limitations of origin, discipline, language, or geography. Created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Links to some full text.
-------------------------------- - Public Affairs Index (abstracts only)
EBSCOhost. Abstracts of articles on global contemporary public policy issues including public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, international conflict, and natural disasters. This database draws on a diverse array of scholarly publications, conference papers, government documents, and current reference works.
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- American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Streaming access to over 7,000 historic public radio and television programs along with data records for approximately 2.5 million items.
-------------------------------- - Archival Films and Newsreels
Historical and archival films from multiple sources, including: The Prelinger Archives – U.S. cultural and social history; The WPA Film Library – over 2,800 clips and newsreels since the late 1800s; The United Newsreel collection – World War II newsreels from the U.S. Office of War Information; The Universal Newsreel collection – 7 to 10 minute newsreels, released twice per week between 1929 and 1967; Recordings from the National Archives and Records Administration of historic speeches and events.
-------------------------------- - Credo Reference eBooks
Full-text reference eBooks, images, audio & video files, real-time research on controversial issues, and pro/con arguments. Includes special tools such as a Mind Map, topic search, and image search.
-------------------------------- - eBooks from EBSCO (eMO)
Full text eBbooks, including academic, general, science, K-12, open dissertations, and nursing/health books.
-------------------------------- - Films on Demand (InfoBase)Full-length streaming videos in a variety of core subject areas.
-------------------------------- - Open Dissertations
EBSCOhost. Provides citations to graduate theses and dissertations from the early 20th century to the present. Incorporates the American Doctoral Dissertations database.
-------------------------------- - Overdrive eBooks, Audiobooks, Video
eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming video. Materials include popular fiction, literature, career materials, and a variety of academic titles including nursing, business, and computer science. Use Overdrive may be used on computer or tablet. For mobile use, download the Libby App from the Apple App Store, Google Play, or the Microsoft Store. Overdrive and Libby App instructions are available here.
-------------------------------- - Sage Knowledge eBooks
Sage ebooks include scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles, business cases studies, and streaming video. Find Sage eBooks by searching MVC's Avalon library catalog, or directly on the Sage site.
-------------------------------- - Springer Open Access eBooks
983 eBook titles from Springer.
-------------------------------- - Taylor & Francis Open eBooks
Over 1,650 eBooks from a prominent publisher.
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American Heritage Abbreviations DictionaryPresents some 20,000 terms that appear in text messages, chatrooms, websites, sports statistics, travel brochures, airports, personal ads, and countless other places in a world where shorthand is the true universal language.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English LanguageCall Number: Credo Reference eBookThis new edition offers newly updated terms, and provides the latest research on word origins and meanings, with guidelines on accurate usage.
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Bloomsbury ThesaurusCall Number: Credo Reference eBookContains synonyms, alternatives, and cross-references, reflecting both technical and day-to-day aspects of Modern English.
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Chambers DictionaryCall Number: Credo Reference eBookAn online dictionary of the English language.
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Collins English DictionaryCall Number: Credo Reference eBookDrawn from the Collins Corpus, the largest in the world with more than 4.5 billion words, and combined with a selection of emerging words submitted by the public on collinsdictionary.com, the Collins English Dictionary is a snapshot of real English as it is spoken today around the world.
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Dictionary of Contemporary SlangWith more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® DictionaryFeatures a significant number of clear and precise definitions and more than 10,000 new words and meanings. Over 40,000 usage examples, more than any other desk dictionary, provide expert guidance to help solve problems of confused and disputed usage.
Oxford American College DictionaryCall Number: EBSCO eBooksContains over 175,000 entries and more than 1000 illustrations.
Penguin English DictionaryCall Number: Credo Reference eBookIncludes not only standard English, but also scientific and technical vocabulary, specialist terms, slang, and the English of earlier periods.
