Databases A - Z: Databases

ProQuest. Provides full-text biological sciences articles from scholarly and trade journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. Contains specialized editorially-curated abstracts which provide access to the extensive variety of biology’s cutting edge research, with applications to medicine, technology and the environment. Also includes MEDLINE and TOXLINE.
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Contains thousands of scholarly and critical books, peer-reviewed journals, and other periodicals, videos, reference essays, and literary criticism. Also includes full text classic literature and poems, and full-length videos of classic plays and films.
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EBSCOhost. Provides indexing and full text of articles in business, leadership, marketing, management, computing and MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.
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EBSCOhost. Full text coverage of more than 80 regional U.S. business publications.
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News, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Requires single-user login; ask for assistance from library personnel.
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EBSCOhost. Full-text and abstracts for over 770 nursing & allied health journals, dating back to 1937.
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ProQuest. Full text of over 1,300 publications dealing with computer and information science, computer security, database design, software development, web commerce, networks, hardware, and software.
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EBSCOhost. Consumer-oriented health content including mainstream, complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Also includes the Clinical Reference System, a medical dictionary, and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs.
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ProQuest. Full text articles from journals and magazines covering an enormous range of health subjects, including food and nutrition, dentistry, eye care, midwifery, sports injuries, and women's health.
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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.
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ProQuest. Full text articles from scholarly and trade titles on criminal justice, causes and impacts of crime, legal and social implications, litigation, and crime trends. 1981 to current.
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ProQuest. Contains full text articles from scholarly and trade journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized editorially-curated abstracts resources studying the critical issues affecting Earth’s air, land, and water environments. Includes the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, the Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database, and Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA).
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Full text eBbooks, including academic, general, science, K-12, open dissertations, and nursing/health books.
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Select the database you want to search from the menu or check the boxes (and click "Continue") to combine databases.
Includes multiple general databases that can be searched separately or together. Provides full-text articles and links to other articles owned by Murrell Library or members of the Avalon and Mobius Consortium.
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EBSCOhost. Covers over 400 core periodicals geared toward educators and future educators with indexing, abstracts, and full-text articles available.
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ProQuest. Combines specialist topic resources from engineering, biotechnology, bacteriology, atmospheric science, ecology, and biology. Features a diverse range of full-text sources including scientific and trade journals, new sources, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.
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EBSCOhost. Environmental journals with both full text and references, going back to 1888.
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EBSCOhost. Abstracts of education books, articles, and documents (1966 to present), with some full text. For journal articles (with an EJ number) which are not linked, search for holdings by the journal title. For ERIC Documents that are not available online, Murrell Library has the text on Microfiche from 1988 - 2001 (ED284957 to ED453975), They are arranged by the ED number (ERIC Document Number), which is found in the record.
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Contains career and education planning resources, information on various careers and educational institutions, salary information, a career interest assessment, and links to jobs and internships. “Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight” videos let users get a no-nonsense insider’s perspective from working professionals across multiple industries. Offers expert advice on writing résumés and cover letters, interviewing, applying for apprenticeships and internships, professional etiquette, and other workplace topics. Users can download résumés and cover letters in Word and PDF formats to use as templates to build their own.
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Full-length streaming videos in a variety of core subject areas.
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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.
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ProQuest. Reliable and comprehensive journal coverage of clinical and biomedical topics, consumer health, and health administration.
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ProQuest. Full text articles in accounting, finance, leadership, management, marketing, human resources, and healthcare administration, including journals and dissertations.
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A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
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EBSCOhost. Full text of over 1,200 journals and eBooks, as well as indexing for over 2,300 journals. Includes all data from the Humanities International Index.
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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.
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Balanced coverage of international topics and how historical events and conflicts have influenced U.S. and world history. The database is divided into four sections—American History Eras, World History Eras, History Regions, and History Subjects. Includes videos, teacher lesson plans/handouts, primary sources, encyclopedia articles, editorial cartoons, court cases, and timelines.
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Databases for K-12 students using the familiar EBSCOhost interface. Includes Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, eBooks, MAS Ultra, Masterfile Premier, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Points of View Reference Center, Primary Search, and Science Reference Center.
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Interactive tutorials and practice tests for computer software and standardized exams, including videos and eBooks. Computer Skills Center contains self-directed video tutorials for commonly used software applications. The Resume and Cover Letter Builder has templates and sample resumes. Test preparation includes the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT; NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN; Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; Microsoft Office software; Law Enforcement; and Civil Service exams. Also contains review materials on basic literacy, math, and science.
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Partial Full Text. A compilation of literary commentary that gives users access to centuries of analysis. Scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals with the exact look and feel of the print originals. Also indexes Twentieth Century Literary Criticism and Contemporary Literary Criticism (located in Murrell Library Reference Section).
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An online language learning resource offering the cultural insights to communicate appropriately and fully understand a new language. Choose from 71 foreign language courses, English lessons, and specialty courses that teach cultural differences and etiquette. You must create an account the first time you log in.
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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.
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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.
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Encyclopedia and book chapters, biographies, images, videos, and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines from the mid-15th century to the present. Includes suggested research topics, Pro/Con articles, modern history themes, and K-12 education lesson plans.
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ProQuest. Full text and abstracts of scholarly, trade, and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications. Fields covered include agriculture, biology, environmental, atmospheric, and Earth sciences, and aquatic sciences. The Database may be searched together or in subsets. The subsets include:
 Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection (includes AGRICOLA)   Biological Science Collection  Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection  Environmental Collection
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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.
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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.
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ProQuest. Reliable and comprehensive articles in the fields of nursing and allied health, including journals, video, dissertations, and reference books.
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EBSCOhost. Provides citations to graduate theses and dissertations from the early 20th century to the present. Incorporates the American Doctoral Dissertations database.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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EBSCOhost. Articles in over 500 high quality education journals, including over 350 peer-reviewed titles, as well as more than 200 educational reports.
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Contains the following databases, which can be searched together or separately:
  Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection (includes AGRICOLA)   Biological Science CollectionComputer Science Database   Coronavirus Research Database  Consumer Health Database  Criminal Justice Database  Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection  Environmental Collection   Health & Medical Collection | Health Research Premium Collection  Healthcare Administration Database   MEDLINE  News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive (feat. Newsweek)  Nursing & Allied Health Database  Psychology Database w/ PTSDPubs  Public Health Database  Publicly Available Content Database
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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.
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Included in the Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection with AGRICOLA from ProQuest.
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ProQuest. This database allows you to search the core literature in the field of public health.
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A free archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine.
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Offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills. Content Includes:
* Step-by-step research guides.
* “Read Out Loud” text-to-speech tool that enables students to highlight and listen to text.
* Lexile Measures to indicate a text’s level of reading difficulty.
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EBSCOhost. Full text coverage of more than 80 regional U.S. business publications.
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EBSCOhost. Full-text of over 190 sports and rehabilitation journals aimed at hospital rehabilitation and sports clinicians. Full-text coverage since 1963.
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Part of the Learning Express Library, this database contains over 200 expert-developed resumes covering a range of occupations and preparation levels. Build your own or use filter templates. Provided by MOREnet.
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The Sage Collection has 68 eJournal titles, 1999 to the present.

 

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Over 5,100 titles, including 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.
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eBooks from Salem Press.
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EBSCOhost. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.
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