From the American Council of Learned Societies, ACLS Humanities E-Books is a digital collection of over 5,400 seminal books from over 120 publishers in the humanities and social sciences.
Offers a wide range of abstracts and full-text articles about agriculture, economics, and the science of biotechnology. Also covers issues surrounding the ethics of biotechnology.
From the National Agricultural Library (NAL). Agricola indexes materials from all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
AULIMP is a subject index to significant articles, news items, book reviews and editorials from 63 English language military and aeronautical periodicals.
– An annotated bibliography focusing on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes article abstracts, reviews, and citations to dissertations.
Provides streaming access to more than 7,000 historic public radio and television programs along with data records for approximately 2.5 million items pulled from the most significant public broadcasting television and radio programs of the last 60 years.
Organized in easy-to-use A-Z format, it covers thousands of medical terms, surgical procedures, and tests, as well as drug and treatment benefits and side effects. Also includes information on issues such as bioterrorism, genetic research, robotic surgery, brain imaging, and bionic people, as well as alternative medicine, nutrition, mental health, and cosmetic surgery.
A collection of archival and historical films from multiple sources. Some of the highlights include: The Prelinger Archives – films relating to U.S. cultural and social history. The WPA Film Library – over 2,800 clips and newsreels from the late 1800s onward. 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.
BASE searches and 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.
Contains thousands of scholarly and critical books, peer-reviewed journals, and other periodicals, along with reference essays and literary criticism. Also includes full text classic literature and poems, and full-length videos of classic plays and films.
Provides indexing and full text of articles in business, leadership, marketing, management, computing and MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.
Covers floor proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, public affairs events, congressional hearings, press briefings, speeches, and news conferences related to public affairs. Over 238,000 hours of programming made available to the public for free in an effort to provide government transparency to the American people.
A legal research database containing Federal, state, and Tribal cases, statutes, and regulations. For Federal courts, Casemaker includes all published cases. Although states vary, most published state cases are available back to the beginning, including Kansas (1862), Missouri Supreme Court (1821), Missouri Appellate (1876). Also includes a “Citing References & Cited Cases Graph,” which helps you determine if a case is still good law. *You will need to sign up using your @moval.edu email account the first time you access Casemaker.
A top source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. A password is required for access to this database. During daytime hours please email your request to haugs@moval.edu. After 4:00 p.m. please call 660-831-4180.
Focused primarily on computer and information science, CiteSeerx provides resources such as algorithms, data, metadata, services, techniques, and software that can be used to promote other digital libraries.
Video courses are the fastest and easiest way to learn how to use a computer. Use the materials in this center to learn the basics of computers, from searching the Internet to using popular programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, implementing design, and more. Includes preparation for computer certification exams.
Gives users access to reports by Congress’s think tank, the Congressional Research Service, which provides valuable insight and non-partisan analysis of issues of public debate.
Resources for 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.
Contains more than 1,200 illustrated pages of definitions and diagnoses on virtually every known medical condition, plus treatment and preventative tips for many ailments.
Online reference materials covering a variety of subjects. Includes special tools such as a Mind Map, topic search, and image search. Credo has a variety of Research Guides with links to topic pages and other useful content in over 60 different subject areas.
Supports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, litigation, and crime trends. Provides access to full-text coverage of scholarly and trade titles on criminal justice and related topics. 1981 to current.
Courtesy of MOBIUS and Murrell Library, eMO contains the following eBook collections:
* eBook Academic Collection
* eBook Community College Collection
* eBook Clinical Collection
* eBook Education Collection
* eBook Public Library Collection
* eBook K-8 Collection
* eBook High School Collection
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.
Includes databases aimed at K-12 students. These databases include: Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, MAS Ultra - School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, and Science Reference Center
These databases contain materials related to education and teaching. Some of the databases include: Book Education Collection | Education Full Text | Educational Administration Abstracts | ERIC | Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts | Development Collection | PsycARTICLES | PsycINFO | Teacher Reference Center.
Produced by the U.S. Department of Education, this database indexes books, articles, and documents in the field of education (1966 to present). Some materials are available full text. For journal articles (those that use an EJ number) which are not linked, search for the holdings of journal articles by the title of the journal. 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) found in the record.
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.
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.
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.
Contains status of federal legislation, information about representative and senators including voting records, and original research on legislation and congressional oversight & investigations.
Indexing, abstracts, and selected full text articles on the environment, climate change and global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.
A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women’s history, history of education, and more. Provides indexing of more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages dating back to 1955.
Provides 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
An interactive online learning platform of tutorials and practice tests for computer software and standardized exams. The Computer Skills Center has self-directed video tutorials for commonly used software applications. The Resume and Cover Letter Builder templates and sample resumes.
Tutorials for standardized academic and licensing exams include the GRE, Praxis, Allied Health and Nursing exams, real estate, plumbing, cosmetology, law enforcement and many other occupational licensure exams. Learning Express also allows users to brush up on basic literacy skills, math skills, and science skills. Provided by MOREnet.
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).
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.
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.
Indexes articles from over 4,800 journals.dealing with medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, preclinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine.
Access 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.
A detailed bibliography 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.
Click here for Nature | Click here for Nature Reviews Microbiology MVC's subscription contains the current year and the previous year. Older issues are in Murrell Library in print. Nature – Original research, editorials, news, and feature articles discussing current affairs, funding, business, scientific ethics, and research breakthroughs across a wide range of scientific fields, plus books reviews, arts, and short science fiction stories. Nature Reviews Microbiology – Reviews, perspectives and comments using an integrated approach to microbiology, bridging fundamental research and its clinical, industrial and environmental applications.
Backfiles for 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.
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.
A national leader in fact-based journalism. The NYT Online contains access to 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 website.
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.
Streaming Audio, Video, and eBooks available anywhere with an internet connection and your MoVal login information from your computer, tablet, or phone. Download Overdrive's Libby app from Apple's App Store, from Google Play, or from Microsoft. For questions, call Murrell Library at 660-831-4180.
Widely regarded as the standard authority on the English language, the OED is the unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words—past and present—from across the English-speaking world. It contains the first use of each word (and each definition of each word), with the sentence it was first used in and the citation.
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.
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.
Encompasses a wide range of topics from leading psychological and psychosomatic publications. Covers clinical and social psychology as well as related disciplines including genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and education.
Contains abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology, educational psychology, behavioral science, and mental health dating back to the 1800s.
Indexes publications, research summaries, and information sheets on PTSD and other mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. The database attempts to include all publications relevant to PTSD and other forms of traumatic stress from 1871 – current, whatever their origin, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographic limitations. Created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Indexes 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. Click here to access this database.
Comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
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.
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.
Covering the full range of scientific disciplines, Science contains original scientific research, research reviews, science-related news, and opinions on science policy. Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Access to full-text articles covering such topics as physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, rehabilitation, sport & exercise psychology, allied health, occupational health & therapy, public health and more.
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Virtually Missouri - Now known as Missouri Digital Heritage.