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100 Milestone Documents Compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration,the online documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965
Academic Onefile (*login required) Articles from thousands of magazines and journals

AmDocs:Documents for the Study of American History

Chronologically organized site of documents important to American history such as speeches, treaties, legislative documents, etc.
American History Online (*login required) More than 500 years of political, military, social and culture history; including primary sources, videos and more
ARTstor (*login required) Images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences
Bloom's Literary Reference Online (*login required) Essays on the lives and works of great writers
Bureau of Justice Statistics Statistics on crime and criminal offerers, victims and drugs
Bureau of Labor Statistics Includes a keyword search of the Occupational Outlook Handbook (regional labor statisitcs)
Business & Company Resource Center (*login required) Company profiles, articles, market research, data and more
Business Economic and Theory Collection (*login required) Focuses on topics in economics with articles, videos and interviews
Business Source Premier (*login required) Business journals including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more
The Chronicle (*login required) Online version of The Chronicle of Higher Education
CINAHL (*login required) Professional nursing journals and related information
Communications and Mass Media Collection (*login required) Articles focus on all aspects of communication field
CQ Researcher (*login required) Reports and analysis of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy (limited number of logins)
Credo Reference (*login required) Subject specific references including images, maps, in-depth writings, biographical writings, sound files and more
Criminal Justice Collection (*login required) Articles focused on the topics of law and criminology
Culinary Arts Collection (*login required) Articles from major cooking and nutriction magazines
Discovering Collection (*login required) Teacher related resources for middle and high school level
EBSCOhost (*login required) Articles from thousands of magazines and journals, full-text and/or peer reviewed

ERIC
(Educational Resources Information Center)

Abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice from 1976 to the present. Many documents are full-text.
Educator's Reference Complete (*login required) Educator related articles, reports from U.S. Dept. of Education and many full-text ERIC journals
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (*login required) Basic background on careers, skills and resources
Fine Arts & Music (*login required) Articles covering drama, music, art history and filmmaking
FindLaw for Legal Professionals Legal website with historical documents, biographies and Supreme Court decisions
General Onefile (*login required) Articles, book and multimedia resources of general topics
Global Issues in context (*login required) A global perspective of international issues in a variety of media formats and sources
Great Lives from History - 19th and 20th century
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Essays on historic figures of 1801 - 2000
Health & Wellness RC with Alternative Health (*login required) Medical information in the form of articles, books and videos
Health Reference Center Academic (*login required) Offers full-text articles from nursing and medical journals and video demonstrations
Informe (*login required) Full text popular Hispanic magazines, for Spanish speakers
InfoTrac Junior Edition (*login required) For students in grades 6-9
InfoTrac Student Edition (*login required) For students in grades 9-12
International Statistical Agencies Links to statistics for over 50 countries
Issues & Controversies (*login required) Articles on hot topics in politics, government, business, education and popular culture
Kansas City Star Online version of Kansas City Star
Kids Infobits (*login required) For students in grades K-5
LearningExpressLibrary (*login required) Practice tests and tutorials for students and adult learners. Topics include AP, Civil Service, GED, Nursing, Reading Skills and more
Literary Reference Center (*login required) Includes biographies, criticism and plot summaries of literature
Medline (*login required) Full-text articles from medical literature from 1965 to present
Missouri Constitution Online version of the constitution of Missouri
Missouri Monthly Vital Statistics Index Index of the "Focus" articles with topics such as prenatal care, causes of death, hospital utilization, firearm deaths and injuries, and many more
Missouri State Governement Website of Missouri State Government
Modern World History Online (*login required) People, places, events and ideas from the Mid-15th century to present
National Center for Education Statistics Department of Education's major statistical agency
National Center for Health Statistics Statistical information on diseases, births, deaths and infant and child health
Naxos Music Library (*login required) Access to over 400,000 classical music tracks (limited number of logins)
NetLibrary eBooks (*login required) Over 10,000 electronic books
The New York Times Archives Archived articles 1851-1922 from the national newspaper
The New York Times Current online version of national newspaper
Newsbank (*login required) Missouri newspapers
(InfoTrac Custom) Newspapers (*login required) Over 150 titles of news and business

OED Dictionary (*login required)

The Oxford English Dictionary online

Online Books

Over 25,000 free online books; maintained by University of Pennsylvania

Online Books Page Many historical, freely available books online
Opposing Viewpoints (*login required) Includes viewpoint articles, full-text magazine, journal and newpaper articles, statistics, images and Website links

Oxford Music Online (formerly Grove Music)
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Includes The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online and The Oxford Companion to Music

PubMed

Over 17 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE and other related databases, with links to participating online journals; by the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Science Online (*login required) Essays on broad range of scientific subjects
Small Business Resource Center (*login required) Areas of operating a business, including business plans
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Online version of St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Thomas Legislative information including current and historical documents

U.S. Census Bureau

Provides U.S. social, demographic and economic statistics
The U.S. House of Representatives Website of United States House of Representatives
The U.S. Senate Website of United States Senate
USA TODAY Online version of national newspaper
Washington Missourian Washington Missouri and surrounding area
WebMD Health information

White House

Website of United States White House

 

 
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