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GENERAL

ART & DESIGN

Art & Art History

Fashion Design

Graphic Arts

Interior Design

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Business & Marketing

Events Planning

EQUESTRIAN & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Animal Science

Equestrian

HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGY

Health

Psychology & Counseling

LIBERAL STUDIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES & EDUCATION

Education

Geography

Government, Economics, & Law

Literature & Creative Writing

Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE

Mathematics

Science

Gender & Science

PERFORMING ARTS & MASS MEDIA

Communication & Journalism

Dance

Film & Digital Filmmaking

Music

Theatre

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GENERAL

General Academic Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Biographical Information (Lexis-Nexis) Politicians, business executives & more

University News from Lexis-Nexis Universe Full text of news from The Chronicle of Higher Education and student newspapers available through the News Search on Lexis Nexis.  Select Source (either The Chronicle of Higher Education or University Wire) and enter your search terms.

CIAO Includes a variety of sources (working papers, conference proceedings, etc.) covering the topic of international affairs.

Chronicle of Higher Education Online Contact reference librarian for login information.

LearningExpress Library Online repository of practice tests for a variety of disciplines.  Includes practice tests for LSAT, GRE, Praxis, and other. 
NewsBank Missouri Newspapers Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and articles about regional and state events.

Newspaper Source Full-text of over 40 national and international newspapers.

WorldCat Database of books and materials owned by libraries worldwide.

Link to Free Internet Resources

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ART & DESIGN

Art & Art History Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

ARTStor Access to over 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data from curated collections of art. Click on "Search and Browse FOR IMAGES" at the ARTstor website homepage to start your search.

Oxford Art OnlineComprehensive online resource for the visual arts.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Fashion Design Databases

ARTStor Access to over 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data from curated collections of art. Click on "Search and Browse FOR IMAGES" at the ARTstor website homepage to start your search.

Style.com Online version of Vogue and W magazines.

Textile Technology Index Indexes and abstracts of over 470 journals covering the scientific and technological aspects of textile production.

Vogue Archive Full-text of American Vogue from 1892-present. Includes all ads, images, text, and covers.

WGSN

Women's Wear Daily

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Graphic Arts Databases

ARTStor Access to over 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data from curated collections of art. Click on "Search and Browse FOR IMAGES" at the ARTstor website homepage to start your search.

Oxford Art OnlineComprehensive online resource for the visual arts.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Interior Design Databases

ARTStor Access to over 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data from curated collections of art. Click on "Search and Browse FOR IMAGES" at the ARTstor website homepage to start your search.

Oxford Art Online Comprehensive online resource for the visual arts.

Link to Free Internet Resources

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BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Business & Marketing Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Accounting Literature (Lexis-Nexis) Accounting journals and literature

Business and Company ASAP Information on companies, markets, and industries.

Business Insights: Essentials Company and industry news and information.

Business News (Lexis-Nexis) Business articles from newspapers, magazines, journals & wire services.  Select Source 'Business News Publications' from dropdown.

Business Source Premier Access to journal articles, company profiles, market research reports, and more.
Company Profiles (Lexis-Nexis) Detailed data about companies.
Compare Companies (Lexis-Nexis) Find companies based on a variety of criteria.  Select 'Dossier Compare Companies' from the options on the right.
EDGAR
  Company information filed with the SEC.

LearningExpress Library Online repository of practice tests for a variety of disciplines.  Includes practice tests for LSAT, GRE, Praxis, and other. 
SEC Filings & Reports (Lexis-Nexis) EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy statements

Regional Business News Coverage of regional business publications.

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Events Planning Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

NewsBank Missouri Newspapers Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and articles about regional and state events.

Link to Free Internet Resources

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EQUESTRIAN & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Animal Science & Equestrian Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Environment Complete Resources covering topics such as geography, energy, and agriculture.

MEDLINE Created by the National Library of Medicine and includes citations on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary and more. 

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HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGY

Health Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.
Combined Health Information Database Produced by health-related agencies of the federal government.

Consumer Health Complete Heatlh and wellness topics that vary from mainstream medicine to holistic healing.

Medical Journals (Lexis-Nexis) Articles from medical & health journals covering a wide range of medical topics.  Select Source 'All Full-text Medical Journals' from the dropdown.

MEDLINE Created by the National Library of Medicine and includes citations on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary and more. 
Healthcare News (Lexis-Nexis) Articles from medical & health news sources covering health care.  Select Source 'Healthcare News' from the dropdown.

PubMed 21 million+ citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

PubMed Central (PMC) Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the NIH and NLM.

Science Reference Center Includes reference books and journals on the topics of biology, chemistry, life science and more.

Violence & Abuse Abstracts Resources covering all areas related to abuse: family, emotional, sexual, physical, and more.

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Psychology/Counseling Databases

Child Development & Adolescent Studies Variety of sources relating to the development of children through age 21.

Combined Health Information Database Produced by health-related agencies of the federal government.

Consumer Health Complete Heatlh and wellness topics that vary from mainstream medicine to holistic healing.

Healthcare News (Lexis-Nexis) Articles from medical & health news sources covering health care. Select Source 'Healthcare News' from the dropdown.

MEDLINE Created by the National Library of Medicine and includes citations on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary and more. 

PsychArticles   Full text access to 59 APA and allied association journals

PsychINFO Journal articles, chapters, books, dissertations, and reports on psychology and related fields.

PubMed 21 million+ citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

PubMed Central (PMC) Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the NIH and NLM.

Violence & Abuse Abstracts Resources covering all areas related to abuse: family, emotional, sexual, physical, and more.

Link to Free Internet Resources

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LIBERAL STUDIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, & EDUCATION

Education Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Child Development & Adolescent Studies Variety of sources relating to the development of children through age 21.
Chronicle of Higher Education Online

ERIC Journal articles and reports on education topics.

LearningExpress Library Online repository of practice tests for a variety of disciplines.  Includes practice tests for LSAT, GRE, Praxis, and other. 

Professional Development Collection Include over 520 journals on education.

Teacher Reference Center Indexing and abstracts of 280 teacher and education administrator journals.

University News from Lexis Nexis Full text of news from The Chronicle of Higher Education and student newspapers available through the News Search on Lexis Nexis.  Select Source (either The Chronicle of Higher Education or University Wire) and enter your search terms.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Geography Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Country Profiles (Lexis-Nexis) Concise facts & statistics about countries

Environment Complete Resources covering topics such as geography, energy, and agriculture.
State Profiles (Lexis-Nexis) Facts & statistics about each state from the World Almanac of the U.S.A.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Government, Economics, & Law Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

CIAO Includes a variety of sources (working papers, conference proceedings, etc.) covering the topic of international affairs.

Country Profiles (Lexis-Nexis) Concise facts & statistics about countries

GreenFILE Covers all topics concerning the human impact on the environment.

Humanities International Complete Journals and books covering all aspects of the humanities.

Lexis-Nexis Legal Research Legal news, state and federal case law, codes & regulations, international law, patents and career information.  See options on right side of page.
News (Lexis-Nexis) News articles from a wide variety of leading U.S. and international newspapers, wire services & broadcast transcripts.
NewsBank Missouri Newspapers Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and articles about regional and state events.

Polls & Surveys (Lexis-Nexis) From the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

Public Affairs Index Index of resources covering public policy topics ranging from the environment to civil rights.
State Profiles (Lexis-Nexis) Facts & statistics about each state from the World Almanac of the U.S.A.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Literature & Creative Writing Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Humanities International Complete Journals and books covering all aspects of the humanities.

LearningExpress Library Online repository of practice tests for a variety of disciplines.  Includes practice tests for LSAT, GRE, Praxis, and other. 
MLA International Bibliography Provides over 1 million citations in the areas of literature, languages, linguistics and folklore.
Oxford English Dictionary
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online Annotated citations for scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Women Studies Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Chronicle of Higher Education Online

Link to Free Internet Resources

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MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE

Mathematics & Science Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Environment Complete Resources covering topics such as geography, energy, and agriculture.

GreenFILE Covers all topics concerning the human impact on the environment.

LearningExpress Library Online repository of practice tests for a variety of disciplines.  Includes practice tests for LSAT, GRE, Praxis, and other. 

Public Affairs Index Index of resources covering public policy topics ranging from the environment to civil rights.

PubMed 21 million+ citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

PubMed Central (PMC) Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the NIH and NLM.

Science Reference Center Includes reference books and journals on the topics of biology, chemistry, life science and more.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Gender & Science Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Chronicle of Higher Education Online

Public Affairs Index Index of resources covering public policy topics ranging from the environment to civil rights.

Link to Free Internet Resources

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PERFORMING ARTS & MASS MEDIA

Communication & Journalism Databases

Communication and Mass Media Complete Abstracts from over 390 and full-text from 285 journals covering the broad discipline of communication.

News (Lexis-Nexis) News articles from a wide variety of leading U.S. and international newspapers, wire services & broadcast transcripts. Select a category from the News Category drop-down menu and search as usual.
Polls & Surveys (Lexis-Nexis) From the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Transcripts (Lexis-Nexis) Television and radio news broadcasts Select Source 'Transcripts' drop-down menu.
Wires (Lexis-Nexis) Wire service reports.  There are a variety of Wire Services available from the 'Select Source' drop-down.

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Dance Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Interactive Video collection of performances at festival from 1937-2010.

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Film & Digital Filmmaking Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Newspaper Source Full-text of over 40 national and international newspapers.  Also includes television and radio news transcripts.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Music Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

Oxford Music OnlineComprehensive online resource for music.

Link to Free Internet Resources



Theatre Databases

Academic Search Complete Full-text from over 8500 periodicals including 7300 peer-reviewed journals. 

Academic Search Premier Abstracts from 8200 and full-text from 4500 peer-reviewed and professional journals.

ARTStor Access to over 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data from curated collections of art. Click on "Search and Browse FOR IMAGES" at the ARTstor website homepage to start your search.

ARTSEARCH Listing of jobs in the realm of the theater -- including administration, artistic, education, etc.  Please see either the theater faculty or library staff to acquire the username and password.

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