Database news
The online world is ever-changing. Use this page to stay informed about new databases and other news about the online resources provided by UMKC libraries.
New databases and other online resources
The UMKC Libraries are pleased to make these new resources available.
American magazines and journals that originated between 1740 and 1900.
Indexes journals in the arts and humanities, plus selected articles in the sciences and social sciences.
Materials published in the U.S. and England during the 19th century.
Quantitative data on numerous topics in American history.
Scholarly and popular periodical literature in Black Studies.
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines.
Provides streaming access to opera videos, interviews, and clips from documentaries.
Provides online access to the Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Now available: entries for the years 1915 - 1971 have been added through purchase of the PAIS Archive.
Additional journals are now available with the upgrade to Project MUSE Premium Collection. Literature, history, the visual and performing arts, education, political science, and gender studies.
Contains streaming audio and selected video of music from the world's peoples.
Updates
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CINAHL is moving to EBSCOhost
Beginning January 1, 2009, access to CINAHL will be available to UMKC users only through EBSCOhost. You can use EBSCO's version of the database now. If you prefer to use the Ovid version, it will be available through December 31, 2008.
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Freedom Collection expands ScienceDirect journals
Almost 1,900 additional electronic journals are now available through Science Direct, thanks to a joint subscription with other University of Missouri libraries. Collectively known as the Freedom Collection, this addition means that UMKC students, faculty and staff can now access full-text content of virtually all Elsevier journals published between 2000 to the present. Access for the 31 Clinics of North America journals goes back to 1996.
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More journals available through Project MUSE
UMKC has upgraded the subscription to Project MUSE. This expanded access now allows you to access all Project MUSE journals. For a complete list of available journals, visit the Title List on the Project MUSE website.
