Kansas City Area Library Resources for
High School Instructors and Students

Local Libraries

Residents of the Kansas City area, with a public library card, have access to a wide range of resources. The metropolitan area public libraries work together to provide reciprocal use of the books and databases they have. The holdings and resources of the metropolitan area public libraries can be viewed via each library's Website. You may search the online catalogs of these libraries to determine their holdings (books, journals, media). The public libraries also offer access to various databases, including Facts on File, McgillOnLiterature, NewsFile, Poem Finder, and Scribner Writers. The metropolitan area public libraries include:

• Kansas City Public Library (www.kclibrary.org)
• Mid-Continent (MO) Public Library (www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/)
• Johnson County, Kansas Public Library (www.jocolibrary.org/)
• Kansas City, Kansas Public Library (www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/)
• Cass County (MO) Public Library (www.casscolibrary.org/)

Academic Libraries

Search these online catalogs to determine the holdings (books, journals, media) of local academic libraries.

• MOBIUS (mobius.missouri.edu/search/) - Many local college and university libraries' catalogs are searchable through this resource.
• University of Missouri - Kansas City
• University of Kansas (catalog.lib.ku.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First)
• Johnson County Community College (voyager.jccc.net)

Missouri Databases

Many online resources are available through MOREnet and your local Missouri public library. Follow these steps to access these resources:

Kansas City, Missouri residents:

• Point your browser to http://www.kclibrary.org
• Click on "Resources"
• Select "Library Databases"
• Select "View entire database list"
• Select a database and begin searching

Clay, Platte, Jackson County, Missouri residents:

• Point your browser to http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/
• Click on "Research Databases"
• Select a database and begin searching

Kansas Databases

To discover the online resources available through your local Kansas public library, follow these steps:

Kansas City, Kansas residents:

• Point your browser to http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/
• Click on "Electronic Resources"
• Select a resource and begin searching

Johnson County, Kansas residents:

• Point your browser to http://www.jocolibrary.org
• Click on "Online Databases"
• Select a database and begin searching
  

Free Databases

• CUFTS Journal Search (lib-cufts.lib.sfu.ca/CUFTS/sbt.cgi)
• ERIC (www.searcheric.org)
• Gale Literary Index (www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex)
• Peterson's Online Database (www.petersons.com/)
• Energy Citations Database (www.osti.gov/energycitations/)
• American Religion Data Archive (www.thearda.com/arda.asp?Show=Home)