UMKC Libraries Databases
-- Humanities --

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		Database (Click on title to connect)
F	R	19th Century Masterfile (Paratext) 1786 - 1922.      Save to del.icio.us 19th Century literature. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale) 1800 - 1899.      Save to del.icio.us Full text 1800 - 1899. Full-text access to 19th century U.S. newspapers. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) 1975 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1975 - present. Science, technology, humanities, public administration, social sciences. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	African American Experience (Greenwood Press) 18th century - present.      Save to del.icio.us Full text. Historical and cultural information about African Americans. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	African-American Newspapers: The Nineteenth Century, Part I (Accessible Archives)     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Nineteenth century newspapers published by and for African-Americans. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	America: History and Life (EBSCOhost) 1964 - present.      Save to del.icio.us History of the U.S. and Canada. Link to a description of the database.
	R	L'Année Philologique Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Classical studies. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	ARDA (Association of Religion Data Archives) 1855 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Statistical data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	ARTFL 13th - 20th centuries.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. French language studies. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	ArticleFirst (FirstSearch) 1990 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Links to full text 1997 - present. Business, science, humanities, social sciences, technology. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Arts & Humanities Citation Index See ISI Web of Science
	R	ATLA Religion Database (FirstSearch) 1949 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Religion. Link to a description of the database.
		Biography and Genealogy Master Index. 1995. Accessible only from the computers in the Information Commons on the First Floor of the Miller Nichols Library. Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk. Biographical information for people from the beginning of time. Link to a description of the database
	R	Biography Index (FirstSearch) Note: This database is no longer be available. Biographical information from English language sources. Link to a description of the database.
		Black Studies On Disc. 1600s - present. Accessible only from the computers in the Information Commons on the First Floor of the Miller Nichols Library. Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk. African American studies. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Book Review Digest (FirstSearch) Note: This database is no longer be available. Book reviews for U.S., Canadian and British publications. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOHost) 1915 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1915 - present. Communication, media. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	ContentsFirst See ArticleFirst
	W	CUFTS Journal Search Current edition     Save to del.icio.us Online journal locator. Link to a description of the database. Provider: Free on the Web
F	R	Current Contents (Ovid) July 1993 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Links to full text 1998 - present. Science, engineering, medicine, technology, humanities Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Discovering Collection (Gale) Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Full text; includes images, sound and video. Basic overview of topics in history, science, literature, geography, cultures, and social studies. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) 1861 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1963 - present (Includes UMKC dissertations and theses only). Citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Dissertations & Theses @ University of Missouri - Kansas City (ProQuest) 1958 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1963 - present. Citations and abstracts of UMKC dissertations and theses. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	e-Duke Scholarly Collection (Duke University Press) Coverage varies by title.     Save to del.icio.us Full text; coverage varies by title. Full text of selected Duke University Press journals. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Eighteenth Century Collections Online (InfoTrac/Gale) 1701-1800.      Save to del.icio.us Full text 1701-1800. Eighteenth-century English-language books in full text. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest) 1990 - present; coverage varies by title.      Save to del.icio.us Full text 1990 - present; coverage varies by title. Current news from ethnic American publications. Link to a description of the database.
	W	Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index 1990 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Indexes scholarly resources related to women and gender issues in the Middle Ages. Link to a description of the database.
	W	Film Literature Index 1976 - 2001.     Save to del.icio.us Indexes articles related to film and television. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Gale Literature Resource Center See Literature Resource Center.
F	R	Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac)     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Electronic reference books. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Godey’s Lady’s Book (Accessible Archives) 1830 - 1855.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Nineteenth century women's magazine. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	Google Scholar      Save to del.icio.us Access for UMKC students, faculty and staff. All others should use the link detailed here. Links to full text. A search engine providing results from a variety of scholarly resources. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	HighWire Press, Stanford University 1844 - present, coverage varies.      Save to del.icio.us Selected full text, coverage varies by title. Access for UMKC students, faculty and staff. All others should use the link detailed here. Electronic journals in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social science, some humanities. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) 1954 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1954 - present. World history excluding US and Canada. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge University Press) Millenium Edition Online.      Save to del.icio.us   New  Data sets range from 1790 through late 20th century. Quantitative data on numerous topics in American history. Link to a description of the database.
	W	HLAS Online (Library of Congress) 1935 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Humanities Full Text See OmniFile V Full Text
	R	ISI Web of Science Note: This database is no longer be available. Science, social science, arts and humanities. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Iter Coverage varies.     Save to del.icio.us   New  Some full text; varies by resource. Collection of databases and online journals in the areas of Medieval and Renaissance studies. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	JSTOR 1838 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Coverage varies by title. Multi-disciplinary database. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Latino-American Experience (Greenwood Press) 1984 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Full text 1984 - present. Historical and cultural information about Latinos. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Literary Reference Center (EBSCOhost) Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Full text. Full text access to plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies, and reference titles. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Literature Resource Center (InfoTrac/Gale) Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Selected full text. Writers--biographies, criticism, and more. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	London Times See Times Digital Archive
F	R	Marquis Who’s Who on the Web Current edition     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Biographical information. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost), 1975 - present; coverage varies by title      Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1975 - present; coverage varies by title. Science, technology, humanities, social sciences, business. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	Middle English Compendium Current edition (1100 - 1500).     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Middle English topics, dictionary and texts. Link to a description of the database.
	R	MLA Directory of Periodicals (Chadwyck-Healey). Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Provides information about the periodicals indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. Link to a description of the database.
	R	MLA International Bibliography (Chadwyck-Healey) 1884 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Literature, linguistics, cultural studies. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Naxos Music Library, Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Music audio files, focusing on western art music (classical), world music, and jazz. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Naxos Music Library Jazz, Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Jazz music audio files. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Naxos Spoken Word Library, Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Audio files of spoken word recordings. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	netLibrary (University of Missouri-Kansas City eBook Collection)     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Electronic books. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	New York Times (1851-2004) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) 1851-2004.      Save to del.icio.us Full text 1851-2004. Provides page-by-page full-text access to The New York Times. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	OmniFile V Full Text (Wilson) 1982 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1994 - present. Science, technology, humanities, social sciences, business. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Oxford English Dictionary Second edition, Additions Series, draft material from the Third edition.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Oxford Reference Online Premium (Oxford University Press) Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Full text. Online access to 170 Oxford reference books. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	The Pennsylvania Gazette (Accessible Archives Web Interface) 1728 - 1750.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text. Newspaper published in colonial Pennsylvania. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Philosopher's Index (FirstSearch) 1940 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Philosophy and allied fields. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Play Index (WilsonWeb) 1949 - present.    Save to del.icio.us Links to full text. Plays. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Poole's Plus See 19th Century Masterfile
F	R	Project MUSE (Premium Collection)     Save to del.icio.us Full text 1993 - present.  New   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. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Readers' Guide Full Text See OmniFile V Full Text
F	R	Serial Set See U.S. Congressional Serial Set
F	R	Testaments to the Holocaust (InfoTrac/Gale) 1889 - 1965.      Save to del.icio.us Full text. Digital collection of materials describing World War II-era Jewish life. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Times Digital Archive (InfoTrac/Gale) 1875 - 1985.      Save to del.icio.us Full text 1875 - 1985. Provides page-by-page access to The Times of London. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Readex/NewsBank) 1817 - 1941.      Save to del.icio.us Full text 1817 - 1859. Publications of the U.S. Congress. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Web of Science See ISI Web of Science
F	R	Who's Who on the Web See Marquis Who’s Who on the Web
	R	World Shakespeare Bibliography Online, 1964 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Bibliography of international works related to William Shakespeare. Link to a description of the database.

See also: Research by Subject - Humanities