UMKC Libraries Databases
-- Science and Technology --

General Science (covers all sciences or has heavy coverage in the sciences)
General (covers all subjects including the sciences)
Encyclopedias and Reference Books
Biographical Information
Government Information and Technical Reports
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Engineering
Environmental Studies
Geosciences
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics

General Science (covers all sciences or has heavy coverage in the sciences)

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		Database (Click on title to connect)
F	R	Annual Reviews (Annual Reviews) 1996 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1996 - present. Reviews of primary research in 30 focused disciplines in the biomedical, physical and social sciences. 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.
	R	ISI Web of Science Note: This database is no longer be available. Science, social science, arts and humanities. Also offers cited reference searching. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Nature (Nature Publishing Group) 1997 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text 1997 - present. Full-text access to the weekly journal Nature. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1996 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text October 1996 - present. Full-text access to the weekly science magazine. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Science Citation Index See ISI Web of Science Note: This database will no longer be available after June 30, 2008.
F	R	ScienceDirect     Save to del.icio.us Coverage varies by title. Selected full text. Multidisciplinary. Electronic journals. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	ScienceNOW (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1996 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text 1996 - present. An online news service from Science magazine. Link to a description of the database.
	W	Scirus 1920 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Science-specific search engine. Link to a description of the search engine.
	R	Scopus (Elsevier) 1960 - present; coverage varies by title; some earlier content included.      Save to del.icio.us Indexes science journals and websites. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	SpringerLink (Springer) Coverage varies.      Save to del.icio.us Selected full text. Coverage varies by title. Science and social science full-text journals. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Web Editions See ScienceDirect
F	R	Web of Science See ISI Web of Science
F	R	Wiley InterScience (Wiley) 1946 - present; coverage varies by title.     Save to del.icio.us Full text 1996 - present; coverage varies by title. Science and social science. Link to a description of the database.

General (covers all subjects including the sciences)

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		Database (Click on title to connect)
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	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	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	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	Electronic Collections Online (ECO) (FirstSearch) 1995 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1995 - present.- Science, technology, humanities, social sciences, business. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	General Science Full Text See OmniFile V Full Text
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	R	JSTOR 1838 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Coverage varies by title. Multidisciplinary database. 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	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.

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

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		Database (Click on title to connect)
F	R	Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Wiley) Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Life sciences. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac)     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Electronic reference books including 20 encyclopedias on scientific biography, biology, zoology, bioethics, health and medicine, chemistry, mathematics, energy, space, and the history of science. 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 including dictionaries on biology, zoology, geosciences, environmental science, medicine, physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, meteorology, and more. Link to a description of the database.

Biographical Information

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F	R	American Men & Women of Science (Gale) Full text. Biographical information for living scientists in the physical and life sciences, engineering, computers, and math.
		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.
F	R	Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography (Gale) Full text Biographical information for scientists from antiquity to modern times.
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.

Government Information and Technical Reports

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F	W	Public STINET (Scientific and Technical Information Network) 1975 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1988 - present. Scientific and technical information of interest to the U. S. defense community. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	science.gov 1990 - present; coverage varies.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1990 - present; coverage varies. U.S. government information on science, technology, medicine, agriculture, environment, and science education. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	STINET See Public STINET

Biology

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F	R	AGRICOLA 15th century - present.     Save to del.icio.us Indexes citations to books, journals and other publications in agriculture and allied fields. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	American Physiological Society Journal Legacy Content See APS Journal Legacy Content
F	R	APS Journal Legacy Content (American Physiological Society) 1898 - 1998; coverage varies by title. Full text 1898 - 1998; coverage varies by title.     Save to del.icio.us Full text of journals published by the American Physiological Society. Link to a description of the database
	R	Biological Abstracts (Ovid) 1980-present.     Save to del.icio.us Biological Abstracts (Ovid) 1985-present.     Save to del.icio.us Biological Abstracts (Ovid) 1997-present.     Save to del.icio.us Biology and related fields. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	BioOne 2000 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Full text. Coverage varies by title. Biology journals. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	BioOne Abstracts and Indexes (CSA) 2000 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Links to full text. Coverage varies by title. Biology. Indexes and abstracts BioOne journals. Link to a description of the database.
	W	Canary Database (1970 - present)     Save to del.icio.us Indexes articles relating to animals as sentinels of human environmental health hazards. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Cell Press journals (ScienceDirect) Coverage varies Full text. Coverage varies by title. Access through ScienceDirect     Save to del.icio.us. Biology journals. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Company of Biologists journals (Company of Biologists) 1923 - present; coverage varies by title.     Save to del.icio.us Full text 1923 - present; coverage varies by title. Full text of the journals published by the Company of Biologists. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Wiley) Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Full text. Life sciences. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Faculty of 1000 (BioMed Central) 2002 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Current awareness tool for all fields of biology. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	GEOBASE (FirstSearch) 1980 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Links to full text 1998 - present. Geology, geography, ecology. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Journals@Ovid (Ovid) 1993 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1993 - present. Science, technology, medicine. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	MEDLINE (Ovid) 1950 - present.     Save to del.icio.us MEDLINE (Ovid) 1950 - 1995.     Save to del.icio.us MEDLINE (Ovid) 1996 - present.      Save to del.icio.us MEDLINE Daily Update (Ovid) Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Links to full text. See also MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations Biomedicine. Link to a description of the database.
	R	MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations (Ovid) Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Formerly PreMEDLINE. See also MEDLINE. Biomedicine information and abstracts that have not yet been added to MEDLINE . Link to a description of the database.
F	R	Nature Research and Reviews (Nature Publishing Group) Coverage varies by title.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text; coverage varies by title. Full-text access to selected journals published by the Nature Publishing Group. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	NLM Databases and Electronic Resources.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text. Biomedical and health sciences resources available from the National Library of Medicine. Link to a description of the database. Provider: Free on the Web
F	W	Paleobiology Database. Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Full text. Paleobiology. Link to a description of the database.
	W	PubMed 1951 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Links to full text. Citations to biomedical articles. Many entries include links to full text. Link to a description of the database.

See also: Research by Subject - Biological Sciences

Chemistry

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F	R	ACS Publications (American Chemical Society) 1879 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text 1879 - present.  New  Now available: full text from 1879-1995 has been added through purchase of the ACS Legacy Archives. Chemistry and related fields. Link to a description of the database.
	R	SciFinder Scholar. 1907 - present. UMKC students, faculty and staff can use this database from the workstations in the Miller Nichols Library Information Commons or elsewhere on campus, by using the SciFinder Scholar Downloading Information (http://merlin.missouri.edu/merlin/pages/scholar.htm) to download a copy of the client software. Access available 24 hours a day except Saturday from 10:00 p.m. until midnight and on the first Saturday of each month: available until 4:00 p.m. Note: The 2004 version of SciFinder Scholar has been retired. Please install the 2007 version. Chemistry. Link to a description of the database.

See also: Research by Subject - Chemistry

Engineering and Computer Science

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F	R	ACM Digital Library 1954 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1954 - present; coverage varies by title. Computer science. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	ASCE Publications 1973 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1993 - present. Civil engineering. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Compendex See Ei Compendex Plus
	R	CSA Technology Research Databases     Save to del.icio.us (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1962 - present. Materials science, aeronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, physics, engineering. Link to a description of the database
	R	Ei Compendex Plus (Ovid) 1980 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Ei Compendex Plus (Ovid) 1987 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Engineering. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Engineering Research Database (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1966 - present. Access through  CSA Technology Research Databases     Save to del.icio.us. Civil, earthquake, environmental, mechanical, and transportation engineering. Link to a description of the database.
	R	High Technology Research Database with Aerospace (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1962 - present. Access through  CSA Technology Research Databases     Save to del.icio.us. Aeronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, physics. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	IEEE Xplore (IEEE/IEE Electronic Library Online) 1950 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Full text for all materials 1988-present. Additional full text available for some journals; see publisher website for complete information. Electrical engineering, computer science, electronics and telecommunications. Link to a description of the database.
	R	INSPEC (Ovid) 1969 - present.     Save to del.icio.us INSPEC (Ovid) 1987 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Physics, engineering, IT, electronics. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Materials Research Database with METADEX (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1966 - present. Access through  CSA Technology Research Databases     Save to del.icio.us. Materials science, metals and alloys, engineered materials, ceramics. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Materials Science (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1960 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Engineering, material science. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	MEDLINE (Ovid) 1950 - present.     Save to del.icio.us MEDLINE (Ovid) 1950 - 1995.     Save to del.icio.us MEDLINE (Ovid) 1996 - present.      Save to del.icio.us MEDLINE Daily Update (Ovid) Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Links to full text. See also MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations Biomedicine and biomedical engineering. Link to a description of the database.
	R	MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations (Ovid) Current edition.     Save to del.icio.us Formerly PreMEDLINE. See also MEDLINE. Biomedicine and biomedical engineering abstracts that have not yet been added to MEDLINE . Link to a description of the database.
	W	PubMed 1951 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Links to full text. Citations to biomedical and biomedical engineering articles. Many entries include links to full text. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Technology Research Databases (CSA) See CSA Technology Research Databases

See also: Research by Subject - Engineering

See also: Research by Subject - Computer Science/Telecommunications

Geosciences and Environmental Science

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	W	Canary Database (1970 - present)     Save to del.icio.us Indexes articles relating to animals as sentinels of human environmental health hazards. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (CSA Illumina) 1967 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Indexes and abstracts journals in environmental science and related fields. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	GEOBASE (FirstSearch) 1980 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Links to full text 1998 - present. Geology, geography, ecology. Link to a description of the database.
	R	GeoRef (CSA) 1785 - present.      Save to del.icio.us Geology of North America. Link to a description of the database.
F	W	Paleobiology Database. Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us Full text. Paleobiology. Link to a description of the database.

See also: Research by Subject - Geosciences

See also: Research by Subject - Environmental Studies

Mathematics and Statistics

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	R	MathSciNet 1940 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1944 - present. Mathematics. Link to a description of the database.

See also: Research by Subject - Mathematics

Physics

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F	R	American Institute of Physics 1975 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Selected full text. Physics and allied fields. Link to a description of the database.
	R	CSA Technology Research Databases     Save to del.icio.us (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1962 - present. Materials science, aeronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, physics, engineering. Link to a description of the database
	R	High Technology Research Database with Aerospace (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1962 - present. Access through  CSA Technology Research Databases     Save to del.icio.us. Aeronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, physics. Link to a description of the database.
	R	INSPEC (Ovid) 1969 - present.     Save to del.icio.us INSPEC (Ovid) 1987 - present.     Save to del.icio.us Aeronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, physics. Link to a description of the database.
F	R	PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive) 1893 - present     Save to del.icio.us Full text 1893 - 1999; selected full text 2000 - present. Physics. Link to a description of the database.
	R	Technology Research Databases (CSA) See CSA Technology Research Databases

See also: Research by Subject - Physics