Other Libraries and Collections
Other UMKC Collections
- Western Historical Manuscripts
Collection
WHMC is a joint collection of the University of Missouri
and the State Historical Society of Missouri. Its materials are available
for use by scholars, students, and the public throughout the state of Missouri.
- Dental
School Instructional Resources Library
The Dental School IRL is housed in the Dental Library.
It has an extensive collection of media material and the equipment needed
to view the material. In addition it is equipped with computers which are
connected to the UMKC's ethernet, the Internet, and World
Wide Web.
- Medical
Education Media Center
The Medical Education Media Center supports programs at the UMKC
School of Medicine. It houses a collection of over 4,000 items and includes
anatomical models, audiotapes, laserdiscs, and slide sets. It provides computer-based
learning for faculty, staff, and students.
University of Missouri Libraries and Collections
Local Libraries
Academic | Public | Other Local Libraries
Academic Libraries
Students, faculty, and staff of UMKC have access to the materials of numerous
academic libraries in the state of Missouri through the
Missouri
Bibliographic Information User System (MOBIUS). Materials may be checked
out at member libraries in person or can be requested through the
MOBIUS
Union Catalog. Additionally, membership in the local Courtesy Card Program
allows UMKC students, faculty, and staff limited check out privileges at area
colleges and universities. Check with MNL Access Services Department at (816)
235-1526 for more information on the Courtesy Card Program.
Public 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. Databases that
may be useful to you include Facts on File, McgillOnLiterature, NewsFile, Poem
Finder, and Scribner Writers. Contact one of the public libraries for specific
information about the resources available to you.
Other Libraries
- Local Health Sciences Libraries
- Linda Hall Library
(www.lindahall.org)
Independent research library of science, engineering, and technology located
adjacent to the UMKC Volker campus.
- Catalog: leonardo.lindahall.org
- 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
(816) 363-4600
- UMKC students, staff, and faculty may obtain a courtesy card from the Miller Nichols Library to check out items from the Linda Hall Library.
- Spencer
Art Research Library (www.nelson-atkins.org/information/library.htm)
Located at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
- Truman
Presidential Museum & Library (www.trumanlibrary.org/institute/index.html)
- 500 West US Highway 24, Independence Missouri 64050
(816) 833-1400
Other Libraries and Collections
- Black Archives of Mid-America (www.blackarchives.org/)
"The Black Archives of Mid-America is the largest depository of artifacts documenting the African American experience in the four-state area of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma."
- 2033 Vine, Kansas City, MO 64108-3007
(816) 483-1300
- Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
(www.crl.edu)
A consortium of colleges, universities, and libraries that collects scholarly
research resources. The University of Missouri - Kansas City is a member.
- Catalog: http://catalog.crl.edu
- 6050 South Kenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637-2804
(800) 621-6044
(773) 955-4545
- Missouri State Library
(www.sos.mo.gov/library/)
- James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
Room 200, 600 West Main Street. Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
(573) 751-3615
- Wolfner Library for the
Blind & Physically Handicapped (www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/)
The Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped offers free
services to those in the State of Missouri who are unable to use standard
print materials due to a physical disability. Resources are available in
braille and large print and on cassette, descriptive video, and discs. Playback
machines also may be borrowed.
- Digital Collections
A list of free, full-text resources available on the Web that includes the
digitization projects of libraries.
- Libweb
(sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb)
Links to catalogs of academic, public, and special libraries in the United
States and around the world
MERLIN Catalog