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Databases-Multidisciplinary

ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles from scholarly journals, magazines, trade publications, and other sources. Wide range of subject areas, including the arts, business, education, health, law, multicultural, psychology, the sciences, and social science.
Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A core resource of scholarly information, with over 3,650 abstracted and indexed journals and full text for more than 2,100 journals.

Magazines and Journals--Historical

These databases are available both on and off campus. To access them off campus, you must login through myMCCKC on the college website.

African-American History Online (Facts on File) This link opens in a new window
Provides material from core reference resources in African American studies. Includes biographies, subject entries, primary sources, images, maps, and timelines.
American History Online (Facts on File) This link opens in a new window
Contains about 1,700 important primary source documents from more than 500 years of American history. Hyperlinks guide users to related documents, biographies, and images.
American Indian History Online (Facts on File) This link opens in a new window
Provides coverage of more than 5,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders. Over 500 Native American groups are covered, including primary source documents, biographies, maps and charts, images, and timelines.
American Women's History Online (Facts on File) This link opens in a new window
Includes biographies, historical and topical entries, speeches, maps, timelines, tables and charts, primary sources, and photographs.
HeritageQuest This link opens in a new window
Search a collection of genealogical and historical sources, including federal census records from 1790 to 1940, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank records for African Americans post-Civil War, genealogy and local history books and periodicals, and petitions and actions made to Congress back to 1789.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An archived database of articles from academic journals in many fields, especially history, sociology, political science, ethnic studies, language & literature, philosophy, mathematics, religion, music, business, education, art & art history, law, and economics.
Modern World History Online (Facts on File) This link opens in a new window
Covers the time period from the mid-15th century to present day, with information on people, places, events, and ideas; includes primary documents, images, videos, maps, and timelines.

Public Library Databases

Mid-Continent Public Library gives patrons access to a number of genealogy databases. All you need is your Mid-Continent library card number to access these databases. Go to the Midwest Genealogy link below and browse through their database collection.

Midwest Genealogy Center: Online Databases

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