ResearchGuides: Getting Started at the Library: Databases & Other Resources

Libraries

OCLC WorldCat
WorldCat.org contains holdings of the collections of libraries, both locally and around the world.

OCLC WorldCat through FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
This subscription version is available at the library
University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries This link opens in a new window
University of Kansas Library This link opens in a new window
University of Kansas Medical Center Libraries This link opens in a new window
State Historical Society of Missouri - Research Center, Kansas City This link opens in a new window
"The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City contains primary source materials for research and welcomes use by scholars, students, and the public. Our network allows for the holdings of all four centers in Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, and St. Louis to be available to researchers throughout the state of Missouri."
[Formerly Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City]

USA.gov This link opens in a new window
This site is the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov helps the public get U.S. government information and services on the web.
govinfo This link opens in a new window
govinfo provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
Science .gov This link opens in a new window
Science.gov searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results.
TRAIL- Technical Report Archive and Image Library This link opens in a new window
Search for government sponsored technical reports issued primarily prior to 1975 and digitized by the TRAIL Working Groups.
NTIS - National Technical Information Service This link opens in a new window
NTIS maintains the world’s most comprehensive collection of U.S.-sponsored research, housing more than 3 million publications on topics that range from aerodynamics to urban development. The archive spans the Manhattan project to present.

Google Books This link opens in a new window
Search an index of the world's books, with many of them previewed or provided in full for free.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Provides a simple way to search across many disciplines and sources for scholarly literature.
Sams PHOTOFACT Repair Schematic Search This link opens in a new window
Search consumer electronics repair manuals.

ASCE's Civil Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
"ASCE's free information retrieval service providing access to over 170,000 bibliographic records of all ASCE publications."
NASA Technical Reports Server This link opens in a new window
"Over 500,000 aerospace-related citations, over 200,000 full-text online documents, and over 500,000 images and videos are available."
OneMine.org This link opens in a new window
Mining and Minerals Information
OnePetro.org This link opens in a new window
Energy and Petroleum Information
TRID Database from the Transportation Research Board This link opens in a new window
"Provides access to over 940,000 records of transportation research worldwide."

Agricola This link opens in a new window
"The USDA National Agricultural Library collection of more than 3.5 million items covers all aspects of agriculture and related sciences."

Chemical Abstracts - Collective Indexes covering 1987-2006
When at a Linda Hall Library workstation you can access this database by clicking the Start button at bottom left of screen, select 'Programs', then select 'CA on CD'. Choose one 5-year index at a time to search. For assistance, please ask at the Reference Desk.
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Available at Linda Hall Library public computers.

GreenFILE from EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Explores global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and other topics related to the environment.
NIST Chemistry WebBook This link opens in a new window
"Provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program."
PubChem This link opens in a new window
Database of chemical molecules and their bioactivity across multiple assays.
Science.gov This link opens in a new window
"Searches over 50 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 12 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results."
Spectral Database for Organic Compounds (SDBS) This link opens in a new window
"An integrated spectral database system for organic compounds."
TOXNET This link opens in a new window
"Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases."

American National Standards Institute This link opens in a new window
Standards Developer and Vendor
Accuris (formerly TechStreet and IHS Global) This link opens in a new window
Standards Vendor
Nimonik (formerly Document Center) This link opens in a new window
Standards Vendor
Military Standards/Specifications This link opens in a new window
Access to Defense Standardization Program documents from the official Department of Defense repository, the ASSIST database
Beuth Verlag This link opens in a new window
German and other European standards