Resources about technology, how to be safe and secure with it and understanding how to evaluate information found online. Included are free resources widely available on the Internet and subscription-only databases available through your local library. This site was developed in partnership between the Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet) and the Missouri State Library.
A-Z Database List
Core resource for scholarly information. The database contains more than 2,100 journals and over 1,700 peer-reviewed, full-text journals.
A website that generates enthusiasm for books and reading in our community. Find book trailers, movies with authors, audio performances, discussion questions, and more — all great ways to engage with books together!
Resources to learn the basics of computers, from searching the Internet to using popular programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, implementing design, and more.
A resource to support the information needs of patients covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to holistic and integrated medicine.
Digital Literacy empowers learners with digital citizenship skills to navigate today’s virtual landscape. Database articles explore cyberbullying, digital research skills, citizen journalism, and more.
Over 10,500 fiction and non-fiction eBooks for adults and youth on a wide range of subjects. The collection also features a selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators.
Contains more than 1.6 million records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, policy papers and more.
This collection provides focus on education by provide full text for over 500 high-quality education journals. And it provides access to lesson plans, students tools, curriculum standards and links to sites valuable for teachers.
This interface is designed specifically for elementary school students according to their needs and search abilities and includes reading level indicators to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content.
This interface is designed specifically for middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials.
This interface is designed specifically for high school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface has a simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents to help successful research.
This interface is designed specifically for general research in a public library. Includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.
The Rosen Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance.
An online encyclopedia with articles and images about a variety of subjects. The listen feature enables you to have the computer read the encyclopedia entries out loud.
A comprehensive database of American genealogical and historical sources, dating back to the 1700s, including primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids.
A digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics and TV shows. Stream or download content from a digital library that is being added to daily.
Online academic and licensing practice tests including civil service, military, real estate, law enforcement, citizenship, TOEFL, and ESL. Also includes elementary, middle and high school basic skills improvement tests.
This database contains full-text magazine articles, reference books, documents, and more about various topics including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and more.
Articles about medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
A collaborative collection of information about Missouri history online from the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library, and institutions across the state.
Fiction and non-fiction eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and videos for adults, youth, and children. Download the Libby app from the Apple or Google Play stores to read, listen, or watch on your smartphone or tablet.
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full-text for over 400 regional (U.S.), national (U.S.), and international newspapers, and full-text transcripts from television & radio news shows.
Full-text articles from over 520 education journals about topics for home and school educators, librarians, and education researchers.
Resources for middle & high school students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading to build background knowledge, conduct research, and improve study skills for a variety of subjects.
A step-by-step resource to create resumes and cover letters with expert advice. Resumes cover a wide range of occupations and preparation levels with easy-to-follow instructions, helpful samples, and templates.
Full-text chapters and articles from science encyclopedias, reference books, and magazines about biology, chemistry, earth and space, environment, life science, physics, and more.
This resource provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ information.
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can have read to you
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Digital Collections
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Over 10,500 fiction and non-fiction eBooks for adults and youth on a wide range of subjects. The collection also features a selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators.
A digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics and TV shows. Stream or download content from a digital library that is being added to daily.
A collaborative collection of information about Missouri history online from the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library, and institutions across the state. Provided curricula enable educators and students to develop a greater appreciation for the rich heritage of Missouri.
Fiction and non-fiction eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and videos for adults, youth, and children. Download the Libby app from the Apple or Google Play stores to read, listen, or watch on your smartphone or tablet.
Digital Collections
Freely Available Online
Free, downloadable books in 488 languages. Search by language, topic, or special interests such as STEM Books. Find talking books, comics, and books with activities.
Digitized collections of historical newspapers, photos, maps, books, and many more types of media. Includes diverse collections of presidential papers, music history, and webpage archives.
Digital Skills
A Library Card Number is Required to Access Outside the Library
Freely Available Online
Digital Literacy empowers learners with digital citizenship skills to navigate today’s virtual landscape. Interactive activities guide students through project-based learning activities using digital tools to create podcasts, multimedia presentations, social media campaigns, and more. Database articles explore cyberbullying, digital research skills, citizen journalism, and more.
Education & Teacher Resources
A Library Card Number is Required to Access Outside the Library
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) contains more than 1.6 million records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, policy papers and more.
This collection provides focus on education by provide full text for over 500 high-quality education journals. And it provides access to lesson plans, students tools, curriculum standards and links to sites valuable for teachers.
Full-text articles from over 520 education journals about topics for home and school educators, librarians, and education researchers.
A website that generates enthusiasm for books and reading in our community. Find book trailers, movies with authors, audio performances, discussion questions, and more — all great ways to engage with books together!
Education & Teacher Resources
Freely Available Online
Free resources for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality K-12 humanities education materials in the subject areas of history and social studies, literature and language arts, foreign languages, arts, and culture.
General Research
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Core resource for scholarly information. The database contains more than 2,100 journals and over 1,700 peer-reviewed, full-text journals.
This interface is designed specifically for general research in a public library. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to a wide range of materials. Includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.
The Rosen Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance.
This database contains full-text magazine articles, reference books, documents, and more about various topics including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and more.
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full-text for over 400 regional (U.S.), national (U.S.), and international newspapers, and full-text transcripts from television & radio news shows.
General Research
Freely Available Online
The Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC) is a cooperative program among state agencies in Missouri and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Its purpose is to enhance awareness of and access to public data, especially Census Bureau products. The MCDC data archive includes many national collections as well as Missouri-specific data.
Government & Legal
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Government & Legal
Freely Available Online
The official website for U.S. federal legislative information. It provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. Usually updated the morning after session adjourns.
A legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts. Includes a fully-searchable and accessible archive of court data including growing repositories of opinions, oral arguments, judges, and federal filings.
A collection of U.S. government information online. This guide is not comprehensive, but resources are selected based on regional interests and needs.
A service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch that provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
A large law database with federal and state constitutions, codes, regulations, case law, and legal topics for individuals and businesses. Find guides on law practices, legal aid, and lawyer contacts. Information covers the United States and sections of Latin America.
An annotated list of databases produced by Missouri state agencies organized by database subject. Find information from the Department of Agriculture to voter registration and elections data.
A free, online collection of select publications from Missouri state government agencies. The collection includes annual, financial, statistical, policy, legislative, commission reports and strategic plans from Missouri state agencies.
Health
A Library Card Number is Required to Access Outside the Library
A resource to support the information needs of patients covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to holistic and integrated medicine.
Articles about medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
This resource provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ information.
Health
Freely Available Online
The Mayo Clinic has a database of information about different illnesses, healthy living, drugs, tests, and procedures. The Health Information tab has A-Z lists of diseases & conditions, symptoms, tests, and drug information.
An online health information resource for the public that offers information on health topics, human genetics, medical tests, medications, dietary supplements, and healthy recipes. High-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted and easy to understand, in both English and Spanish.
An online health reference resource for consumers and medical professionals. Its mission is to provide the best medical information of the day to a wide cross-section of users, including medical professionals and students, veterinarians and veterinary students, and consumers.
A database of over 32 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature from life sciences journals, online books, and MEDLINE, with links to full text articles from PubMed Central, a free full-text biomedical literature archive, and other sources.
An online publisher of medical news, health, and well-being information. Contains in-depth medical news, reference material, and articles on topics that range from common conditions to drug information.
Job & Career Resources
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Resources to learn the basics of computers, from searching the Internet to using popular programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, implementing design, and more.
Online academic and licensing practice tests including SAT, ACT, HiSET, LSAT, Advanced Placement, civil service, military, real estate, law enforcement, citizenship, TOEFL, and ESL. Registration by the user is required for the software to record progress.
A step-by-step resource to create resumes and cover letters with expert advice. Resumes cover a wide range of occupations and preparation levels with easy-to-follow instructions, helpful samples, and templates.
VetNow offers live online assistance for veterans and their families. Connect with a live navigator to get help determining your VA benefits, translating your resume for civilian jobs, building academic skills, and so much more!
Job & Career Resources
Freely Available Online
A source of employment information to help manage your career with tools designed to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals. Find skills, training, and financial assistance for laid-off workers, veterans, and ex-offenders.
Workforce development and employment-related programs, products, and services for Missouri businesses and job seekers. Find information on Job Skills Workshops and job postings on MoJobs.
An interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn about career options with tasks, skills, salary information, and more for many different careers.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook contains information about a wide-range of occupations with job summaries, work environment, education, pay, job outlook, and more.
An interactive application for exploring and searching occupations as well as assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
Science
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Full-text chapters and articles from science encyclopedias, reference books, and magazines about biology, chemistry, earth and space, environment, life science, physics, and more.
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