Available Databases

Search Interfaces
Alphabetical Database List
Free Resources
Consortium Discounts

The specialty interfaces are designed to meet the specific search requirements of a grade level or topic category. Each interface includes resources that are age appropriate and designed to enhance the search experience.

  • All of the databases included in the interfaces can be searched individually with the URLs in the A to Z database list in the second tab on this page.
  • All of these specialty interfaces are offered to searchers, the only databases not included are the academic databases Medline* and ERIC.

Digital Literacy

eBooks

Members have access to downloadable eBooks from EBSCO. Members may choose one of the two eBook options below:

  1. eBook Public Library Collection OR
  2. eBook K-8 Collection and eBook High School Collection

All titles are available with unlimited simultaneous user access, and titles are regularly added to the collection at no additional cost.

Genealogy and Missouri History

Job and Career and K-12

K-12 Resources

Higher Education Resources

General Research

The URLs (links) below are for use in a Discovery Tool/System. These URLs will not provide access from home or if they are placed as-is on a web page. If a link below is clicked and the URL is copied from within the resource this URL will only work temporarily.

URLs for Reference eBook Collections and Related Database

The databases below are available through the Missouri State Library (MOSL).

Gale Excel High School

Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School is available to state aid certified public libraries.

https://www.gale.com/elearning/excel-adult-high-school

 Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School is an online accredited diploma completion program. The program is designed to help adults who have aged out of the traditional educational system to obtain their high school diploma.

The subscription is available to state aid certified Missouri Public Libraries and is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Secretary of State.

Contact Merideth Johnson, Merideth.Johnson@sos.mo.gov for assistance.

Missouri Digital Heritage

https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/

Access a rich archive of information about the history of Missouri and local communities. Included are educational resources like classroom curricula accessible through this website.

TeachingBooks

TeachngBooks is available statewide including all Missouri public libraries, K-12 schools, colleges and universities.

https://teachingbooks.net

Contact Katie Dunne at katie.dunne@sos.mo.gov with any questions.

The database contains resources to engage readers from over 260,000 books including Meet-the Author movies, audio name pronunciations, audio book readings, book discussion guides, vocabulary lists and more. TeachingBooks is the perfect tool to use with book clubs, small group readings, or class units. The subscription is available statewide and is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Secretary of State.

VetNow

VetNowTM is available to state aid certified public libraries.

http://home.brainfuse.com/veterans/

VetNow™ is a service that offers tailored support to veterans and their families.  The service includes live support with a veteran navigator; online expert assistance navigating the VA and benefits veterans are eligible for from local, state, and federal programs; help with transitioning to civilian employment and translating military skills for civilian jobs; and college preparation and support through a full suite of academic tools.

The subscription is available to state aid certified Missouri Public Libraries and is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Secretary of State.

Contact Merideth Johnson, Merideth.Johnson@sos.mo.gov for assistance.

The following databases are available through EBSCO.

eBook Open Access Monograph Collection

https://more.ebsco.com/ebooks-open-access-2021.html

A growing collection of over 2,700 academic level open access books from the world’s most trusted university presses and scholarly publishers. The collection is DRM-free and available at no cost on the EBSCOhost platform, alongside other e-book and database content for library users. Additional Information is available here.

Contact MOREnet Technical Support at help@more.net or 1-800-509-6673 to add this resource to your organization’s EBSCO profile.

Exploring Race in Society

http://www.exploringraceinsociety.com

This full text academic level database provides background information on topics related to race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness. It also includes a collection of points of view essays offering solutions to issues related to race. Additional information is available here.

Contact MOREnet Technical Support at help@more.net or 1-800-509-6673 to add this resource to your organization’s EBSCO profile.