Internet Research Resources

Available from on-campus computers at MCS

Go to www.library.sd.gov

Click on Online Resources/A-Z Complete Listing/Online Resources

MCS has access to these databases and more:

AGRICOLA - The USDA's National Agricultural Library catalog - Indexes for journals and other publications, including animal and plant sciences, farming, extension education, food and human nutrition, and more.

Ancestry Library - for those with an interest in local history and family histories.

eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary) - Provides access to over 10,000 commercially published books in the arts, humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, business, computers and more, plus Cliffs Notes.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

HeritageQuest - Of interest to those researching local history and family histories.

HighWire Press, Stanford University - The largest source of free full-text life science articles in the world. More than 750,000 free, full-text articles available.

Learning Express Library - Practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.

Medline Plus - Authoritative information from NLM, the National Institues of Health, and other government agencies and health organizations. Preformulated searches give easy access to medical journal articles. Extensive drug information, illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive tutorials, and latest health news.

ProQuest - Provides the full text from 1,700+ magazines/journals and newspapers.

PubMed - Includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back tothe 1950's. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.

Scirus - Agricultural, medical, and scientific information from a wide variety of research resources.

SIRS Discoverer (grades K-9) - Full-text articales from over 1,600 US and international magazines, newspapers, and government documents.

SIRS Researcher - Provides targeted resources for student research. Pro/con information on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political, and global issues.

World Book Advanced (grades 9-12+) - Powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases. Features the ability to create timelines, save research to a personal homepage, and more.