Xavier University: Library: M Databases

Macmillan Dictionary of the Bible (2002; all full-text; XLinks; user guide; search tips; RefWorks help) is an electronic book in the Credo Reference electronic book collection. Entries consist of the main people, places, customs, religious and cultural aspects, events and institutitons of the Bible. Each book of the Bible is covered with its structure, background, and famous passages. There are many historical, religious and cultural charts representing topics such as the kings and queens of Israel or armour and weapons. This book was produced by Macmillan Publiehers and the user interface is provided by Credo Reference. Users can also find this electronic book in XPLORE, the library's online catalog.

Mango Language Learning Center (off-campus link via OhioLINK authentication; audio files) is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages such as Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and many more. It also offers English language lessons if English is not your first language. The system is divided into modules that have clear goals related to conversation and pronunciation. It uses a variety of teaching methods including audio, flashcards, repetition, and cultural notes. It also contain a translation feature. Click the Start Learning button to begin. You can also create a free Mango profile to log in and track your progress. This database requires Java and Flash. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Mango Languages.

Manuscriptorium (some full-text) is an open catalog that provides bibliographic information about old printed books and manuscripts with links to digital copies of a subset of these catalogued items. Users can search by settlement (town or city where the item is held), repository (institution responsible for the administration of the item) or query (keyword). Results can be restricted to items that have a full digital document or a digital map. To view digital content, click the title of an item. Then click Display existing digital copy in top, left corner of the item's description. Thumbnail images of each page can be enlarged by clicking them. This freely accessible database is produced by the National Library of the Czech Republic under the auspices of the 1992 UNESCO Memory of the World project. The user interface is provided by AiP Beroun.

MAS Ultra - School Edition (1984-present; updated daily; much full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for 554 magazines and full-text for 490 magazines. It covers general reference, health, science, and other areas. It also includes the full-text for over 3,000 charts and tables, 5,000 Magill Book Reviews, 149 Macmillan books, over 540 health and science-related pamphlets, the CIA World Factbook, and Essential Documents in American History. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

MasterFILE Premier (1975-present; updated daily; much full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for over 2,510 journals and full-text for 1,900 journals. It covers general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural topics. It also includes full-text for 200 reference and travel books; 88,000 biographies; 60,000 primary source documents; and 91,000 photos, maps, and flags. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

MathSciNet (1940-present; reviews updated monthly, other content daily; some full-text for articles; all full-text for Mathematical Reviews; RefWorks help; Tutorials) provides access to over 59 years of Mathematical Reviews of 1,800 journals, conference proceedings and mathematical books. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the American Mathematical Society.

Mayan Archaeology Digital Photographs (XLinks) shows Mayan architecture and scenery from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. As a resource for the exploration of the various and complex interrelationships within Mayan society, the Mayan archaeology collection serves as basic image resource which the creators hope will be augmented by other scholars in the field. It is produced by the Department of Anthropology, Oberlin College and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Mediamark Reporter (all full-text; tutorial and registration; reading reports), formerly called Internet Reporter, provides comprehensive data on the uses of various consumer products, including Teenmark reports. The studies include demographic information on the persons surveyed, their use of consumer products, and their use of various forms of advertising, including television, radio, and print media. It is produced by Mediamark Research, Inc. (MRI). Users have to register first and are then sent an email message with a validation link. Please use your Xavier email address when registering. This subscription is limited to 10 simultaneous users.

MedicLatina (Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American medical publishers. It covers neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

MEDLINE, EBSCO (Some full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care and pre-clinical sciences. It indexes over 4,800 current biomedical journals. It includes citations from Index Medicus, International Nursing Index, and Index to Dental Literature. It is produced by the National Library of Medicine and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. At your search results, click Search Options (in right menu). The Search Options window will open and in the Publication Type selectbox hold down the Ctrl key and click Clinical Trial (and all clinical trial phases), Controlled Clinical Trial, Meta-Analysis, and Randomized Controlled Trial. Then click the Search button at top or bottom of the Search Options window.

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (1989-present; full-text reviews of tests; tutorials; XLinks) contains descriptive information about and critical reviews of all known, commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English-language. The tests included in this database cover educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, and psychology. For each test the database provides the test name, purpose, classification, author(s), publisher, publication date, time requirements, existence of validity and reliability data, score information, levels, intended populations, overview of the test, description of test materials, price, acronym, and one or more reviews of the test. It does not include the actual test instrument. It is produced by the Buros Institute and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. This subscription is limited to 12 simultaneous users.

Mergent Online (all full-text), formerly FIS Online, includes EDGAR documents, financial reports, industry reports by country, country profiles, company news and Moody's securities data. Industry reports include Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin American countries as well as those in North America. Each country's industry report includes a sector overview, leading companies, market outlook, sector performance, and mergers and acquisitions. Advanced searching permits users to target US, international, or private companies. It provides the ability to export company reports and financial data into Microsoft Excel, to search across multiple databases on different variables, and to compare reports of multiple companies. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Mergent.

Merriam Webster Online (all full-text) contains definitions of words, a pronunciation guide, synonyms, etymology, and a thesaurus. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Merriam Webster, Inc.

Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies (1900-present; some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a bibliographic index of research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and peoples of the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa. It contains more than 539,000 records and more than 15,000 records of recently published works and gray literature are added each year. It covers topics such as arts, humanities, economics, cultural heritage, business, industry, ethnic diversity, anthropology, international relations, political affairs, law, recent history (1900-present), archaeology, religion, and social welfare. It includes Middle East Bibliography (1946-2001), Middle East Book Bibliographies, theses & dissertations, MEDAS Citations Database, and the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) Library Catalogue (1900-present). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Middle Search Plus (1984-present; updated daily; much full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts from 1984-present for over 170 magazines and full-text from 1990-present for 140 magazines. It covers general reference, health, and science topics. It includes full-text for 2,000 charts and tables, 52 reference books, hundreds of pamphlets. It also includes 5,000 Magill Book Reviews, Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia, CIA World Factbook, Essential Documents in American History and Encyclopedia of Animals (formerly EBSCO Animals). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Mintel Oxygen (formerly Mintel Reports) offers international market research reports covering US, EU & UK marketplaces. Each report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market share analysis and consumer profiles. Complex demographic issues are broken into easy-to-understand sections, explaining consumer behavior and demonstrating the structure of the market. Each report includes an introduction, abbreviations, executive summary, market drivers, market size & trends, market segmentation, supply structure, advertising & promotion, retail distribution, the consumer and future & forecast. There are three types of reports: consumer, life style and travel. Each report provides news updates and related reports. To access, click I Agree to Academic Conditions of Use and then users need to register and create a profile using their Xavier email account.

MLA Directory of Periodicals lists over 4,400 periodicals in the areas of literature, covered in the MLA International Bibliography. It provides print and electronic availability, contact information, subscription information, advertising rates, publishing information (scope and subjects covered), and information about submissions for publication. It is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

MLA International Bibliography (1926-present; updated 10 times/year; some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides a classified listing and subject index for books, journal articles, and dissertations published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints (1796-1850) describes books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed in Ohio from 1796 to 1850. The bibliography is compiled and maintained by Richard P. Morgan. It includes names of libraries that own copies of these historical materials to aid in locating originals. Through a partnership with the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), Worcester, Massachusetts, many titles formerly owned by the Morgan Library are now in the AAS collections.

Moses Dawson Correspondence (1811-1844) consists of letters written between 1811 and 1844 to Moses Dawson, editor of the Cincinnati Advertiser, which later became the Cincinnati Enquirer. The letters were written by four American presidents (Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, James Knox Polk, and William Henry Harrison), military personnel, and other notable individuals. The collection includes digitized versions of the original letters, transcriptions of the letters, biographical information about Dawson and selected correspondents, finding aids, a thesis written about Dawson by a Xavier University student, documents describing the time period, and newspaper announcements about the collection, all in portable document format (PDF). The collection was given to Xavier University in 1934 by Joseph Debar, a prominent alumnus of Xavier University, who acquired it from his father-in-law, Moses Dawson.. The collection was published by Xavier University and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK's Digital Media Resource Center (DMRC).