Databases: M

Some databases are restricted to the Washington University community. Information about access from outside WU campuses.

• Macroeconomic Advisers
  A St. Louis based company that provides economic forecasts for the United States. Some international data is available. Larry Meyer, former Federal Reserve Governor, is affiliated with this organization. Reports in the Public Reading Room are freely available. NOTE: does not work with Firefox; use Internet Explorer.
• The Making of Modern Law (1800 - 1926)
  Full-text. Covers the watershed period of legal development during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; a full-text collection of Anglo-American legal treatises of the period. More info
• The Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature (1460 - 1850)
  Full-text. Presents more than 61,000 books from the period 1460-1850, and 466 pre-1906 serials. In almost 12 million pages, it focuses on economics interpreted in the widest sense, including political science, history, sociology, and special collections on banking, finance, transportation, and manufacturing. More info
• Marketline
  'Offering a comprehensive and unique collection of company, industry and country information extending across all continents and every major industry vertical. MarketLine provides statistical modelling functions, interactive reports and databases along with an integrated news service updated on a daily basis. It is a dynamic access point to the world of market intelligence.' (from database homepage) To enter the site click 'log in' next to 'Library and education users' in the right column.
• MarketResearch
  'MarketResearch.com Academic provides libraries with the same vital information used by business professionals around the globe... MarketResearch.com Academic reports offer a balanced quantitative and qualitative analysis of the market rather than shear numbers culled from secondary data.' (from About MarketResearch.com Academic on the site)
• Marquis Who’s Who on the Web (1 concurrent user allowed)
  Full-text. Comprehensive profiles on over 1.3 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including: government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports. More info
• MAS Ultra (1975 - )
  Full-text. Complements Academic Search Premier; contains full text for more than 700 popular magazines, plus biographies, primary source documents, pamphlets, and reference books. More info
• Materials for Medical Devices Database
  Full-text. A comprehensive and authoritative set of mechanical, physical, biological response, and drug compatibility properties for the materials and coatings used in medical devices. More info
• MathSciNet (1940 - )
  Journal index. Includes Mathematical Reviews, including review texts (abstracts), from 1940 to the present. More info
• Media Review Digest is no longer available, having been discontinued by its publisher.
• Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO)
  Full-text. '...provides a large and growing resource of essential medieval and early modern sources online.' More info
• Medieval Sourcesonline
  Full-text. 'Developed from the Manchester University Press Medieval Sources series, this is an exciting electronic project which provides the full text of all of the books in the series for students, academics, colleges and universities.' More info
• MEDLINE (NIH/PubMed) (1949 - ) OR MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) (1965 - )
  Journal index. More than 3,500 journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. Updated daily. More info and other options
• Mental Measurements Yearbook (1 concurrent user allowed)
  A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments, covering psychology, education, business, leadership, and more. More info
• Merck Index (14th ed., 2006)
  Full-text. Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, now available and searchable through Knovel Library. Older editions are available in print.
• Methods in Organic Synthesis (2000 - )
  An alerting service covering the most important current developments in organic synthesis. More info
• Middle English Compendium
  Full-text. Includes access to the Middle English Dictionary (1100-1500), the HyperBibliography of Middle English, and the Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. More info
• The Middle East 1916-2001: A Documentary Record
  Full text. Part of The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy at the Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Law Library.
• Military & Government Collection
  Full-text. Journal index. Complementing Academic Search Premier, and designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals, plus pamphlets and indexing of additional titles. More info
• Millennials: Americans Born 1977 to 1994 (2006)
  Full-text. 'Provides a demographic and socioeconomic profile of the Millennial generation. Includes statistics on the education, living arrangements, labor force participation, health, incomes, spending, and time use of the youngest generation and its parents.' (from ebook homepage) Part of American Generations Series.
• John Milton Bibliography
  "This bibliography tries to bring together all manuscripts and editions of John Milton's works and all studies and critical statements concerning his life and works, all allusions and quotations, and all significant imitations during the years 1624-1799." More info
• Mintel Global Market Navigator
  'Mintel Global Market Navigator is a comprehensive database designed to give you and your business instant access to critical market data for consumer industries across the world. Very simply, at the touch of a button, Global Market Navigator will tell you the market size, segmentation and market share along with 5 years' historical and 5 years' forecast data.' (from database homepage) Once connected, scroll down and click 'accept' to enter the site.
• Mintel Reports
  Use this resource to find market research reports for a number of industries. The information in the reports is a mix of primary data collected by Mintel together with secondary source information. Once connected, scroll down and click 'I agree' to enter the site. Free individual registration is required.
• MLA International Bibliography (1926 - )
  Journal index. Literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide. Updated ten times per year. You may also access MLA Directory of Periodicals separately, or access both MLA International Bibliography and MLA Directory of Periodicals at the same time. More info
• MUSE (Project MUSE)
  Full-text, journal index. About 100 scholarly journals, most recent 3-5 years. Journals can be searched individually, in groups, or all together. More info
• Music Index
  This subscription has been replaced with a subscription to International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text. More info