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Arts and
Humanities |
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SIRS RENAISSANCE
This arts and humanities database provides thousands of
full-text articles that cover a variety of topics including
music, architecture, literature, and religion. Articles are
from more than 700 U.S. and internationl
sources. |
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Automobile Repair |
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CHILTONLIBRARY.COM
Recommended for: General user. ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive
repair information available to car owners. There are thousands
of year, make, and model combinations covering the most popular
vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of
specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to
service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle. |
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Biography |
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BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY MASTER INDEX
Recommended for: Genealogy. Index only. Biography
and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current,
readily available reference sources, as well as the most
important retrospective works that cover individuals, both
living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all
areas of the world. Bibliographic citations only -- no
full-text. |
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Business |
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BUSINESS AND COMPANY ASAP
Recommended for: General user,
Professionals. Providing researchers with information on
companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers,
and acquisitions to current management theory and company
overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers, and
company directory profiles with full text and images. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. |
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BUSINESS AND COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER
A fully integrated resource bringing
together company profiles, brand information, rankings,
investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and
periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and
industry news and information. |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE |
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GENERAL BUSINESSFILE ASAP
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and
trends, as well as the latest in management, economics, and
politics.
Small Business Resource Center:
Learn how to
start, finance or manage your small business. Includes sample
business plans, how-to guides, articles and Web sites. |
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Careers and Education |
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Job
and Career Accelerator:
Easy-to-use online application
combining everything you need for a successful job search.
LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY
LearningExpressLibrary
contains test preparation materials and interactive practice
exams, based on official tests, that
will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service,
military, and professional licensing and certification exams.
Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and
individualized analysis of your score is
provided. |
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Children's Information |
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ELIBRARY ELEMENTARY
Reference information specially selected for K-6 school
students. It includes complete full-text content from select
magazines, books, newspapers, TV Transcripts, pictures, and
maps. |
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INFOTRAC JUNIOR EDITION
InfoTrac Junior Edition is designed
for junior high and middle school
students.Contents include more than 100 indexed and 90
full text magazines plus several basic reference titles, images,
and maps. |
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INFOTRAC STUDENT EDITION
InfoTrac Student is designed for
secondary school students and includes some of the topics
students most often research. Includes newspapers, reference
books, historical images and maps. Contents include over 330
indexed and 270 full text titles. |
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KIDS INFOBITS
Geared towards juvenile patrons, this new database from Gale
contains full text articles, charts, graphs and maps from
periodicals and encyclopedias. |
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SIRS DISCOVERER
This database, geared towards kids, contains thousands of
full-text articles selected from more than 1000 magazines,
newspapers, and government documents. |
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Education |
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ERIC
Free version.
Citations and abstracts of educational resources from 1966.
Includes journal articles, theses, conference papers and
curriculum. |
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Genealogy |
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ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION
This database offers full-text information on genealogy
resources. Remember, though, this link is only available on
LIBRARY computers. |
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BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY MASTER INDEX
Recommended for: Genealogy. Index only. Biography
and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current,
readily available reference sources, as well as the most
important retrospective works that cover individuals, both
living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all
areas of the world. Bibliographic citations only -- no
full-text. |
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HERITAGEQUEST ONLINE
Recommended for: Genealogy, local history
and biography researchers.
HeritageQuest Online includes all of
the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S.
federal censuses. It offers more than 22,000 digitized book
titles, including early family histories and local histories.
Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents
such as tax lists, city directories, probate records and more.
It also includes Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary
War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the
Freedmans Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set Private Relief
Actions, Memorials and Petitions. |
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SLC DIGITAL HISTORY PHOTOS
This archive gives users access to local historical and
genealogical materials in digital form. View old pictures,
maps, and documents from Macomb County, Troy, and Harper Woods. |
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General Interest |
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eLibrary:
Recommended for upper elementary through high
school. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers
and transcripts of TV and radio shows.
GENERAL
ONEFILE
InfoTrac
OneFile includes more than 25 million database records
from nearly 8,000 titles, with more than 20 years of
backfile coverage from 1980 to the
present. Topics include agriculture, anthropology, arts,
business, communications, economics, engineering, health care,
history, law, literature, psychology, political science,
religion, sciences, technology, and more. |
GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER GOLD
Recommended for: General
user. Mostly full text. General Reference Center Gold on InfoTrac
Web provides one-stop access to general interest magazines, business
periodicals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper
articles. Records are available with a combination of indexing,
abstracts, image, or full text formats. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. |
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History |
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AMERICAN DECADES |
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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY |
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COLONIAL AMERICA REFERENCE LIBRARY |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY, 2ND ED. |
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GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EVERDAY LAW, 2ND ED. |
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LEGALTRAC
LegalTrac includes indexing from
1,800 titles: major law reviews, legal newspapers, law specialty
publications, bar association journals, and international legal
journals. Also included are law related articles from over 1,000
additional business and general interest titles. It covers 1980
to the present. |
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WEST'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN LAW, 2ND ED. |
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WORLDCAT
Citations to all types of materials owned by libraries
throughout the United States of
America. |
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Recommended for: General
user, Reading Advice. A database to help you decide what to read. Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre,
title, author and series. Create your own reading room. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. |
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MICHIGAN AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS DATABASE
Michigan Authors and Illustrators (MIAI) is a database of
information on authors and illustrators born in Michigan, who
live in Michigan, or who have written books about or set in
Michigan. Each entry includes biographical information, lists of
works by the person and lists of works about the person. Click
on the link labelled "Search MIAI
Database Only" to begin searching. |
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Ebooks on EBSCOHOST:
More than 20,000 full-rext ebooks
available on all topics. NOTE: You must first register at your
library before you can use this resource (formerly NetLibrary). |
NoveList:
Recommended for: Readers of fiction of all ages,
librarians and teachers. Helps to find the next best fiction to
read. Search by author, title, series, plot, or even books like the
one you just finished. Browse lists of award winners, lists of
genres, and lists based on age. Create and save lists of your own
favorites. Find book discussion guides and more. This has something
for children, young adults, and adults, plus specific information
for teachers and librarians. Michigan references or Michigan library
access only. |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR |
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GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE |
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GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CANCER |
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GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GENETIC DISORDERS |
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GALE ENCYCLOPDEIA OF MEDICINE |
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER
Provides access to articles for the last five years on Fitness,
Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health,
Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs,
Prescription Drugs, and more. |
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HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER ACADEMIC
Health Reference Center Academic has nearly the same magazine
and journal coverage as Health and Wellness Resource Center with
a different search interface.
Nursing Resource Center:
Disease and drug
overviews, careplans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy
and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts. |
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Michigan |
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THE MAKING OF MODERN MICHIGAN
This database is a collaborative project involving more than 50
Michigan libraries. It includes local history materials from
communities around the state. Michigan's unique heritage is
represented through photographs, family papers, oral histories,
genealogical materials, and much more. |
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MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTION
A user-friendly directory for Macomb County school personnel to
help link students and their families with community services. |
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MICHIGAN AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS DATABASE
Michigan Authors and Illustrators (MIAI) is a database of
information on authors and illustrators born in Michigan, who
live in Michigan, or who have written books about or set in
Michigan. Each entry includes biographical information, lists of
works by the person and lists of works about the person. Click
on the link labelled "Search MIAI
Database Only" to begin searching. |
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SLC DIGITAL HISTORY PHOTOS
This archive gives users access to local historical and
genealogical materials in digital form. View old pictures,
maps, and documents from Macomb County, Troy, and Harper Woods. |
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Newspapers |
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INFOTRAC NEWSSTAND
Recommended for: General
user. A collection of more than 1,000 full text
newspapers from around the country and the world. Translate articles
into 11 different languages, create e-mail alerts and customize your
search options and results format. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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NEW YORK TIMES
Full text of this newspaper for the past 12 months. Updated
daily. |
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Social
Sciences |
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Culturegrams:
Concise, reliable, and up-to-date
information on the cultures of the world, including the history,
customs and lifestyles of the world's people.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLOTHING AND FASHION |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION
Opposing Viewpoints in Context:
This database
is a dynamic online library of current even topics--- the facts and
arguments of each topic's pros and cons. |
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SIRS RENAISSANCE
This arts and humanities database provides thousands of
full-text articles that cover a variety of topics including
music, architecture, literature, and religion. Articles are
from more than 700 U.S. and international
sources. |
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WITCHCRAFT IN AMERICA |
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Science |
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY |
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CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: FROM CARBON TO KRYPTON |
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GRZIMEK'S ANIMAL LIFE ENCYCLOPEDIA |
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MSU TURFGRASS INFORMATION FILE
Worldwide access to turfgrass
science information. |
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Tests |
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LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY
LearnATest.com Library contains test preparation materials and
interactive practice exams, based on official
tests, that will help you improve
your scores on academic, civil service, military, and
professional licensing and certification exams. Immediate
scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized
analysis of your score is provided.
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