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SHPL-ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCES
All library patrons have access to the following online reference sources both
in the library and from your home computer. To make this section more
"user friendly", the library now offers a simple, alphabetic list of all
online reference sources available from your home computer. If you would
prefer a list of online reference sources by subject, click
here.
Starred (*) databases use your library card number
as a login. Others require a drivers license or state ID number,
unless other directions are given.
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Power Search It! Save time by clicking on the
Power Search button to search multiple online reference sources at
one time. Or, you can search individual sources below. |
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Academic OneFile: Recommended for: Colleges and
Universities. Mostly full text.
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed,
full-text articles from the world's leading journals and
reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical
sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts,
theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is
both authoritative and comprehensive. |
| America the
Beautiful: State by state history and current events for elementary
and middle school students. This database is available on the library's
computers only. If you are using the library's wireless access in the
building, you may also use them. Remember, though, this link WILL NOT WORK FROM YOUR HOME
COMPUTER. |
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Ancestry Library Edition:
One of the largest databases of genealogical information. Has census
records, immigration records, and more. This database is available on the
library's computers only. If you are using the
library's wireless access in the building, you may
also use them. Remember, though, this link WILL NOT WORK FROM YOUR HOME
COMPUTER. |
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ArticleFirst: Recommended for: Colleges and Universities. Index
only. OCLC's ArticleFirst contains articles and
other items listed on the table of contents pages of
journals. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. |
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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. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. |
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*Biography
Resource Center--Biographies of famous individuals. |
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Business and Company Resource Center:
Recommended for: General user, Professionals. Business and
Company Resource Center is 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. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. |
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CAMIO® - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online:
Recommended for: General user. Catalog of Art
Museum Images Online—is a premiere resource of works of art
from around the world contributed and described by leading
museums. Showcasing a wide range of fine and decorative art,
CAMIO provides high-quality art images for education,
research and enjoyment. All content is rights-cleared for
educational use. Every work in CAMIO is represented by at
least one high-resolution image and a description. Many have
additional views of the work, sound, video and curatorial
notes. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
| *Career
Cruising: Explore different careers. It has occupation profiles, a
section that will let you see which careers match your skills and interests,
you can watch videos of interviews of people in different occupations, it
has profiles of colleges and technical schools, financial aid information,
it will create a career or education plan for you, and it will help you
create a resume. You can save your information so that you can view it again
and makes changes to it. |
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ChiltonLibrary.com:
Recommended for: General user. Full text.
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. Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only. |
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CINAHL Basic:
Recommended for: General public and health
professionals. Limited full text. CINAHL provides indexing
for 2,931 journals with 1,000,000 records dating back to
1981, covering nursing, biomedicine, health sciences
librarianship, complementary medicine, consumer health and
17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database
offers indexing to health care books, nursing dissertations,
selected conference proceedings, standards of practice,
educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters.
Searchable cited references for more than 1,200 journals are
also included. Full text material includes 70 journals plus
legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug
records, research instruments and clinical trials. Contains
only limited full text (70 journals). Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. |
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Computer Database: Recommended for: General use.
Some full text. Computer Database has over 2,687,481 articles from
journals, trade magazines and popular computing magazines. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. |
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Detroit News--Full-text, 1999 to present. |
| Ebooks (netLibrary)--Collection
of electronic books. You MUST use one of the public
catalog terminals at the library to register. |
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Educator's Reference Complete:
Recommended for: Educators
and Parents. Full text. Educator's Reference Complete is a selection
of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text
reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content
focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology,
and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles
included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is
updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.
Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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Electronic Collections Online:
Recommended for colleges and
universities. Some full text. A collection of scholarly journals in
the sciences and social sciences. Includes agriculture, library
science, anthropology, literature, business, medicine, economics,
philosophy, education, political science, fine arts, psychology,
geography, religion, history, science, language, social science,
law, technology. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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eLibrary Elementary:
Recommended for: K-12. All full text. Video, audio, books, pictures,
magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of TV and radio shows.
Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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ERIC:
Recommended for: Educators
and Parents. Mostly full text. Contains annotated references to
non-journal material issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE)
and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to
Journals in Education (CIJE). Michigan residents or Michigan library
access only. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP:
Recommended for: Junior and Community Colleges. Mostly full text.
Magazine, newspaper and journal articles appropriate to college and
university -level research. All topics. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. |
| First Search--Over
12 databases, some full text. Contact the library
to obtain the authorization number and password. |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Recommended for: General user. All full text. Gale Virtual
Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized
reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference
materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can
access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each
library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may
vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school,
your public library, or your office). Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only.
You can also click on
individual Gale Virtual Reference Library titles below.
*Alternative
Energy
*American
Decades
*Ancient
Civilizations Reference Library
*Beacham's
Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
*Biology
*Career
Information Center
*Chemical
Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
*Colonial
America Reference Library
*Countries
and Their Cultures
*Development
of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library
*Dictionary
of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages
*Encyclopedia
of African-American Culture and History
*Encyclopedia
of Business and Finance
*Encyclopedia
of Clothing and Fashion
*Encyclopedia
of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
*Encyclopedia
of Occultism and Parapsychology
*Encyclopedia
of Religion
*Encyclopedia
of Small Business
*Gale
Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
*Gale
Encyclopedia of Cancer
*Gale
Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
*Gale
Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
*Gale
Encyclopedia of Medicine
*Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
*Gale
Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
*Growing
and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children's Literature
*Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia
*St.
James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
*UXL
Graphic Novelists
*West's
Encyclopedia of American Law
*Witchcraft
in America
*World
of Earth Science
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General BusinessFile ASAP:
Recommended for: General user. All full text. Analyze company
performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the
latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a
combination of broker research reports, trade publications,
newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text
and images available. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. |
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General OneFile:
Recommended for general
user. Mostly full text. A one-stop source for news and periodical
articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current
events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care,
hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science,
social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest
topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily. |
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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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GPO Monthly Catalog:
Recommended for: General
user. Index only. The GPO Monthly Catalog through OCLC includes
thousands of U.S. government documents, including Congressional
reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and
documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor,
Office of the President, etc. Includes a bibliographic citation in
each record. This is not full-text. Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only. |
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Grolier Multimedia
Encyclopedia: Online encyclopedia also offers dictionary and atlas
options. This database is available on the library's computers only. If you
are using the library's
wireless access in the
building, you may also use
them. Remember, though, this
link WILL NOT WORK FROM YOUR HOME
COMPUTER. |
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Hand Press Book:
Recommended for: Colleges
and Universities. The Hand Press Book Database is a unique and
growing catalog of European printing in the early modern era or
“hand-press period” (15th century to the 1830s). This resource
integrates descriptive records for major European national,
university and research library holdings. It is especially valuable
for research in intellectual history, social history and
transmission of thought—as well as the history of printing and the
history of the book. Michigan residents access only. |
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Health and Wellness Resource Center:
Recommended for: Students, Patients, Health Professionals. Mostly
full text. Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted
medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical
journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from
partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest
publications in addition to a broad collection of Thomson Gale
reference titles. Includes video. Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only. |
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Health Reference Center Academic
Recommended for: Students,
Patients, Health Professionals. Mostly full text. Provides access to
professional and personal health magazines, journals and reference
sources. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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HeritageQuest Online:
Recommended for: Genealogy,
local history and biography researchers. Some full text.
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 Freedman’s Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set Private Relief
Actions, Memorials and Petitions. Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only. |
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History of Science, Technology and
Medicine (HSTM):
Recommended for: Colleges
and universities. HSTM integrates four premier tools (Isis Current
Bibliography of the History of Science, Current Bibliography in the
History of Technology, Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza
and citations from the Wellcome Library) to create an international
bibliography for the history of science, technology and medicine. It
reflects the influence of these fields on society and culture from
prehistory to the present and offers outstanding value for
interdisciplinary research. Database records describe journal
articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews and
dissertations in all scientific disciplines and related fields.
Citations reflect the contents of nearly 9,500 journals. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. |
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Informe!: Recommended for:
Spanish Language Resources. Full text. Una colección de revistas
hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología,
cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Michigan residents
access only. |
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InfoTrac Custom Newspapers:
Recommended for: General
user. All full text. A collection of approximately 900 full text
newspapers from around the country and the world. Includes the last
12 months of the New York Times and the Grand Rapids Press
(1996-current). Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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InfoTrac Junior Edition:
Recommended for:
Middle and Junior High School. Full text. Over 330 titles, cross
searchable with E-Books, this database is designed for students in
junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed
and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for
information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture,
health, people, government, history, sports and more. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. |
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InfoTrac Student Edition:
Recommended for: High School. Mostly full text. Over 1100 titles,
cross searchable with E-Books, this database gives access to a
variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts,
and reference books for information on current events, the arts,
science, popular culture, health, people, government, history,
sports and more. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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Kids InfoBits:
Recommended for: K-6. All
full text. Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for
beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a
developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most
popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower
topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related,
age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary
reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography,
current events, the arts, science, health, people, government,
history, sports and more. Michigan residents or Michigan library
access only. |
| Lands and Peoples:
An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events for middle and
high school students. This database is available on the library's
computers only. If you are using the library's wireless access in the
building, you may also use them. Remember, though, this link WILL NOT WORK FROM YOUR HOME
COMPUTER. |
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LearningExpress 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. Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only. |
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*Legal Forms:
A database
of more than 1000 blank and
completed legal forms that are
professionally created, state-specific and
continually updated. Many can be filled in
online and printed, or downloaded and
printed to fill out manually. |
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LegalTrac: Recommended for:
General user, professional. Some full text. Students, law school
faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications
they need in LegalTrac®. Drawing on a wide variety of the most
highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for
more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal
newspapers, bar association journals and international legal
journals. Each title included in LegalTrac® is selected on the basis
of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American
Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac® also contains law-related
articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest
titles. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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*Literature Resource
Center:
Full-text journal articles,
literary criticism, reviews,
biographical information,
and overviews on over
130,000 writers in all
disciplines, from all time
periods and from around the
world. |
| For Magazine Index (or Reader's Guide) see
General Reference Center Gold |
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Making of Modern Michigan:
Recommended for: General
user. Some full text. Michigan's unique heritage is represented
through photographs, family papers, oral histories, genealogical
materials and much more from local history collections around the
state. No login required. |
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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. Some full text. |
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MEDLINE:
Recommended for: Patients and
health professionals. Some full text. Covers all areas of medicine,
including dentistry and nursing. From the National Library of
Medicine. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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MeL Best of the Web:
Recommended for: General
user. Librarian-recommended Web sites on all topics, many with a
Michigan focus. No log-in required. |
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MeLCat:
Recommended for: General
user. A catalog of materials available through Michigan libraries.
Patrons of participating libraries can order items from other
statewide participating libraries and have them delivered to their
local library branch. |
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Michigan Authors and Illustrators:
Recommended for: General user,
Reading Advice. A searcheable database of Michigan authors and
illustrators. Provides biographical and contact information.
Indicates whether person will do library presentations. No log-in
required. |
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Michigan Newspapers:
Recommended for: General
user. Full text of the Detroit News (1/1/1999-Current, Grand Rapids
Press (2002-Current, and Lansing State Journal (1/1/1999-Current.
Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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MSU Turfgrass Information File (TGIF):
Recommended for: General
user. Some full text. In the 1960s, the Michigan State University (MSU)
Library began to collect printed turfgrass materials. In 1968, the
personal collection of the late O.J. Noer, pioneer turf agronomist,
was added to the library holdings through the O.J. Noer Foundation.
Today, the combined collection is recognized as the most extensive
public collection of turfgrass material in existence. Between 1983
and 1992, the United States Golf Association (USGA) Turfgrass
Research Program supported the development of the USGA Turfgrass
Information File (TGIF). Using the Noer Collection as a foundation,
TGIF was designed to systematically inventory published turf
research and make the bibliographic information available via a
computerized database. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. |
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NetLibrary:
Recommended for:
General user. All full text. Over 20,000 eBooks available on all
topics. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
| New Book of Popular Science:
Science and technology, plus science in the news for middle and high school
students. This database is available on the library's computers only.
If you are using the library's wireless access in the building, you may also
use them. Remember, though, this link WILL NOT WORK FROM YOUR HOME
COMPUTER. |
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New York Times:
Recommended for: General
user. All full text. The daily newspaper New York Times
1995-present. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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NoveList:
Recommended for: Readers of
fiction (all ages), librarians, and teachers. Helps to find the next
best fiction book to read. Search by author, title, series, plots,
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
residents or Michigan library access only. |
| *Opposing
Viewpoints--Pros and cons of various social issues. |
| For Reader's Guide (or Magazine Index) see
General Reference Center Gold |
| *Reference
USA: Allows you to
look up residential and
business addresses. You can
make lists and more. |
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SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales
Catalogs
Recommended for: General
user and Colleges and universities. Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs
is the only online union catalog of auction catalog records in
existence. This database provides bibliographic access to auction
sales catalogs from all major North American and European auction
houses as well as private sales—valuable sources of information on
the provenance of art objects and rare books, the history of
collection, and contemporary and historical market trends. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only |
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SIRS Discoverer Deluxe:
Recommended for: K-9. All
full text. A children's database of articles, books, video, audio on
all topics. The interface is appropriate to children and includes
reading levels, teacher's help pages, and more. Michigan residents
or Michigan library access only. |
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SIRS Renaissance:
Recommended for: High
school, College and University. Full text. Provides dynamic
information on the following topics: architecture and design,
culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy
and religion, and visual arts. Full-text articles are selected from
more than 1,200 domestic and international publications. Many
articles are accompanied by full-color images, including art
reproductions, photographs, and illustrations. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. |
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SLC
Digital Media Archive:
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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*Small Business Resource
Center: Complete
small business management
resource via a combination
of
unparalleled periodicals and
reference content. From
conducting industry research
to financial planning, to
marketing a product and
franchising a business. |
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What Do I Read Next?:
Recommended for: General
user, Reading Advice. A database to help you decide what to read
next. Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre,
title, author and series. Will also make recommendations based upon
likes and dislikes. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. |
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WilsonSelectPlus:
Recommended for: High School,
College. All full text articles in science, humanities, education
and business. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
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World Almanacs: Recommended
for: General user. Contains full text of Funk & Wagnalls New
Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac
for Kids, The World Almanac of the U. S. A., The World Almanac of U.
S. Politics. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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WorldCat:
Recommended for:
General user. The world's largest online catalog of books and
magazines. Includes a description of the item and which libraries
own the item. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. |
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