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Magazine and On-line Databases
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ACADEMIC ONEFILE
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.
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ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION
This database offers full-text information on genealogy resources.
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ARTICLEFIRST
DATABASE
Citations from science, technology, medicine, social science, business and
humanities journals from 1990.
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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
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.
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CAMIO® - CATALOG OF ART MUSEUM IMAGES ONLINE
Recommended for: General user.
CAMIO®—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.
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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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CINAHL BASIC
Recommended for: General public and health professionals.
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).
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COMPUTER DATABASE
Computer Database provides full-text, index and image articles from
periodicals on the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries.
This resource includes 150 indexed and 103 full-text titles. Time period
covered is the current year plus 3 years.
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DETROIT NEWS
Full text of this local newspaper from 1999.
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EDUCATOR'S REFERENCE
COMPLETE
Recommended for: Educators and Parents. 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.
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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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ERIC
Citations and abstracts of educational resources from 1966. Includes journal
articles, theses, conference papers and curriculum.
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ESSAY AND GENERAL
LITERATURE INDEX
This database cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays
and other works published in the United States,
Great Britain and Canada.
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EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP
Expanded Academic ASAP includes indexing, abstracts, full-text and images
covering all academic disciplines. Included are over 3,000 indexed and 1,900
full-text titles.
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GALE POWERSEARCH
This link allows users to search in one convenient step all of the Gale
databases provided by the Michigan ELibrary (MeL).
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GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE
LIBRARY
This link will take you to a list of reference books available
electronically. Titles range from subjects as broad as alternative
energy, business and finance, American history, and religion.
*ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
*AMERICAN DECADES
*ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY
*CAREER INFORMATION CENTER, 9TH ED.
*CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: FROM CARBON TO KRYPTON
*COLONIAL AMERICA REFERENCE LIBRARY
*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, 2ND ED.
*ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE, 2ND
ED.
*ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLOTHING AND FASHION
*ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND ADDICTIVE
BEHAVIOR
*ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND
PARAPSYCHOLOGY
*ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION
*GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EVERDAY LAW, 2ND ED.
*GROWING AND KNOWING: A SELECTION GUIDE FOR
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
*GRZIMEK'S ANIMAL LIFE ENCYCLOPEDIA
*UXL GRAPHIC NOVELISTS
*WEST'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN LAW, 2ND ED.
*WITCHCRAFT IN AMERICA
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GPO MONTHLY CATALOG
Citations of documents printed by the United States in all subject
areas. Coverage from 1976. Produced by the U.S. Government Printing
Office.
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GRAND RAPIDS PRESS
Full text of this newspaper from 2000.
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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.
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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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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 Freedman’s Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set Private
Relief Actions, Memorials and Petitions.
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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.
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INFOTRAC CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS
This database provides full text coverage from 1996-current of 120 of the most
prolific newspapers in the U.S.
and the world.
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INFORME!
Recommended for: Spanish Language Resources. Una colección
de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud,
tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
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INFOTRAC GENERAL
BUSINESSFILE
General Business File ASAP includes full-text journals, investment reports,
directory listings, and newswire releases. Specific titles include: Crain's
Detroit Business and Forbes, as well as listings from Ward's Business
Directory. It covers 1980 to the present.
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INFOTRAC GENERAL REFERENCE
CENTER
Use this general interest database to search magazines from 1980, reference
books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the
arts and sciences, sports, and more.
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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 K12 PROFESSIONAL
COLLECTION
InfoTrac K12 Professional includes more than 300 full text journals for
educators. Resources are updated daily.
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INFOTRAC KID’S EDITION
Kids Edition is a full text database for elementary school students (K-6).
This database contains full text articles taken from over 35 magazines, along
with several newspapers and reference books. The database covers the current
year plus the previous three years.
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INFOTRAC 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.
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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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LANSING STATE JOURNAL
Full text of this newspaper from 1999.
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LEARNATEST
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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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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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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MEDLINE
Citations and abstracts from 1985 to articles in all areas of medicine.
International coverage of 3,500 journals.
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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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NETLIBRARY
A collection of netLibrary electronic books funded by the AccessMichigan
project. This collection, which includes more than 8,000 titles, has books on
a wide variety of subjects including science, business, consumer law,
self-help, and literary criticism.
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NEW YORK TIMES
Full text of this newspaper for the past 12 months. Updated daily.
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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.
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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.
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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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SIRS RENAISSANCE
Recommended for: High school, College and university.
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.
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SLC DIGITAL MEDIA ARCHIVE
This resource gives users access to historical and genealogical materials in
digital form. View old pictures, maps, and documents from Macomb County,
Troy, and Harper Woods.
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WILSON SELECT
Full text articles from more than 439 periodical titles.
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WORLD ALMANAC
Full text access to the folliwng printed products: The World Almanac and Book
of Facts 1998, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The WOrld Almanac of U.S.
Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids. Coverage of the arts and
entertainment, U.S. cities and states, people in the news, the nations of the
world, sports, the environment, vital statistics, science and technology,
computers, taxes and much more.
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WORLDCAT
Citations to all types of materials owned by libraries thoughout the United States of America.
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