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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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ALLDATA
A comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.
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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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BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER
This is a comprehensive online biographical reference database that combines
approximately 50 of the most frequently consulted Gale biographical databases
with more than 250 full-text periodicals.
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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 & COMPANY RESOURCE
CENTER
Business & Company Resource Center, produced by the Gale Group, brings
together in a single database company profiles, company 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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CULTUREGRAMS
CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and
up-to-date information on the cultures of the world, including the history,
customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. CultureGrams
Online has photo and recipe collections, biographies of famous people, maps,
and more.
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DETROIT FREE
PRESS
Full Text of this local newspaper from 1982 to the present. Also
includes other MediaStream newspapers.
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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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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.
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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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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 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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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 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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LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY .COM
: 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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LIBRARY
LITERATURE
Citations from 1984 of the library and information science fields. Coverage
of over 200 periodicals and more than 600 monographs per year.
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LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of
authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 90,000
novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth
coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors.
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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
Online reader's advisory service that helps users locate new fiction books
based on books they have read or topics in which they are interested.
This database includes full text reviews from 1996-current, book discussion
guides, book talks and web links.
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OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center
draws on the social issues series published by Greenhaven
Press as well as content from other Gale sources. The database is a
dynamic online library of current event topics – the facts and
arguments of each topic’s proponents and detractors.
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ROSETTA STONE
The Rosetta Stone's award-winning method uses thousands of real-life images,
written text and voices of native speakers to teach you like a native
learner.
The first time patrons access the site they will be required to Register.
During registration the patron will create a Username and Password for
accessing Rosetta Stone. The patron will also be required to enter a library
card number.
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SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER
The Science Resource Center is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science
database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research
needs. This product reflects curriculum trends and focuses on key
concepts taught in school classrooms, including earth science, history of
science, life science, physical science, science and technology, space
science, and much 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.
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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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STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER -
JUNIOR
A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted
primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information,
critical analyses, full-text coverage of 100 magazines, over 10,000
photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video
clips.
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TAX FORMS - STATE & U.S.
Link to the Michigan Electronic Library tax forms page.
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TUTOR.COM
Free Online Homework Help from real
tutors. Romeo Library card number needed to access Tutor.com.
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WHAT DO I READ NEXT?
A reader's advisory database featuring more than 70,000 recommended titles.
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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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