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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.
ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION
This database offers full-text information on genealogy resources.
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTS
Citations and abstracts provided for trade and industrial publications as well as professional journals from 1983. 
ART ABSTRACTS
Citations from 1984 and abstracts from 1994. Provides international coverage of the art world. 
ARTICLEFIRST DATABASE 
Citations from science, technology, medicine, social science, business and humanities journals from 1990. 
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BIOGRAPHY INDEX
Citations to biographical information for all subject areas from 1984. 
BIOLOGICAL & AGRICULTURAL INDEX
Citations to biology and agriculture journals from 1983.
BOOK REVIEW DIGEST
Citations and abstracts of book reviews of adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction from 1983.
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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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EDUCATION ABSTRACTS
Citations from 1983 and abstracts from 1994 of 400 leading periodicals in education. 
ELECTRIC LIBRARY 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.
ERIC
Citations and abstracts of educational resources from 1966. Includes journal articles, theses, conference papers and curriculum. 
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.
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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GENERAL SCIENCE ABSTRACTS
Citations from 1984 and abstracts from 1993 of 150 journals covering anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health.
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. 
GRAND RAPIDS PRESS
Full text of this newspaper from 2000.
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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.
HUMANITIES ABSTRACTS
Citations from 1984 and abstracts from 1994. Coverage of archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history and world literature. 
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INDEX TO LEGAL PERIODICALS & BOOKS
Citations from 1981 to articles from legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews and government publications.

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.
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.
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.
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.
INFOTRAC K12 PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION
InfoTrac K12 Professional includes more than 300 full text journals for educators. Resources are updated daily.
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.
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.
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.
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. 
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.
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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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.
MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTION
A user-friendly directory for Macomb County school personnel to help link students and their families with community services.
MEDLINE
Citations and abstracts from 1985 to articles in all areas of medicine. International coverage of 3,500 journals. 
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.
NEW YORK TIMES
Full text of this newspaper for the past 12 months.  Updated daily.
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PAPERSFIRST
Citations from 1993. Covers papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops and congresses in all subject areas.
PROCEEDINGS FIRST
Citations of every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library.
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READERS’ GUIDE ABSTRACTS
Citations and abstracts of popular periodicals in the United States and Canada. Coverage from 1983 in all subject areas. 
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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.
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.
SOCIAL SCIENCES ABSTRACTS
Citations from 1983 and abstracts from 1994 of 400 international periodicals. Coverage of sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science and law.
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UNION LIST OF PERIODICALS
Holdings of 7 million journals throughout the United States. Useful to determine if a library owns a specific journal issue. 

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WILSON BUSINESS ABSTRACTS
Citations from 1986 and abstracts from 1990 of 345 leading English language business magazines. Coverage includes accounting, finance, management and small business.
WILSON SELECT
Full text articles from more than 439 periodical titles. 
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. 
WORLDCAT
Citations to all types of materials owned by libraries thoughout the United States of America.
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