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Updated: 12 May 2008 

 

The Warren Public Library 
offers access to the following databases

These databases may only work from your library branch.  Others may work from home, but you will need to contact your local WPL branch for authorization and password information.

Biography Resource Center (Infotrac)

Biographies of famous individuals
Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages.  (Remote access with library card)
FirstSearch A comprehensive reference collection.  Call your local Warren library for the user ID and password for remote access from home.
EBSCO Eldercare Find answers on nursing homes, assisted living, home health and hospice care
Gale Virtual Reference Library For Remote Access from home, contact your local Warren library for the password. 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
  The following titles are also available online through the Gale Virtual Reference Library as full-text e-books. 
  Alternative Energy
  American Decades
  Ancient Civilization Reference Library
  Career Information Center, 9th edition.
  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
  Encylopedia of drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
  Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
  Encyclopedia of Religion
  Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday 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

Heritage Quest Online

Genealogical database providing access to the U.S. Federal Census,  Revolutionary War Index and more  (In-library and remote access from home with Michigan Driver's license or state ID)
Issues and Controversies
(Facts On File)
In-depth investigations of today's top issues such as censorship, juvenile justice, teen pregnancy, and dozens more.
Legal Forms
(Gale)
Thousands of legal forms available with more forms being added daily. Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Literature Resource Center
(Infotrac)
 

Michigan Electronic Library  (MEL)

Magazines, journals, newspapers, and more

(Long list of available databases, many of which can be accessed from      home as well as in the library) 

 

Opposing Viewpoints
(Gale)
 
Ready Reference
(Gale)
 
Student Resource Center
(Infotrac)
 

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