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Updated: 08 January  2010 

 

The Warren Public Library 
offers access to the following databases

 Contact your local WPL branch for authorization and password information.
 

Academic OneFile  -  Recommended for Colleges and Universities.  Academic OneFile is the premiere source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.  Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. (MEL)
 

Alldata - Comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information. AVAILABLE ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS ONLY - No remote access.  (WPL)
 

Ancestry Library Edition - Instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, it includes records from the US Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!  AVAILABLE ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS ONLY (No remote access) (WPL)
 

ArchiveGrid - Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Researchers can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies. (MEL)
 
Article First - Recommended for: Colleges and Universities. Index only. OCLC's ArticleFirst contains articles and other items listed on the table of contents pages of journals (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
Biography Resource Center - Search for full-text biographical articles of well-known individuals, complete with source citation.  All articles come from published works. (WPL)
 
Business and Company Resource Center - Recommended for: General user, Professionals. Mostly full text. 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.  (MEL)
 
CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online -  (First Search)  Recommended for: General user. CAMIO® - 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. (MEL)
 
Career Cruising - an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. Remote access with library card number  (WPL)
 
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. (MEL)  Password = library card number. 
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.(MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
ECO 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. (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
eLibrary Elementary - FOR KIDS Recommended for: K-12. All full text. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & tr anscripts of TV and radio shows. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
Gale Legal Forms (Michigan edition)  - 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.
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. (MEL)
 
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

 

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 (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
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 (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
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., articles from 2,200 general interest publications and links to reputable health Web sites in addition to a broad collection of Thomson Gale reference titles. Includes video. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 
Heritage of the Printed 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.  (MEL)
 

Heritage Quest 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. (MEL)
 

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.  (MEL)
 

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. (MEL)
 

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. (MEL)
 

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. (MEL)
 

InfoTrac Student Edition - Recommended for: High School. Mostly full text. Over 1,100 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. (MEL)
 

Issues and Controversies (Facts on File) -  In-depth investigations of today's top issues such as censorship, juvenile justice, teen pregnancy, and dozens more.
 

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. (MEL)
 

LearningExpress Library - Recommended for: General user. Interactive online learning platform of academic and licensing/certification practice tests, elementary level testing for math and reading. Includes a section that takes users from job assessment to success on the job. A tutorial course series designed to help all learners succeed on the tests they must pass includes immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of practice test results. See these guides for job-specific resources in LearningExpress: Job Search Help Center and Career Road Map. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.  (MEL)
 

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. (MEL)
 

Literature Resource Center is a full text database that includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interviews, and more  (WPL)
 
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. (MEL)
 

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. Note:  Please check the local catalog before ordering titles from MelCat.. (MEL)
 

Michigan Author 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 (MEL)
 

Net Library -  Recommended for: General user. All full text. Over 20,000 eBooks available on all topics. Consider using a keyword search (in the drop-down menu) rather than the default full-text search. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
 
New York Times (newspaper) - Recommended for: General user. All full text. The daily newspaper New York Times 1995 - present. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
 
NewsBank Michigan Newspapers - Recommended for: General user. Full text of the Detroit News (1/1/1999-Current and Grand Rapids Press (2002-Current) as well as almost 30 national news magazines. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.  (MEL)
 
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. (MEL)
 

OAIster  - Recommended for: General User. This catalog of digitized materials includes books, articles and multimedia, representing multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,000 contributors worldwide. (MEL)
 

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.  (MEL)
 

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, over 3,000 maps, and more. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
 

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, & illustrations. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.  (MEL)
 

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. (MEL)
 

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.  (MEL)
 

Wilson SelectPlus- Recommended for: High School, College. All full text articles in science, humanities, education and business. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
 

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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