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Library Databases by subject

 

alphabetical listing of Databases

Academic OneFile - Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, the arts, literature, medicine and more in scholarly journals, many with full text.

Ancestry Library Edition - With over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, AncestryPlus is the most comprehensive online source of information for genealogy and local history. In Library Use Only.!

Biography and Genealogy Master Index - 13.6 millions names indexed. Includes individuals both living and deceased from every field of activity and every area of the world. No Full-Text!

Biography Resource Center - Full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.

Business Magazines - Search Business Reference on-line by keyword or subject. Many articles are full-text and may be printed or e-mailed.

Business and Company Resource Center - This database includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.

Camio - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online - A premiere resource of works of art from around the world contributed and described by leading museums.

Career Cruising - Explore careers and find careers that suit your interests using the Career Matchmaker. Also info on colleges and universities.

ChiltonLibrary.com - -Represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners.

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. 70 journals are full-text.

Computer Database - Magazine articles on computer hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

CultureGrams - Experience the cultures of 182 countries and territories. Also included is information on our 50 states.

Curriculum Resource Center - Two databases - one for K-5 and the other grades 6 - 12 are included. Topics cover school related information such as science projects, biographies, maps, timelines and images.

Daily Life through History - Through images, articles, and timelines, explore how earlier people lived around the world. This information is for middle and high school students.

Detroit News & Free Press Archives - Search Detroit Free Press archives from 1982 and the News from 1999.

Educator's Reference Complete - From Info Trac, this is a collection of educational journals for K-12 teachers.

Electric Library Elementary - Full text database geared toward elementary school students.

First Search Data Bases - Wide variety of databases relating to health, business, education etc. Also view WorldCat - listing of books in major libraries in the U.S.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Electronic reference books dealing with medicine, history,science, environment, business, and multicultural studies.

General OneFile - A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

Grand Rapids Press - Search The Grand Rapids Press full-text

Health & Wellness Resource Center - Search the Health & Wellness database for drug information, medical dictionary, health news and much more.

Health Reference Center Academic - Search magazines for topics dealing with Fitness, , Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. Coverage is from 1980.

HeritageQuest Online - Over 25,000 local and family history books full-text online as well as U.S. Federal Census images and Revolutionary War Pension files.

Junior Edition - Database of magazine and newspaper articles designed for jr. high and middle school students.

Student Edition - Database of magazine and newspaper articles designed for high school students.

Kids InfoBits - Designed for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, this features articles from 100 popular childrens magazines and much more.

Learn-a-Test - On-line test preparation materials for ACT, SAT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, ESL, GED, AP tests, Civil Service Exams, High School Entrance Exam and more.

Legal Forms Online - Forms to be used in Michigan that cover topics such as Bankruptcy, Divorce, Name Change, Power of Attorney, Real Estate, Wills and more.

Legal Trac - Find articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.

Literature Resource Center - This databses covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

Magazine Search (General OneFile) - Search Infotrac for articles from popular magazines, on-line by keyword or subject. Many articles are full-text and may be printed or e-mailed.

Morningstar Library Edition - Find a stock or mutual fund to meet your needs, research current or prospective holdings, or see how your investments fit together.

New England Ancestors.Org - Search over 78 million names contained in town and church records, land records, military records, court records, diaries & journals, immigration records and more. Available only in Library.

Newspapers - Search over 120 U.S. newspapers including New York Times, and Grand Rapids Press over the past 365 days for full-text articles.

New York Times Historic Newspaper - Search the New York Times newspaper full-text from 1851 through 2004.

NoveList - This program allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest.

Opposing Viewpoints - One-stop source for information on social issues using articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Reference USA - Company Information - Information on U.S., Canadian and International businesses.

SIRS Discoverer Deluxe - Research information for middle school & high school students

SIRS Renaissance - For high school & college students ~ Provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts.

Small Business Resource Center - Find information in books and magazines as well as sample business plans and business forms in this new database.

Small Engine Repair Database - Repair help for ATVs, motorcycles, personal watercraft, snowmobiles and snow machines, tractors, generators and more.

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage - NOTE: Please see Help Desk for Assistance. One stop source for comprehensive financial & business information including stocks, bonds & corporate info.

Student Resource Center Bronze - Thousands of primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses & full-text magazine articles.

Today's Science - Science news written especially for students.

What Do I Read Next? - This database includes more than 100,000 recommended titles and 58,000 plot summaries. Use this to find books by series, author, or reading level.

World Book On-Line - Full-text articles, maps & graphics are included in this encyclopedia.

World News Digest - Authoritative world news from 1940 through today - from Facts on File.

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