Research Databases by Subject
General Research
back to top- Encyclopedia Americana: In-depth information for older students and adults. (home access)
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Quick reference with rich media for middle school and higher. (home access)
- New Book of World Knowledge: Reference and current events for elementary school and higher. (home access)
- Infotrac General Reference Center Gold: One-stop access to general interest magazines, business periodicals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper articles. Mostly full-text. (home access)
- OCLC's ArticleFirst: Contains articles and other items listed on the table of contents pages of journals. (home access)
- Wilson Select Plus: Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business. (home access)
- Infotrac Expanded Academic ASAP: Magazine, newspaper and journal articles appropriate to college and university-level research. All topics and mostly full-text. (home access)
- Infotrac OneFile: A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily. (home access)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. (home access)
Arts & Humanities (Literature)
back to top- Literature Resource Center: Full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on over 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. (home access)
- LitFinder: Access to poems, stories, essays, plays and speeches. (home access)
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA): Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s. (home access)
- CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online: A premiere resource of works of art from around the world contributed and described by leading museums.
- Informe!: Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. (home access)
- Michigan Authors and Illustrators: A searchable database of Michigan authors and illustrators. Provides biographical and contact information. (home access)
- SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs: Valuable sources of information on the provenance of art objects and rare books, the history of collection, and contemporary and historical market trends. (home access)
- SIRS Renaissance: Provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts. (home access)
Biography and Genealogy
back to top- Biography and Genealogy Master Index: Indexes current, readily available reference sources. Bibliographic citations only. (home access)
- Biography Resource Center: Contains more than 435,000 biographies on more than 340,000 people (home access)
- Encyclopedia Americana: Includes in-depth biographical information for older students and adults. (home access)
- 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. (home access)
Books and Reading
back to top- Novelist: 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. (home access)
- What Do I Read Next? A database to help you decide what to read next. Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre, title, author and series. (home access)
- Literature Resource Center Full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on over 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. (home access)
- LitFinder Access to poems, stories, essays, plays and speeches. (home access)
- netLibrary Over 20,000 eBooks available on all topics. (home access)
Catalogs and Directories
back to top- OCLC's WorldCat: The world's largest online catalog of books and magazines. Includes a description of the item and which libraries own the item. (home access)
- GPO Monthly Catalog: Includes bibliographic citations of thousands of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments. (home access)
- netLibrary: Over 20,000 eBooks available on all topics. (home access)
- Ebooks (OCLC): Catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide. (home access)
- Michigan E-Library (MeL): 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. (home access)
College and Career Prep
back to top- Live Homework Help: Get a live tutor to help you with English, Science, Math, History and more! (home access)
- Adult Learners: Live help with Resumes, GED preparation and skill building for adult learners. (home access)
- Learning Express Library: Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help test takers succeed on academic or licensing tests. (home access)
Health and Medicine
back to top- Infotrac Health and Wellness Resource Center: Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. (home access)
- Infotrac Health Reference Center Academic: Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals. (home access)
- MEDLINE: Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. From the National Library of Medicine. (home access)
- CINAHL: Provides indexing for 2,931 journals with 1,000,000 records dating back to 1981, covering nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, complementary medicine and consumer health (home access)
- History of Science, Technology and Medicine (HSTM): An international bibliography with citations reflecting the contents of nearly 9,500 journals. (home access)
- Magill's Medical Guide online A comprehensive reference to major diseases and disorders, intended for the general reader.
History and Government
back to top- America the Beautiful: State by State history and current events for elementary and middle school students. (home access)
- Lands and Peoples: An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events for middle and high school. (home access)
- GPO Access Free access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. (home access)
- Making of Modern Michigan: Michigan's unique heritage is represented through photographs, family papers, oral histories, genealogical materials and much more from local history collections around the state. (home access)
Homework Help
back to top- Live Homework Help: Get a live tutor to help you with English, Science, Math, History and more! (home access)
- America the Beautiful: State by State history and current events for elementary and middle school student. (home access)
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Quick reference with rich media for middle school and higher. (home access)
- Lands and Peoples: An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events for middle and high school. (home access)
- New Book of World Knowledge: Reference and current events for elementary school and higher. (home access)
- New Book of Popular Science: Science and technology, plus science in the news for middle and high school. (home access)
- SIRS Discoverer: A children's database with full-text of articles, books, video, audio on all topics. (home access)
- eLibrary Elementary: Just for kids in grades K-6. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of tv and radio shows. (home access)
- Kids InfoBits: A database developed especially for beginning researchers featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface (home access)
- Infotrac Junior Edition (Jr High): This periodical 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. (home access)
- Infotrac Student Edition (High School): This periodical database designed for high-school students has information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. (home access)
- Opposing Viewpoints: A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues organized by reading level. (home access)
- Learning Express Library: Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help test takers succeed on academic or licensing tests. (home access)
- World Almanacs: Contains the 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. (home access)
- Fact Monster: A cool cartoon-style website for kids with reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help. (home access)
Law and Business
back to top- Reference USA: Contains detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, 210 million U.S. residents, 855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households. (home access)
- Gale Small Business Resource Center: Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. (home access)
- Infotrac General Business File ASAP: Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. (home access)
- LegalTrac: Provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. (home access)
- Gale Legal Forms: Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. (home access)
- Business and Company Resource Center: A fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. (home access)
Newspapers
back to top- NewsBank Michigan Collection (w/ the Detroit News): Full text of the Detroit News(1/1/1999-Current), Grand Rapids Press(2002-Current) and Lansing State Journal(1/1/1999-Current).
- InfoTrac Custom Newspapers (w/ Detroit Free Press): A collection of 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). (home access)
- New York Times (12 months full text): The daily newspaper New York Times 1995-present. (home access)
Repair
back to top- Chilton Library: Covers authoritative automotive repair information on thousands of year, make, and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years. (home access)
- Small Engine Repair Reference Center Get engine repair information for motorcycles, boats, lawn movers, generators and more. (home access)
Science and Technology
back to top- GreenFILE Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. (home access)
- New Book of Popular Science: Science and technology, plus science in the news for middle and high school. (home access)
- Computer Database: Has over 2,687,481 articles from journals, trade magazines and popular computing magazines. (home access)
- History of Science, Technology and Medicine (HSTM): An international bibliography with citations reflecting the contents of nearly 9,500 journals. (home access)
Scholarly Research
back to top- OCLC's Electronic Collections Online (ECO): A collection of scholarly journals in the sciences and social sciences. (home access)
- Infotrac Expanded Academic ASAP: Magazine, newspaper and journal articles appropriate to college and university-level research. All topics and mostly full-text. (home access)
- OneFile (Academic): The premiere source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. (home access)
Social Science and Education
back to top- ERIC: Contains annotated references to nonjournal material issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). (home access)
- Educator's Reference Complete: a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. (home access)
- Learning Express Library: Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help test takers succeed on academic or licensing tests. (home access)
- Adult Learners: Live help with Resumes, GED preparation and skill building for adult learners. (home access)
Testing
back to top- Live Homework Help: Get a live tutor to help you with English, Science, Math, History and more! (home access)
- Adult Learners: Live help with Resumes, GED preparation and skill building for adult learners. (home access)
- Learning Express Library: Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help test takers succeed on academic or licensing tests. (home access)
