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• Academic OneFile - Search thousands of periodical, news content and journals.
• Ancestry Library Edition (In Library use only) - Largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy.
• ArticleFirst - Articles from the contents pages of journals.

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• Biography and Genealogy Master Index - Index to a large number of current and retrospective biographical compilations.
• Biography in Context - 432,000+ biographies on more than 340,000 people.
• Books & Authors - Uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles.
• Bookletters - Latest bestsellers and award winning books. Signup for the book review newsletters here.
• Books in Print Professional Edition - Patron-based online book, audio book, video, and publisher information source.
• Business and Company ASAP - Business and management journals, trade journals, newspapers and directories needed for in-depth research on companies, products, markets, industries, economics and management disciplines.
• Business and Company Resource Center - Up-to-date company and industry intelligence for thousands of firms.
• Business Decision - Tool for business planning. Create reports on area demographics.
• BYKI- Foreign Languages Online - Online language learning system that uses flashcards to teach you a set of words or phrases. .

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• Catalog of Art Museum Images Online - Online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums.
• Chilton's- Reference sources for Do-It-Yourself automotive enthusiasts and professionals.
• Computer Database - Comprehensive information about the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.
• Cross Search Databases (InfoTrac) - Search all of InfoTrac databases at once.

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• Electronic Collections Online - Collection of more than 6,200 titles in a wide range of subject areas, from over 70 publishers of academic and professional journals.
• eLibrary Elementary - Recommended for: K-12. All full text. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of TV and radio shows. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
• ERIC - Definitive resource in education research.
• Expanded Academic ASAP - Fulltext articles of every academic concentration.

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• Federal Depository Legal Requirements - Access to official Federal Government publications.

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• Gale Legal Forms - Do-it-yourself resource for legal assistance.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library - Reference sources on numerous topics in electronic format.
• General BusinessFile ASAP - Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directories.
• General OneFile - Online periodicals and newspapers.
• General Reference Center Gold - General interest magazines, business periodicals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper articles.
• Grolier Online - Includes four encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia America, The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, and Lands and Peoples.
• Grzimeks Animals Online - Animals from aardvark to zorilla with constant updates with facts, figures, news and views.

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• Heritage of the Printed Book - A collection of more than 2 million catalog records from libraries representing items of European printing from the 15th century through the 1830s, the hand-press period, integrated into one database.
• Health Reference Center Academic - Health-related research.
• Health & Wellness Resource Center - Electronic resource center for all levels of health research.
• Heritage Quest - Resource site for census data, family records, and local histories.
• History of Science, Technology and Medicine (HSTM) - Recommended for: Colleges and universities. HSTM integrates four premier tools to create an international bibliography for the history of science, technology and medicine.
• Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center - Collection of articles covering over 140 topics, as well as licensed periodicals, books and video that focus on categories commonly referred to as hobbies and crafts.
• Home Improvement Reference Center - Designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files.

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• Informe - Created exclusively for Spanish-speaking users, this full-text electronic reference tool is the first system to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines -- not just translations.
• Infotrac Custom Newspapers - Collection of full-text newspapers from around the United States and the world.
• InfoTrac Junior Edition - Magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
• InfoTrac Student Edition - Quick and easy way to do classroom assignments and get answers to general reference questions.

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• Kids InfoBits - Curriculum-related information on current events, arts, sciences, health, people, government, sports, history and more.

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• Learning Express Library (Learn A Test) - Learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.
• LegalTrac - All major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty law publications, bar association journals and thousands of law-related articles.
• Literature Resource Center - Comprehensive literary collection.

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• MEDLINE - Database of all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
• MEL - Michigan Electronic Library

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• New York Times - Full text newspaper.
• Novelist - Electronic readers advisory resource that helps fiction readers find new authors and titles.

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• OmniSelect Plus - Articles in science, humanities, education and business.
• Opposing Viewpoints - Designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues.

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• Prices 4 Antiques - International prices for antiques and collectibles and early American antique furniture.

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• Reference USA - 10.5 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, type of business, geography, business size and more.

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• Science in Context - Research process: speed, power, flexibility, depth, reliability and answers.
• SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs - General user and Colleges and universities. Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs is the only online union catalog of auction catalog records in existence.
• SIRS Discoverer Deluxe - This interactive tool strengthens research, reading, writing and computer skills. Articles and graphics from more than 1,400 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents are carefully selected for their educational content, interest and level of readability.
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center - Reference and instructional information about small engine machinery maintenance and repair.
• Something About the Author Online - Illustrated biographical profiles of approximately 75 children's authors and artists.

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• TumbleBook Library - The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books). TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format. 
• Tumblereadables - These Read-Alongs highlight the sentences as they are being read, turn the page automatically, and offer the ability to follow along in 3 text sizes. They also include an innovative bookmarking feature, the ability to switch to manual in order to read at your own speed, and cool color options for the skin of our new Read-Along player.
• Turfgrass Information File - Comprehensive publicly available collection of turfgrass educational materials in the world.

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• U.S History in Context - Integrated collection of full-text periodicals, reference works and primary source documents.

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• World Almanacs - Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
• World Book - The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.
• WorldCat on FirstSearch - This version has a different interface and additional search capabilities, and does not automatically include journal articles.
• WorldCat.org - Books, journals, videos, music scores and recordings, maps, and other materials in over 10,000 libraries around the world. Also includes about 30 million journal and magazine articles.
• WorldCat Dissertations - Over 5 million doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
• World History in ContextWorld History, American History, Civics and other historical links and information.

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