Ancestry Library Edition :
with over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition is the most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available. Included in Ancestry Library Edition are the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,and much more

Biography Resource Center:
award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes 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, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search

Chilton Automotive Manuals
Chilton provides automotive repair manuals for the DIY mechanic. Automobiles are being added all the time. (Through the MeL)

eLibrary Elementary:
the eLibrary for the young reader and researcher; search from more than 130 magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, weblinks, and audio/video titles, all selected as appropriate for elementary school studies.

Gale Virtual Reference Library:
search the following reference eBooks (search each individually by clicking on their links below)

Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America , 6v, 2000
Biology , 4v, 2002
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications, 4v, 2004
Dictionary of American History , 3rd Ed., 10v, 2003
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd Ed., 5v, 2004
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion , 3v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Religion , 2nd Ed., 15v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Small Business , 2nd Ed., 2v, 2002
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa , 2nd Ed., 4v, 2004
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine , 2nd Ed., 4v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, 2v, 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2nd Ed., 5v, 2002
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd Ed., 3v, 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History , 2v, 1999
Grzimek S Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed., 17v, 2004
New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed., 15v, 2003
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture , 5v, 2000
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2 Ed., 13v, 2005
World of Earth Science, 2v, 2003

General Business File ASAP:
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

General Reference Center Gold:
a general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more

Greenwood Daily Life Online:
explore everyday life past and present from a vast number of reference works, monographs, and primary documents; based on the landmark Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life.

Grolier Online:
includes the online versions of Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and People series, America the Beautiful series

Heritage Quest:
family histories and census records.  Contains entire books of family and local histories

Health and Wellness Resource Center:
use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only

Health Reference Center Academic:
use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

InfoTrac Custom 150 Full Text Newspapers:
a collection of newspapers from around the country and around the world

InfoTrac Kids Edition:
full-text magazine and newspaper articles for elementary school students

InfoTrac OneFile:
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 science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

Kids InfoBits:
kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more

Learn A Test:
test preparation and interactive practice exams for a wide variety of standardized tests including GED, SAT, and U.S. Citizenship as well as occupational exams

Legal Trac:
articles from major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.

Literature Resource Center:
literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors

MeL - Michigan eLibrary:
an anywhere, anytime information gateway to selected Internet resources, full-text magazines, newspapers, electronic books online practice tests and more (some database access will require your drivers licesnse number when accessing from outside of the library).

Newsbank Michigan News Papers:
search full text articles from Michigan news papers the Detroit News, the Grand Rapids Press, and the Lansing State Journal

New York Times:
search the last 12 months

Novelist:
choose books based on other authors you like or other subject you enjoy

OCLC Firstsearch:
over 60 academic periodical indexes, some with full text.  Also includes WorldCat, the most complete library catalog for North America.

Opposing Viewpoints:
Gives the pros and cons of many social issues, such as the death penalty, drugs, guns, abortion, and other controversial topics.

Reference USA:
white and yellow pages for the entire United States, also business directory information

Salem Health
A searching of the McGill Health Encyclopedia from Salem Press

Science Resource Center:
access thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards

Sirs Discoverer:
periodical articles on a wide range of topics geared to elementary school students

Small Business Resource Center
Here you may obtain sample business plans, how to guides, legal forms, articles and websites for small businesses.

Value Line Research Center:
on-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks

What Do I Read Next?:
what Do I Read Next? includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 58,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 562 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month