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Library Databases - arranged alphabetically by name

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  • ABC Clio State Geography collection of state geography resources.

  • ABC Clio World Geography collection of world geography resources.

  • Academic OneFile a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.

  • Alldata Online comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.

  • Ancestry Library Edition Ancestry.com database, including census images. Access only at the Howell District Library; you must come into the library to use this database.

  • Biography and Genealogy Master Index this index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.

  • Business and Company Resource Center The Business and Company Resource Center provides business, company, and industry information.

  • Chilton Library an automobile repair database that provides information on thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years.

  • CINAHL Basic an authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. This database provides indexing for 2,857 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982 with limited full text.

  • Computer Database computer related product introduction, news and reviews.

  • Discovering Collection essays, critical analyses, biographies, and timelines covering literature, history, biography, science and social studies.

  • Elibrary Elementary

  • Expanded Academic ASAP provides access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers.

  • Facts on File full text news and analysis from 1980 to the present.

  • FirstSearch provides access to 60 databases, including full text magazine and newspaper articles. Some of the more popular databases are:

    • ArticleFirst - index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals.

    • ERIC - provides access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, include links to full text.

    • WilsonSelectPlus - contains full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.

    • WorldCat - books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

  • General Business File ASAP provides access to broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings.

  • General Reference Center Gold a general interest and business database, provides many full text articles.

  • Grand Rapids Press full text articles.

  • Health and Wellness Resource Center and alternative Health Module indexes health journals and provides many full text articles. Includes links to many health-related sites and government databases.

  • Health Reference Center Academic a database providing full text articles on health topics.

  • Heritage Quest Online contains census data, family records and local histories.

  • InfoTrac Custom 150 Full-Text Newspapers a collection of newspapers from around the Country and the World.

  • InfoTrac OneFile one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.

  • Informe contains Spanish language resources.

  • Junior Edition a periodical database for students in junior high and middle school.

  • Kid's Edition provides access to magazines, newspapers and reference books for elementary school students.

  • Kids InfoBits access magazines, newspapers and reference material for kindergarten students through grade 5.

  • LegalForms official, State specific, Federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

  • LegalTrac access to articles in major law reviews, law journal, specialty law and bar association journal and legal newspapers.

  • NetLibrary eBooks over 15,000 digital titles are available for download to your computer. Click on this link, set up an account, and make your selections.

  • New York Times full text from 1995.

  • NoveList helps find the next best fiction book to read. Search by author, title, series, plots or even books like the one you just finished.

  • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides information on social issues, viewpoint articles, overviews, statistics and full text articles.

  • Professional Collection access to a collection of educational journals.

  • SIRS Discoverer articles and graphics from more than 1,400 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents for young researchers.

  • SIRS Renaissance provides dynamic information on architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts.

  • SIRS Researcher contains full text articles from newspapers and magazines.

  • Small Business Resource Center search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.

  • Student Edition a database designed for high school students with access to magazines, newspapers and reference books.

  • Value Line provides information, ratings and earning estimates related to companies whose securities are publicly traded.

  • What Do I Read Next? search your favorite authors, titles and series for your next book.

  • WorldBook Online - premier online reference source containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, and editor-reviewed web sites.