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Academic OneFile with eCollections  |
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Ancestry Plus - Over 1.2 billion records for genealogical research
Available from any Internet computer at all of the MCLS Branches  |
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index  |
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Books & Authors - Stuck on the question of "what do I read next"? Let Books and Authors spice up your reading with our expert title recommendations, librarian favorite lists, and more.  |
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Business and Company ASAP  |
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Business Insights  |
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Chilton Online Auto Repair Manuals  |
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Computer Database - News, reviews for the computers and electronics  |
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Culinary Arts Collection  |
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CultureGrams - Information on 50 states, 180 countries, cultural information  |
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Demographics Now - Business & People provides detailed demographic data on more than 23 million businesses and 206 million consumers. Designed with an intuitive interface, interactive mapping tooks and comprehensive data, this new resource makes it easy for all types of researchers to collect, analyze and act upon information, all from one location. |
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eLibrary - The easy-to-use interface makes research simple. Students find the answers they need from more than 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts--plus thousands of maps, pictures, educator-approved websites from Homework Central, and audio/video files.  |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library  |
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General (Infotrac) OneFile - Collection of databases for full text articles  |
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Heritage Quest Online - Unique sources 1790 to the present  |
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Informe - For Spanish-speaking users. Provides indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines.  |
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InfoTrac Newsstand - Easily search a collection of more than 1,000 newspapers, translate articles into 11 different languages, create email alerts, and customize your search options and results format. |
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Job and Career Accelerator - This easy-to-use online application enables Michigan residents to combine everything they need for a successful job search. Explore over 1000 occupations, search over five million recent national and local job openings, create effective resumes and cover letters, and store them all in one convenient place. 
*You must set up an account at your branch library before you can use at home. If you already have a Learn-a-Test account, you can use it to access this database. |
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Kids InfoBits - Sources for grades K-5, developmentally appropriate   |
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Lansing State Journal  |
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Learn-A-Test (LearningExpress Library) - Practice Exams for GED, ACT, ASVAB, and others.*You must set up an account at your branch library before you can use at home.  |
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Legal Trac - Reviews, journals, newspapers, Federal and State cases  |
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Michigana: (Sabin Collection) Sources in U.S. History  |
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Military and Intelligence Database  |
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Mitchell's on Demand - Car repair information with wiring diagrams 1983-present
Available at Ellis and Bedford
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New York Times - Last 12 months full text  |
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Novelist K-8 Plus - Find great titles and read-alikes, create reading lists and get homework help for children and teens.
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Novelist Plus - Find great titles, new authors, read-alikes, and create reading lists for all ages.
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Nursing Resource Center  |
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SIRS Discoverer - Contains magazine and newspaper articles, maps, government documents, and photographs and is geared towards children in grades K-9. All articles are full text.  |
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SIRS Renaissance - provides dynamic information on architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts. Articles, which are all full text, are selected from more that 1,200 domestic and international publications.  |
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Small Business Resource Center  |
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Turfgrass Information Center 
To use at home: Go to mel.org and enter your MI Drivers License |
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World Book Web - General information across a wide variety of topics. Reading levels 8 years to adult. |