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The
Warren Public Library
offers access to the following databases
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Contact your
local WPL branch
for authorization and password information.
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Academic OneFile - Recommended
for Colleges and Universities. Academic
OneFile is the premiere source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles
from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.
(MEL)
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Alldata - Comprehensive resource for
automotive diagnostic and repair information. AVAILABLE ON LIBRARY
COMPUTERS ONLY - No remote access. (WPL)
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Ancestry Library Edition
- Instant access to a wide range of unique resources for
genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion
names in over 4,000 databases, it includes records from the US
Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and
church records; directories; passenger lists and more!
AVAILABLE ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS ONLY (No remote access) (WPL)
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ArchiveGrid - Thousands of libraries, museums, and
archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions
to ArchiveGrid. Researchers can learn
about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives
to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies. (MEL)
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Article First - Recommended for: Colleges
and Universities. Index only. OCLC's
ArticleFirst contains articles and other
items listed on the table of contents pages of journals (MEL)
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index -
Recommended for: Genealogy. Index only. Biography and
Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current, readily available
reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works
that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field
of activity and from all areas of the world. Bibliographic citations
only -- no full-text. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. (MEL)
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Biography Resource Center - Search for
full-text biographical articles of well-known individuals, complete
with source citation. All articles come from published works.
(WPL)
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Business and Company Resource Center - Recommended for:
General user, Professionals. Mostly full text. Business and Company
Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together
company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports,
company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this
database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online -
(First Search) Recommended for: General user. CAMIO® - is a
premiere resource of works of art from around the world contributed
and described by leading museums. Showcasing a wide range of fine
and decorative art, CAMIO provides high-quality art images for
education, research and enjoyment. All content is rights-cleared for
educational use. Every work in CAMIO is represented by at least one
high-resolution image and a description. Many have additional views
of the work, sound, video and curatorial notes. Michigan residents
or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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Career Cruising - an
interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. Remote
access with library card number (WPL)
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ChiltonLibrary.com - Recommended for: General user.
Full text. ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative
automotive repair information available to car owners. There are
thousands of year, make, and model combinations covering the most
popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of
specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to
service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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CINAHL Basic - Recommended for: General public and health
professionals. Limited full text.
CINAHL provides indexing for 2,931 journals with 1,000,000 records
dating back to 1981, covering nursing, biomedicine, health sciences
librarianship, complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied
health disciplines. In addition, this database offers indexing to
health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference
proceedings, standards of practice, educational software,
audiovisuals and book chapters. Searchable cited references for more
than 1,200 journals are also included. Full text material includes
70 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths,
drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. Contains
only limited full text (70 journals). Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only.(MEL)
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Computer Database - Recommended for: General use. Some
full text. Computer Database has over 2,687,481 articles from
journals, trade magazines and popular computing magazines. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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ECO Electronic Collections Online -
Recommended for colleges and universities. Some full text. A
collection of scholarly journals in the sciences and social
sciences. Includes agriculture, library science,
anthropology, literature, business, medicine, economics, philosophy,
education, political science, fine arts, psychology, geography,
religion, history, science, language, social science, law,
technology. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
(MEL)
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Educator's Reference Complete - Recommended for:
Educators and Parents. Full text. Educator's Reference Complete is a
selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of
full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included
content focuses on educational principles, child development and
psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the
full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The
database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or
home. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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eLibrary Elementary - FOR KIDS Recommended for: K-12. All
full text. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps,
newspapers, & tr anscripts of TV and radio shows. Michigan residents
or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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ERIC - Recommended for: Educators and Parents.
Mostly full text. Contains annotated references to non-journal
material issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to
journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in
Education (CIJE). Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. (MEL)
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Expanded Academic ASAP - Recommended for: Junior and
Community Colleges. Mostly full text. Magazine, newspaper and
journal articles appropriate to college and university -level
research. All topics. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. (MEL)
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Gale Legal Forms (Michigan edition)
- Thousands of legal forms available with more forms being added
daily. Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real
Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and
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Gale Virtual Reference
Library - Recommended for: General user. All full text.
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and
specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These
reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but
now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content
you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries
(your school, your public library, or your office). Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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| The following titles are also available online through the Gale
Virtual Reference Library as full-text e-books.
Alternative Energy
American Decades
Ancient Civilization Reference Library
Career Information Center, 9th edition.
Chemical Elements : From Carbon to Krypton
Colonial America Reference Library
Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library
Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed.
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd. ed.
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
Encylopedia of drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Encyclopedia of Religion
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, 2nd ed.
Growing and Knowing: a Selection Guide for Children's Literature
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
UXL Graphic Novelists
West's Encyclopedia of American Law 2nd ed.
Witchcraft in America
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General BusinessFile ASAP - Recommended for: General
user. All full text. 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. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only (MEL)
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General OneFile - Recommended for general user. Mostly
full text. 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
sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily. (MEL)
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General Reference Center Gold - Recommended for: General
user. Mostly full text. General Reference Center Gold on InfoTrac
Web provides one-stop access to general interest magazines, business
periodicals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper
articles. Records are available with a combination of indexing,
abstracts, image, or full text formats. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only (MEL)
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GPO Monthly Catalog - Recommended for: General user.
Index only. The GPO Monthly Catalog through OCLC includes thousands
of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports,
hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents
issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of
the President, etc.). Includes a bibliographic citation in each
record. This is not full-text. Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only. (MEL)
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Health and Wellness Resource Center - Recommended for:
Students, Patients, Health Professionals. Mostly full text. Provides
instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference
materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of
pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology,
Inc., articles from 2,200 general interest publications and links to
reputable health Web sites in addition to a broad collection of
Thomson Gale reference titles. Includes video. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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Health Reference Center Academic - Recommended for:
Students, Patients, Health Professionals. Mostly full text. Provides
access to professional and personal health magazines, journals and
reference sources. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. (MEL)
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Heritage of the Printed Book - Recommended for: Colleges
and Universities.
The Hand Press Book Database is a unique and growing catalog of
European printing in the early modern era or “hand-press period”
(15th century to the 1830s). This resource integrates descriptive
records for major European national, university and research library
holdings. It is especially valuable for research in intellectual
history, social history and transmission of thought—as well as the
history of printing and the history of the book. Michigan residents
access only. (MEL)
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Heritage Quest Online - Recommended for: Genealogy, local
history and biography researchers. Some full text. 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. Michigan residents or Michigan library
access only. (MEL)
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History of Science, Technology and Medicine (HSTM)
Recommended for: Colleges and universities. HSTM integrates four
premier tools (Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science,
Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, Bibliografia
Italiana di Storia della Scienza and citations from the Wellcome
Library) to create an international bibliography for the history of
science, technology and medicine. It reflects the influence of these
fields on society and culture from prehistory to the present and
offers outstanding value for interdisciplinary research. Database
records describe journal articles, conference proceedings, books,
book reviews and dissertations in all scientific disciplines and
related fields. Citations reflect the contents of nearly 9,500
journals. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
(MEL)
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Informe! - Recommended for: Spanish Language Resources.
Full text. Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos.
Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y
otras materias. Michigan residents access only. (MEL)
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InfoTrac Custom Newspapers - Recommended for: General
user. All full text. A collection of approximately 900 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). Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
(MEL)
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InfoTrac Junior Edition - Recommended for: Middle
and Junior High School. Full text. Over 330 titles, cross searchable
with E-Books, this 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 for information on current
events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people,
government, history, sports and more. Michigan residents or Michigan
library access only. (MEL)
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InfoTrac Student Edition - Recommended for: High School.
Mostly full text. Over 1,100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books,
this database gives access to a variety of indexed and full-text
magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information
on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health,
people, government, history, sports and more. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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Issues and
Controversies (Facts on File) - In-depth investigations of today's top issues such as
censorship, juvenile justice, teen pregnancy, and dozens more.
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Kids InfoBits - Recommended for: K-6. All full text. Kids
InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning
researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a
developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most
popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower
topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related,
age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary
reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography,
current events, the arts, science, health, people, government,
history, sports and more. Michigan residents or Michigan library
access only. (MEL)
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LearningExpress Library - Recommended for: General user.
Interactive online learning platform of academic and
licensing/certification practice tests, elementary level testing for
math and reading. Includes a section that takes users from job
assessment to success on the job. A tutorial course series designed
to help all learners succeed on the tests they must pass includes
immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an
individualized analysis of practice test results. See these guides
for job-specific resources in LearningExpress:
Job Search Help Center and
Career Road Map. Michigan residents or Michigan library access
only. (MEL)
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LegalTrac - Recommended for: General user, professional.
Some full text. Students, law school faculty and legal researchers
will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®.
Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal
publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400
titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar
association journals and international legal journals. Each title
included in LegalTrac® is selected on the basis of criteria provided
by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law
Libraries. LegalTrac® also contains law-related articles from over
1,000 additional business and general interest titles. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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Literature Resource Center is a full text database that includes
plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism,
author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, poems, short
stories, classic texts, author interviews, and more (WPL)
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MEDLINE - Recommended for: Patients and health professionals.
Some full text. Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and
nursing. From the National Library of Medicine. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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MelCat -Recommended for: General user. 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. Note: Please check the
local catalog before ordering titles from MelCat.. (MEL)
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Michigan Author and
Illustrators - Recommended for: General user, Reading Advice. A
searcheable database of Michigan authors and illustrators. Provides
biographical and contact information. Indicates whether person will do
library presentations. No log-in required (MEL)
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Net Library - Recommended for:
General user. All full text. Over 20,000 eBooks available on all
topics. Consider using a keyword search (in the drop-down menu)
rather than the default full-text search. Michigan residents or
Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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New York Times (newspaper) - Recommended for: General
user. All full text. The daily newspaper New York Times 1995 -
present. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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NewsBank
Michigan Newspapers - Recommended for: General user. Full
text of the Detroit News (1/1/1999-Current and Grand Rapids Press
(2002-Current) as well as almost 30 national news magazines.
Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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NoveList - Recommended for: Readers of fiction (all
ages), librarians, and teachers. 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. Create and save lists of your own
favorites. Find book discussion guides and more. This has something
for children, young adults, and adults, plus specific information
for teachers, and librarians. Michigan residents or Michigan library
access only. (MEL)
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OAIster - Recommended for: General User. This
catalog of digitized materials includes books, articles and
multimedia, representing multidisciplinary resources from more than
1,000 contributors worldwide. (MEL)
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SCIPIO : Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs
Recommended for: General user and Colleges and universities. Art and
Rare Book Sales Catalogs is the only online union catalog of auction
catalog records in existence. This database provides bibliographic
access to auction sales catalogs from all major North American and
European auction houses as well as private sales—valuable sources of
information on the provenance of art objects and rare books, the
history of collection, and contemporary and historical market
trends. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
(MEL)
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SIRS
Discoverer Deluxe - Recommended for: K-9. All
full text. A children's database of articles, books, video, audio on
all topics. The interface is appropriate to children and includes
reading levels, teacher's help pages, over 3,000 maps, and more.
Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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SIRS Renaissance
- Recommended for: High school, College and University. Full
text.
Provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture
and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts,
philosophy and religion, and visual arts. Full-text articles are
selected from more than 1,200 domestic and international
publications. Many articles are accompanied by full-color images,
including art reproductions, photographs, & illustrations. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) - Recommended for:
General user. Some full text. In the 1960s, the Michigan State
University (MSU) Library began to collect printed turfgrass
materials. In 1968, the personal collection of the late O.J. Noer,
pioneer turf agronomist, was added to the library holdings through
the O.J. Noer Foundation. Today, the combined collection is
recognized as the most extensive public collection of turfgrass
material in existence. Between 1983 and 1992, the United States Golf
Association (USGA) Turfgrass Research Program supported the
development of the USGA Turfgrass Information File (TGIF). Using the
Noer Collection as a foundation, TGIF was designed to systematically
inventory published turf research and make the bibliographic
information available via a computerized database. Michigan
residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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What Do I Read Next? Recommended for: General user,
Reading Advice. A database to help you decide what to read next.
Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre, title,
author and series. Will also make recommendations based upon likes
and dislikes. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
(MEL)
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Wilson SelectPlus- Recommended for: High School, College.
All full text articles in science, humanities, education and
business. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. (MEL)
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World Almanacs Recommended for: General user.
Contains 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.
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