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| Ancestry
Plus - In Library Only |
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A comprehensive online source
of information for conducting genealogical
and
local history research, includes digitized
images
of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward,
the American Genealogical Biographical Index,
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,and many
more.
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ArticleFirst
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OCLC index of articles from the
contents pages of journals. Covers 1990 - present.
Updated daily. |
| CINAHL
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Provides articles about nursing,
allied health, biomedical, consumer health journals,
and publications of the American Nurses Association
and the National League for Nursing. Includes
health care books, nursing dissertations, standards
of professional practice, nurse practice acts
and educational software.Covers 1982 to present.
Abstracts since 1986. Updated weekly. |
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Computer
Database |
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Use this database to find computer-related
product introductions, news and reviews in areas
such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering,
communications, and the application of technology.
Updated daily.
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| Elibrary
Elementary |
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Full-text content from children's
magazines, children's reference books, newspapers,
pictures, maps, TV and radio transcripts. Updated
daily. |
| Electronic
Collections Online |
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An OCLC collection of scholarly
journals. Includes all of the original content
and images of articles.
Dates covered 1995 to present. Updated daily. |
| Encarta
- CD-ROM - In Library Only |
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Access more than 38,000 up-to-date
articles, plus photos and illustrations, hundreds
of videos, animations, and audios. Encarta Encyclopedia
Standard 2003 is the ideal multimedia encyclopedia
for everyday use! |
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ERIC
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Abstracts of documents and journal
articles on education, research, and practice.
ERIC digests in full text are available for select
topics. Dates covered: 1966 to present. Updated
monthly.
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Expanded
Academic ASAP
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From arts and the humanities to
social sciences, science and technology, this
database meets research needs across all academic
disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines,
and newspapers - many with full text and images!
Updated daily.
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| FirstSearch
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60 reference databases of bibliographic,
abstract, and full-text information from books,
magazines, and newspapers. Available to registered
Michigan school and public libraries through the
Michigan eLibrary Project. |
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General
Business File ASAP
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A large database of general
interest magazines, business periodicals, reference
books, maps, historical images, and newspaper
articles. Has varying journal coverage from
1980 - present. Updated daily. For adults, high
school and middle school students. |
| General
Reference Center Gold |
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A large database of general
interest magazines, business periodicals, reference
books, maps, historical images, and newspaper
articles. Has varying journal coverage from
1980 - present. Updated daily. For adults, high
school and middle school students. |
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GPO
Monthly Catalog |
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Covers all types 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.
Covers 1976 to present. Updated monthly. |
| Health
and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health
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Contains full-text magazines,
journals, newspapers, pamphlets, definitions
and directories on health related topics. Also
includes links to diet, cancer, and health assessment
sites as well as government databases.
Covers 1980 - Jun 2003 . |
| Health
Reference Center Academic |
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Indexes journal titles, reference
books, pamphlets, full-text topical overviews,
and selected articles from an additional 1500
general interest titles on topics such as fitness,
pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public
health, occupational health and safety, alcohol
and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc.
Updated daily. |
| Heritage
Quest |
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Searchable collection of 25,000+
family and local history books. Contains images
and corresponding indexes for the entire 1790-1930
census. In addition to the ability to search
by name, census records can be searched by place
of birth, age, ethnicity and other variables
making this a versatile census searching tool.
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| InfoTrac
Custom Newspapers 150 |
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Database of 150 English language
newspapers, mainly in the U.S. and United Kingdom,
with full-text of articles for the past 12 months.Includes
New York Times, Investor's Business Daily,Washington
Times.
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Infotrac
OneFile |
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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.
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Junior
Edition
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Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this
periodical database is designed for students in
junior high and middle school, with 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. Updated daily, Covers current
year and past two years.
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| Kid's
Edition |
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For K-12. Periodical database for
elementary school students, with easy access to
full-text magazines, newspapers and reference
books for information on current events, the arts,
science, popular culture, health, people, government,
history, sports and more. Updated daily, Covers
current year and past three years. |
| Kids
InfoBits |
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For K-5. Provides a visually graphic
interface to 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
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Contains more than 30 online test
preparation materials and interactive exams for
many standardized tests including the ACT, SAT,
GRE, GMAT, police officer, postal worker, U.S.
citizenship, and much more. Users must create
a Learn-a-Test account in the Library before using
the database from home. |
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LegalTrac
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Use this database to find articles
in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty
law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.
Included are articles on Federal and State Cases,
Laws and Regulations, Legal Practice, and Taxation.
Also included are: British Commonwealth, European
Union and International Law. Updated daily. |
| NEW! Literature
Resource Center |
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Literature Resource Center provides access
to biographies, bibliographies, and critical
analyses of authors from every age and literary
discipline. 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. |
| Live
Homework Help - Online
Homework Support Service |
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Live Homework Help is a free online homework
help service. Real teachers are available online
to help with homework every evening from 3-10pm.
Tutoring is available in all subjects, 4th-12th
grade, in both English and Spanish. Requires program
installation and has an easy
self test to check that your computer is
setup correctly. This service is available from
home for patrons with a Brighton District Library
card. |
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MEDLINE
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Covers all areas of medicine, including
dentistry and nursing. Includes thousands of records
with substantial abstracts and some full-text
articles. Covers 1965 to present. Updated daily. |
| Michigan
Newspapers - Newsbank |
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Contains the full
text of the following newspapers:
- Detroit News (1/1/99-present)
- Grand Rapids Press (1/1/02 - present)
- Lansing State Journal (1/1/99 - present)
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| netLibrary
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Downloadable audiobooks from Prince
Frederick Recorded Book and an online book collection
of over 12,000
full-text books. Books on a wide range of topics
for a broad audience are included. Search within
the whole collection or within a particular book.
Books may be "checked out" for up to
6 hours. Users must create a netLibrary account
in the Library before using the database from
home. |
| NoveList |
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A database of over 125,000 fiction titles
for readers of all ages will help find books
by describing plots and by finding author read-alikes.
Contains book reviews and search results may be sorted by popularity. See more details. |
| NoveList
K-8 |
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Used to find similar books by other authors
and to find books with plots, NoveList K-8 is
a database of 46,000+
fiction titles (including Easy, Children's, Young
Adult and carefully selected Adult titles used
in the middle school curriculum) with 36,000+
subject headings. Includes full-text, authoritative
reviews from sources such as Library
Journal, School Library Journal and Booklist . See more details. |
| Opposing Viewpoints |
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles |
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PapersFirst |
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OCLC index of papers presented at
conferences worldwide. Covers every published
congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop
and meeting received by The British Library Document
Supply Centre. Covers 1993 to present. Updated
semimonthly (twice a month).
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ProceedingsFirst
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An OCLC index of worldwide conference
proceedings covering every published congress,
symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and
meeting received by The British Library Document
Supply Centre.
Contains a list of the papers presented at each
conference. Dates covered 1993 to present. Updated
semiweekly (twice a week)
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| Professional
Collection |
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A collection of journals picked
for their relevance in the modern world for educational
professionals.
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| Reference
USA - Business |
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A large directory containing detailed
information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses.
Can be searched and limited by many different
criteria, such as, company name, geographic area,
yellow pages heading, SIC, size of business, phone
number, and more. Updated annually. For adults,
college and high school students. |
| SIRS
Discoverer Deluxe |
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Geared towards children from kindergarten
to sixth grade, this database is comprised of
journal articles, newspapers, radio and television
news transcripts, reference books and photos. |
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Student
Edition |
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Formerly SuperTOM, this database
is designed for high school students, 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. Updated daily, covers 1985-present.
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Union
Lists |
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List of periodicals held by OCLC
member libraries. Includes information in each
record about specific periodicals and the libraries
that have them.
Enables you to search your own library holdings
for journal issues.Dates covered Current data
from January 31, 2003. Updated semiannual (twice
a year). |
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What
Do I Read Next? |
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Includes over 100,000 recommended titles,
more than 60,000 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. |
| Wilson
Select Plus |
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Very large database of full
text articles in both popular and scholarly
resources in general interest, science, humanities,
education and business. Coverage: 1994 - present.
Updated weekly. |
| World
Almanac |
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Includes biographies, encyclopedia
entries, facts, statistics from Funk & Wagnall's
New Encyclopedia, World Almanac and Book of Facts,
World Almanac of the U.S.A., World Almanac of
U.S. Politics, and World Almanac for Kids. Covers
1998 to present and is updated annually.
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| World
Geography |
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World Geography provides nearly 200 overviews
of countries around the world, providing a
revealing portrait of each nation's location
and people, recent political history, and economy.
Includes the ability to compare data between
countries in such areas as illiteracy, population
growth rate, natural resources, GDP per capita,
and more.
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WorldCat
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Catalog of millions of books and
other materials in libraries worldwide. Ask a
reference librarian if you'd like to interloan
a book from WorldCat. It usually takes 4-6 weeks
to receive items. Dates covered before 1000 BC
to present. Updated daily
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