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ACADEMIC ONEFILE<\/a><\/strong>
\nFull-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources
\nExtensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects<\/p>\n

ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis database offers full-text information on genealogy resources<\/p>\n

BIOGRAPHY & GENEALOGY MASTER INDEX<\/a><\/strong>
\nIndexes current and the most important retrospective works\/reference sources that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world
\nBibliographic citations only — no full-text<\/p>\n

BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis is a comprehensive online biographical reference database that combines approximately 50 of the most frequently consulted Gale biographical databases with more than 250 full-text periodicals<\/p>\n

BOOKFLIX<\/a><\/strong>
\nAn interactive experience that allows beginning readers to explore fiction and non-fiction designed to increase understanding and fluency<\/p>\n

BOOKS & AUTHORS<\/a><\/strong>
\nReaders’ advisory that allows users to broaden and narrow searches according to author, title, series, awards and other criteria
\nBooks & Authors replaced What Do I Read Next?<\/p>\n

BUSINESS DECISION<\/a><\/strong>
\nDetailed company profiles, product and brand information
\nIncludes investment reports, rankings and market share data<\/p>\n

BUSINESS INSIGHTS: GLOBAL<\/a><\/strong>
\nCombines international perspective and sophisticated research tools
\nResource especially useful to business faculty and students<\/p>\n

CHILTONLIBRARY.COM<\/a><\/strong>
\nMost authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners
\nThere are thousands of year, make, and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models<\/p>\n

COMPUTER DATABASE<\/a><\/strong>
\nOver 2,687,481 articles from journals, trade magazines and popular computing magazines<\/p>\n

CONSUMER REPORTS.ORG<\/a><\/strong>
\nCU publishes Consumer Reports, one of the top-ten-circulation magazines in the country, and ConsumerReports.org, which has the most subscribers of any Web site of its kind, in addition to two newsletters, Consumer Reports on Health and Consumer Reports Money Adviser<\/p>\n

CULTUREGRAMS–In-Library Use<\/a><\/strong>
\n CULTUREGRAMS–Remote Access<\/a><\/strong>
\nConcise, reliable, and up-to-date information on the cultures of the world, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people<\/p>\n

DEMOGRAPHICS NOW: BUSINESS & PEOPLE<\/a><\/strong>
\nBusiness and demographic information valuable to assess business viability and much more<\/p>\n

EARLY WORLD OF LEARNING<\/a><\/strong>
\nEarly elementary: Follow Trek and Taffy the cat around the world learning about colors, numbers and other fun things<\/p>\n

EBOOK K-8 COLLECTION<\/a><\/strong>
\nFiction and nonfiction books that can read online – for school and for fun<\/p>\n

EBOOKS ON EBSCOHOST<\/a><\/strong>
\nOver 20,000 eBooks available on all topics (formerly NetLibrary)<\/p>\n

eLIBRARY<\/a><\/strong>
\nRecommended for: Upper Elementary through High School. ? Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of TV and radio shows<\/p>\n

eLIBRARY ELEMENTARY<\/a><\/strong>
\nVideo, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of TV and radio shows<\/p>\n

ENCICLOPEDIA ESTUDIANTIL HALLAZGOS<\/a><\/strong>
\nA bilingual visual dictionary including thousands of images and more than 12,000 labels for early learners<\/p>\n

ERIC (free version)<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnnotated 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)<\/p>\n

EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nMagazine, newspaper and journal articles appropriate to college and university-level research<\/p>\n

FDSYS (Federal Digital System)<\/a><\/strong>
\nOfficial Federal Government publications including Congressional, Presidential and Federal agency materials<\/p>\n

FOUNDATION CENTER \u2013 FOUNDATION DIRECTORY<\/a>
\nFOUNDATION CENTER \u2013 FOUNDATION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS<\/a><\/strong>
\nEstablished in 1956 and today supported by close to 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation\u2019s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. Its audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants; issues a wide variety of print, electronic, and online information resources; conducts and publishes research on trends in foundation growth, giving, and practice; and offers an array of free and affordable educational programs. The Foundation Center is accessible at the Graubner Branch of Romeo District Library.<\/p>\n

GALE DIRECTORY LIBRARY<\/a><\/strong>
\nWard’s Business Directory of Private and Public Companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and Business Rankings Annual<\/p>\n

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY–Part 1<\/a><\/strong>
\n GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY–Part 2<\/a><\/strong>
\nDatabase of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research<\/p>\n

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY: BUSINESS COLLECTION<\/a><\/strong>
\nDatabase of business-related titles pulled from Gale Virtual Reference Library<\/p>\n

GENERAL BUSINESSFILE ASAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnalyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics
\nAccess to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available<\/p>\n

GENERAL ONEFILE<\/a><\/strong>
\nNews 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<\/p>\n

GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER GOLD<\/a><\/strong>
\nGeneral interest magazines, business periodicals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper articles<\/p>\n

HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER<\/a><\/strong>
\nIncludes nearly 400 health\/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Thomson Gale reference titles<\/p>\n

HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER ACADEMIC<\/a><\/strong>
\nAccess to professional and personal health magazines, journals and reference sources<\/p>\n

HERITAGE QUEST ONLINE–In-Library Use<\/a><\/strong>
\n HERITAGE QUEST ONLINE–Remote Access<\/a><\/strong>
\nIncludes all of the images and extensive indexing from the 1790 – 1930 U.S. federal censuses
\nOffers more than 22,000 digitized book titles, including early family histories and local histories<\/p>\n

INFORME! EN ESPANOL<\/a><\/strong>
\nRecommended for: Spanish Language Resources. Una colecci?n de revistas hisp?nicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnolog?a, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.<\/p>\n

INFOTRAC JUNIOR EDITION<\/a><\/strong>
\nAccess 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 mores<\/p>\n

INFOTRAC NEWSSTAND<\/a><\/strong>
\nA collection of more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading title from around the world<\/p>\n

INFOTRAC STUDENT EDITION<\/a><\/strong>
\nAccess to 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<\/p>\n

JOB AND CAREER ACCELERATOR<\/a><\/strong>
\nEasy-to-use online application combining everything you need for a successful job search<\/p>\n

KIDS INFOBITS<\/a><\/strong>
\nDatabase developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5
\nCovers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more<\/p>\n

LANSING STATE JOURNAL<\/a><\/strong>
\nCoverage (2002-Present) for the newspaper from the state capital of Michigan<\/p>\n

LEARNINGEXPRESS LIBRARY<\/a><\/strong>
\nCompletely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass<\/p>\n

LEGAL FORMS LIBRARY<\/a><\/strong>
\nCopies of actual forms and documents to help users with legal needs
\nFor business, personal or litigation purposes<\/p>\n

LEGALTRAC<\/a><\/strong>
\nIndexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals
\nLaw-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles<\/p>\n

LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER<\/a><\/strong>
\nProvides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline<\/p>\n

THE MAKING OF MODERN MICHIGAN<\/a><\/strong>
\nMichigan’s unique heritage is represented through photographs, family papers, oral histories, genealogical materials and much more from local history collections around the state<\/p>\n

MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTION<\/a><\/strong>
\nA user-friendly directory for Macomb County school personnel to help link students and their families with community services<\/p>\n

MEDLINEPLUS (free version)<\/a><\/strong>
\nCovers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
\nFrom the National Library of Medicine<\/p>\n

MeLCAT<\/a><\/strong>
\nA catalog of materials available through Michigan libraries
\nPatrons of participating libraries can order items from other statewide participating libraries and have them delivered to their local library branch<\/p>\n

MICHIGAN AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS<\/a><\/strong>
\nA searchable database of Michigan authors and illustrators
\nProvides biographical and contact information<\/p>\n

MICHIGANA (SABIN COLLECTION): SOURCES IN U.S. HISTORY ONLINE<\/a><\/strong>
\nDigital archive that documents state history including: personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises and children’s books<\/p>\n

NEW YORK TIMES<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe daily newspaper New York Times 1995-present.<\/p>\n

NOVELIST K-8 PLUS<\/a><\/strong>
\nFind just the right book by subject, age, awards won, Lexile Reading levels, Common Core standards<\/p>\n

NURSING RESOURCE CENTER<\/a><\/strong>
\nDisease and drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts<\/p>\n

OAISTER (free version)<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis catalog of digitized materials includes books, articles and multimedia, representing multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,000 contributors worldwide<\/p>\n

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT<\/a><\/strong>
\nFeatures contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues<\/p>\n

OVERDRIVE<\/a><\/strong>
\nOverdrive is a downloadable media shared collection, which includes audiobooks, video and music
\nNow you can browse and download titles from the comfort of your home- 24\/7! Check out, download, and enjoy!<\/p>\n

SIRS DISCOVERER DELUXE<\/a><\/strong>
\nRecommended for: K-9. A children’s database of articles, books, video, audio on all topics
\nAll full text<\/p>\n

SIRS RENAISSANCE<\/a><\/strong>
\nArchitecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts
\nFull text<\/p>\n

SLC DIGITAL MEDIA ARCHIVE<\/a><\/strong>
\nHistorical and genealogical materials in digital form
\nOld pictures, maps, and documents from Macomb County, Troy, and Harper Woods<\/p>\n

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER<\/a><\/strong>
\nLearn how to start, finance or manage your small business
\nIncludes sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites<\/p>\n

TAX FORMS MICHIGAN STATE<\/a><\/strong>
\nLink to the Michigan Electronic Library tax forms page<\/p>\n

TAX FORMS USA FEDERAL<\/a><\/strong>
\nLink to IRS.GOV<\/p>\n

TURFGRASS INFORMATION FILE (TGIF)<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis combined collection is recognized as the most extensive public collection of turfgrass material in existence<\/p>\n

WORKFORCE SKILLS FOR 21st CENTURY SUCESS<\/a><\/strong>
\nIncludes workplace writing, communication and math skills; job search assistance including resume writing, interviewing and more<\/p>\n

WORLDBOOK KIDS<\/a><\/strong>
\nContains Arts, History and Government, People, Places, Plants and Animals, Science and Mathematics, Sports and Hobbies, and World Religions<\/p>\n

WORLDCAT (free version)<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe world’s largest online catalog of books and magazines
\nIncludes a description of the item and which libraries own the item<\/p>\n

ZINIO (Digital Magazines)<\/a><\/strong>
\nZinio for libraries, the world’s largest newsstand, offers full-color, interactive digital magazines
\nBrowse from your library’s collection of popular titles with no holds, no checkout periods, and no limit to the number of magazines you can downl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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