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Category: General Resource

General Resource Databases
MEL Database

Academic Search Complete

Designed for academic institutions. Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Coverage on a wide range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full text resources for STEM research. Social sciences and the humanities also covered.

Availability

Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research General Resource Journal
MEL Database

Explora for Public Libraries

Arts, biography, business, current events, geography and culture, health, history and social science, science and math. Pulls content from more than 25 resources with one search.

Availability

Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research Art Biography General Resource Health, Nursing, and Medicine History and Countries Homework Journal News and Current Events
MEL Database

Masterfile Complete

Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.

Availability

Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research General Resource Homework Journal
MEL Database

Michigan eLibrary

The State of Michigan supplies nearly 100 resources to further academic and career growth, only some of which we feature on our website. If you can’t find information in the PDL databases, check out the Michigan eLibrary for resources on education, medicine, business, and history, among other topics. Michigan eLibrary is available anywhere in Michigan.

Availability

Anywhere in Michigan or with a library card

Academic Research Art Authors, Literature, and Reading Biography Consumer Help: Healthcare, Taxes, and More Do It Yourself General Resource Health, Nursing, and Medicine History and Countries Homework Jobs and Career Journal Law Librarian-Recommended Free Resource News and Current Events Tests, Training, and School Applications
PDL Database

New York Times

Our All Access NYT digital subscription provides NYTimes.com content from any computer or device after you create an account. This includes access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.  Unlimited access will be available within the library. From home, you will need to start from here to get a Redeem code that will provide access for a 24 hour period. There will be no limit to how many codes you can use, so you can keep coming back to get more content.

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Availability

Available anywhere

PDL Recommended General Resource News and Current Events