Have professional journals and reference materials available at your fingertips! Resources are from actual printed documents that can be cited in research papers unlike internet resources.
Most resources are available from home and may require a password.
All passwords are listed in the Online Resources Brochure and is available at any of our 16 branches. You can also call your local branch library for more information.
Some resources are only available in our branches.
Resources provided through the Michigan eLibrary with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Novelist - Make booklists, discover other authors, book reviews
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.
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.
Legal Trac - Reviews, journals, newspapers, Federal and State cases
Reference USA - With over 14 Million U.S. Businesses and 89 Million U.S. Residents, ReferenceUSA provides you the power to find and study businesses,locate people, conduct market research, find addresses and phone numbers, search the hidden job market, and much more. ReferenceUSA is updated with millions of changes monthly, so you will get the most accurate information available.
CultureGrams - Information on 50 states, 180 countries, cultural information
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.
Kids InfoBits - Sources for grades K-5, developmentally appropriate
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.
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.
World Book Web - General information across a wide variety of topics. Reading levels 8 years to adult.
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.
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.
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.
Reference USA - With over 14 Million U.S. Businesses and 89 Million U.S. Residents, ReferenceUSA provides you the power to find and study businesses,locate people, conduct market research, find addresses and phone numbers, search the hidden job market, and much more. ReferenceUSA is updated with millions of changes monthly, so you will get the most accurate information available.
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.
Informe - For Spanish-speaking users. Provides indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines.
Newspapers
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.
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.
World Book Web - General information across a wide variety of topics. Reading levels 8 years to adult.
Test Preparation
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.
Most resources are available from home and may require a password. 
Some resources are only available in our branches.
