A-Z listing of databases
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| Academic OneFile | Find articles from many peer-reviewed journals in science, social science, and the arts for in-depth, scholarly research. Transcripts and audio from National Public Radio (NPR) programs and full text of the New York Times are also available. |
| Access Science | Articles, biographies, definitions, images, and more from the online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Also offers research updates plus the latest news from Science News and Science Central videos. For High School-Adults. |
| Ancestry Library Edition | Discover more about your family history by searcing a wide array of sources, including census reports, birth & death records, and immigration records. Fill in what you already know with newspaper articles, yearbook photos, and much more. (Available only at your local branch library.) |
| Ann Arbor Architecture Archive | Learn the history of the buildings around us with this gallery of images and text about Ann Arbor's historic structures. Includes the full text of Historic Buildings, Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Marjorie Reade and Susan Wineberg. |
| Ann Arbor Cooks | Online collection of heirloom recipes and cookbooks from Ann Arbor area community organizations, churches and businesses. Browse or search recipes, or view cookbooks in their entirety. Includes access to Repast, the acclaimed culinary history magazine. |
| Ann Arbor News | Full-text beginning July 2003. The Ann Arbor News serves Wastenaw County and parts of Livingston, Lenawee and Wayne Counties, Michigan. |
| Ann Arbor Police Department History | An online exhibit of the history of the Ann Arbor police department. Includes full-text of True Crimes and the History of the AAPD, The History of the Outdoor Range and hundreds of photographs and images of memorabilia collected by the department since 1847. | AP Images | Search for two million political and cultural images and thousands of audio files dating back 160 years, and AP articles dating back to 1997. Includes graphics, charts, tables, maps, logos, and timelines, plus a section of 200 "how-to" home improvement projects. |
| Biography & Genealogy Master Index | Research important people with the help of this index to the major biographical resources being published today and over the last 40 years. |
| Biography Resource Center | Get different biographies both long and short of important figures both past and present. Also find news articles related to people to place their lives within context. |
| BookLetters | Decide what you will read next with book reviews and notes on the newest releases. Subscribe to newsletters to arrive in your email or via RSS to keep you up-to-date on the newest library materials. Includes lists of the latest bestsellers and the winners of over 50 awards to help you pick your next book. |
| Brainfuse | Get help with homework or get ahead of the curve with this online tutoring service. Live tutors are available from 2-11pm everyday to teach students in the subject areas of math, English, science, and social studies. You can even submit papers for comments before they get turned in for grades. |
| Business and Company Resource Center | Find detailed information on company and industry news with this research tool integrating brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories and periodicals. |
| Chilton Auto Repair | Complete text of Chilton auto repair manuals going back to 1945. Manuals include step-by-step repair instructions, maintenance schedules, and diagrams. |
| Computer Database | Find technology articles, including telecommunications, computer software and hardware, business and industry, and consumer advice on technological products. |
| CultureGrams | More than 200 country reports that offer an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's peoples. Also includes photos, slide shows, and videos along with audio recordings and recipes. Organized into World Edition, Kids Edition covering 82 countries, U.S. States Edition, and Canadian Provinces Edition. The Flag Gallery offers both printable color or outline view of each flag. For K-12. |
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| Downtown A2 Historical Street Exhibit Program | Tour the permanent sidewalk exhibits at sixteen landmark sites throughout downtown Ann Arbor. Includes full-text and keyword access to an image database of hundreds of images from each location. |
| Educator's Reference Complete | Teachers, administrators, and education students can find articles, reports from the US Department of Education and reference material in this database. |
| Electronic Collections Online (ECO) | Find articles in scholarly journals covering science, technology, business, and social science. See related results from your search in other OCLC databases like WorldCat. |
| eLibrary Elementary | Articles from magazines, books, and newspapers. Also provides pictures, maps, video, audio as well as transcripts of TV and radio shows. Find information by using Search with keyword and/or Boolean options or Topics which uses a topic tree. For Grades K-6. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science, and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. |
| FirstSearch | Search across several databases, including WorldCat and WilsonSelectPlus, to find library catalog records, journal articles, or ebooks. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Search encyclopedias and other reference sources in medicine, science, multicultural studies, and more. Search across all sources or narrow your search to just one ebook.. |
| General Business File | Find millions of articles on business and finance for analyzing company performance, industry events, and the latest in management, economics and politics. |
| General OneFile | Find full-text articles from magazines, including Consumer Reports, newspapers, and peer-reviewed journals. |
| General Reference Center Gold | Full-text access to hundreds of general interest magazines, business and academic journals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper articles. |
| GPO Monthly Catalog | From the Government Printing Office (GPO), this database contains records of reports, studies, fact sheets, maps, handbooks, conference proceedings, etc., issued by all U.S. federal government agencies, including the U.S. Congress. Also included are records of all of the Senate and House hearings on private and public bills and laws. |
| Grand Rapids Press | Full-text beginning December 1997. The Grand Rapids Press serves all of Ken and Ottawa Counties, Michigan. |
| Grove Dictionary of Art | Articles on artists, art styles, periods, and techniques. Includes entire texts of the 34-volume Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.. |
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| Health and Wellness Resource Center | Full-text access to journals, pamphlets, and the complete text of the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Also includes access to Harvard Health Publications, information on alternative medicine, drugs, and herbal remedies. |
| HeritageQuest | Includes all of the images from the 1790-1930 U.S. federal censuses and more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more. |
| History Resource Center: World | Comprehensive collection of full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, primary sources, images, and maps. World history curricula are supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles, and more than 110 journals. |
| History Resource Center: U.S. | Access to over 4,000 primary documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 100 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. Also includes the entire "American Journey Online" series. |
| Infotrac Junior Edition | Articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books. Subject, keyword, and advanced search options available. Cross-searchable with other databases. For Grades 5-9. |
| Infotrac Kid's Edition | Articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books. Enter keywords or click on pictured subject category. For Grades K-6. |
| Infotrac Student Edition | Articles from magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books. Great for current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. Historical images and maps included. Cross-searchable with other databases including eBooks. For High School. |
| Infotrac Newspapers | Full text of Grand Rapids Press and 120 others. |
| Kids InfoBits | Articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books. Covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, states (click on Geography), history, sports, and more. Enter keywords or click on pictured subject category. For Grades K-6. |
| LearningExpressLibrary.com | Take practice exams and tutorials for the SAT, ACT, and other college entrance exams, civil service, TOEFL, and AP exams - and more. Registration required. |
| LegalTrac | Index and full-text access to major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals. |
| Literature Resource Center | Criticisms, summaries, and reviews of literary works along with biographies of authors. |
| Making of Ann Arbor | Discover the history of Ann Arbor through full-text access to several books and several image collections. Includes a collection of postcards, historic buildings, advertisements, and maps of early Ann Arbor. |
| MEDLINE | Full-text access to millions of articles from thousands of journals dating back to 1950. Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry, nursing, and veterinary medicine. |
| Michigan Legal Forms | Find thousands of free legal forms--official, state-specific, federal, business, personal, real estate, and more--covering dozens of legal subjects and issues, including bankruptcy, divorce, Power of Attorney, and wills. Includes an attorney directory. |
| Michigan Newspapers | Full-text of four Michigan newspapers. The Detroit News from 1999, with statewide news coverage. The Lansing State Journal from 1999 covering Michigan state politics and Ingham County, Michigan. The Grand Rapids Press from 2000 covering Kent and Ottawa Counties, Michigan. The Ann Arbor News from 2003 covering Washtenaw County and parts of Livingston, Lenawee and Wayne Counties, Michigan. |
| Morningstar | One-stop shopping for investment information and education, including fund and stock recommendations, up-to-date information on returns, Morningstar ratings, and information on investment indexes and groups. |
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| New York Times (1995-current) | Full-text of America's "paper of record." View articles in several formats including whole-page images with photos and headlines. |
| New York Times Historical (1851-2001) | Full-text, article and page images provide the historical context for major events throughout American history. |
| NoveList | Find your next work of fiction with reviews, award-winner lists, and recommendations. Includes breakdowns by age and genre. |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center | Articles with pro and con viewpoint. Also provides primary source documents, magazine and newspaper articles, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, federal agency and special interest group profiles, reviewed web sites, and podcasts. |
| Oxford English Dictionary | The Oxford English Dictionary is a historical dictionary providing the meaning, etymology, pronunciation, and usage for over half a million words from across the English-speaking world. |
| pictureAnnArbor | An online photo collection of Ann Arbor past and present. Search for images of Ann Arbor and add some of your own. |
| ReferenceUSA | Find phone numbers and addresses of people, businesses, and doctors and dentists. |
| Sirs Discoverer | A one-stop research tool for kids grades 1-9 offering keyword and subject access to thousands of articles of current interest, selected for educational content and level of readability. Includes photographs, maps, country facts, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. |
| Tumblebooks Library | Designed as enrichment to students who read independently. Animated picture books for children to read or listen to. Includes some books in French and Spanish. Older readers can enjoy classics like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. For Preschool-Grade 6. |
| Value Line | Find extensive financial and statistical data from independent analysts. Includes the Value Line Investment Survey, featuring advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 97 industries. Includes recent news and analysis, plus educational tools and information on building an investment portfolio. |
| What Do I Read Next? | Get suggestions on your next read by searching author, title, or genre. Find what might be your next favorite book based on what you already like. |
| WilsonSelect Plus | Find full-text articles in trade magazines, professional publications, and academic journals. See related search results in other OCLC databases like WorldCat. |
| World Almanac | A basic reference tool covering a variety of topics, including facts, statistics, American life, biographies, sports, economics, and nations of the world. |
| World Book Encyclopedia Online | Articles from the print World Book Encyclopedia plus links to reviewed websites. Keyword or Boolean search available along with browse options. |
| World Book Kids | Search or browse the World Book's collection of articles written just for kids. Perfect for quick facts, with each article linked to a corresponding longer one in the World Book Encyclopedia Online if you want more information. For Grades K-3. |
| WorldCat | Search the combined catalogs of 60,000 libraries worldwide. Search results are grouped by format - find books, movies, internet sites, archival material and more. |
