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The Brandon Township Public Library
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can also be accessed at MeL.org with a driver's license number. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Arts and Humanities
Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
Recommended for: Colleges and Universities
CAMIO® - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
A premiere resource of works of art from around the world contributed and described by leading museums. Showcasing a wide range of fine and decorative art, CAMIO provides high-quality art images for education, research and enjoyment. All content is rights-cleared for educational use. Every work in CAMIO is represented by at least one high-resolution image and a description. Many have additional views of the work, sound, video and curatorial notes. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
Recommended for: General Public - All Age Groups
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Includes West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
Recommended for: General Public
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (HSTM)
HSTM integrates four premier tools (Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza and citations from the Wellcome Library) to create an international bibliography for the history of science, technology and medicine. It reflects the influence of these fields on society and culture from prehistory to the present and offers outstanding value for interdisciplinary research. Database records describe journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews and dissertations in all scientific disciplines and related fields. Citations reflect the contents of nearly 9,500 journals.
Recommended for: Colleges and Universities
SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs
Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs is the only online union catalog of auction catalog records in existence. This database provides bibliographic access to auction sales catalogs from all major North American and European auction houses as well as private sales—valuable sources of information on the provenance of art objects and rare books, the history of collection, and contemporary and historical market trends.
Recommended for: General Public, Colleges and Universities
SIRS: Renaissance
Provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts. Full-text articles are selected from more than 1,200 domestic and international publications. Many articles are accompanied by full-color images, including art reproductions, photographs, and illustrations.
Recommended for: High School, College and University
WilsonSelectPlus
All full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
Recommended for: High School, Colleges and Universities
Automobile Repair
ChiltonLibrary.com
ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.
Recommended for: General Public, Auto Mechanics
Books and Authors
BookPage
This monthly online book selection guide recommends what it considers to be the best new releases in almost any genre you can imagine (mystery, romance, science fiction & fantasy, literary fiction, topical nonfiction, biography, cookbook, children's teen, etc.). Use it to keep apprised of the latest bestsellers and hot new discoveries avid readers are sure to discuss.
Recommended for: General Public - All Age Groups
Fantastic Fiction
Over 10000 best selling author bibliographies with all the newest books, covers and descriptions.
Recommended for: General Public, Adults, Teens, Reading Advice
Michigan Authors & Illustrators
A searchable database of Michigan authors and illustrators. Provides biographical and contact information. Indicates whether person will do library presentations.
Recommended for: General Public, Reading Advice
NetLibrary
Over 20,000 eBooks available on all topics. Consider using a keyword search (in the drop-down menu) rather than the default full-text search.
Recommended for: General Public, Reading Advice
NoveList
Helps to find the next best fiction book to read. Search by author, title, series, plots, or even books like the one you just finished. Browse lists of award winners, lists of genres, and lists based on age. Create and save lists of your own favorites. Find book discussion guides and more. This has something for children, young adults, and adults, plus specific information for teachers, and librarians.
Recommended for: General Public, Reading Advice
Online Book Clubs
Discover new books through e-mail for FREE!
Recommended for: General Public, Adults, Teens, Reading Advice
What do I read next?
A database to help you decide what to read next. Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre, title, author and series. Will also make recommendations based upon likes and dislikes.
Recommended for: General Public, Reading Advice
Business and Law
Business and Company Resource Center
Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Recommended for: General Public, Professionals
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Includes West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
Recommended for: General Public, Professionals
General Business File ASAP
All full text. Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
Recommended for: General Public, Professionals
LegalTrac
Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac® is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac® also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
Recommended for:General Public, Professionals
Reference USA
ReferenceUSA contains detailed information on more than 13 million U.S. business; 120 million US households, 683,000 US health care providers, 1 million Canadian business; and 11 million Canadian residents in a module format.
Recommended for: General Public, Professionals
Thomas Register
Most comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more…
Recommended for: General Public
Children and Young Adults
eLibrary Elementary
All full text. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of TV and radio shows.
Recommended for: General Public, K-12
InfoTrac Junior
This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school 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.
Recommended for: General Public, Junior High School Students, Middle School Students
InfoTrac Student Edition
This periodical 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.
Recommended for: General Public, High School Students
Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Recommended for: General Public, K-6 Students
SIRS Discoverer Deluxe
A children's database of articles, books, video, audio on all topics. The interface is appropriate to children and includes reading levels, teacher's help pages, over 3,000 maps, and more.
Recommended for: General Public, K-9 Students
Genealogy and Biography
ArchiveGrid
Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Researchers can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.
Recommended for: Genealogy
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Index only. Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Bibliographic citations only -- no full-text.
Recommended for: Genealogy
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
A large categorized and cross-referenced directory of sites useful for genealogical research, with hundreds of thousands of links.
Recommended for: General Public, Genealogy
Genealogy Research at the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan
This Web page has information about conducting genealogy research and using the Library and Historical Center, as well as links to online research tools you may use from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Recommended for: General Public, Genealogy
HeritageQuest Online
HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images and extensive indexing from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 22,000 digitized book titles, including early family histories and local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records and more. It also includes Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the Freedman’s Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set Private Relief Actions, Memorials and Petitions.
Recommended for: General Public, Genealogy
Michigan Cemetery Sources
The Michigan Cemetery Sources web site represents a compilation of published cemetery transcriptions located at the Library of Michigan and links to Michigan cemetery web sites. This database also identifies the location of over 3,700 cemeteries in Michigan. It is NOT intended to include a list of personal names.
Recommended for: General Public, Genealogy
RootsWeb
The oldest and largest free genealogy site supported by Ancestry.com
Recommended for: General Public, Genealogy
General Reference
ArticleFirst
Index only. OCLC's ArticleFirst contains articles and other items listed on the table of contents pages of journals.
Recommended for: Colleges and Universities
ECO Electronic Collections Online
.Some full text. A collection of scholarly journals in the sciences and social sciences. Includes agriculture, library science,
anthropology, literature,
business, medicine,
economics, philosophy,
education, political science,
fine arts, psychology,
geography, religion,
history, science,
language, social science,
law, technology.
Recommended for: Colleges and Universities
Expanded Academic ASAP with Ingenta
U.S. Government agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of health information.
Recommended for: General Public
General OneFile
Mostly full text. A one-stop 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 sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily.
Recommended for: General Public
General Reference Center Gold
Mostly full text. General Reference Center Gold on InfoTrac Web provides one-stop access to general interest magazines, business periodicals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper articles. Records are available with a combination of indexing, abstracts, image, or full text formats.
Recommended for: General Public
OAlster
This catalog of digitized materials includes books, articles and multimedia, representing multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,000 contributors worldwide.
Recommended for: General Public
StateMaster / NationMaster
Two unique statistical databases which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states (StateMaster) and nations (NationMaster).
Recommended for: General Public
GPO Monthly Catalog
Index only. The GPO Monthly Catalog through OCLC includes thousands 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. This is not full-text.
Recommended for: General Public
WilsonSelect Plus
All full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
Recommended for: High School, College
World Almanacs
Contains full text of Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac for Kids, The World Almanac of the U. S. A., The World Almanac of U. S. Politics.
Recommended for: General Public
WorldCat
The world's largest online catalog of books and magazines. Includes a description of the item and which libraries own the item.
Recommended for: General Public
Center for Disease Control
U.S. Government agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of health information.
Recommended for: General Public
Government Resources
USA.GOV - The U.S. Government Web Portal
This is a great starting place for finding government information.
Federal
Credit Report
A government-mandated web site that allows consumers to get a FREE credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies. You are allowed one report per year from each of these agencies.
Recommended for: General Public
Internal Revenue Service
Web site for the IRS. You can find tax information, forms, and other resources here.
Recommended for: General Public
State of Michigan
State of Michigan's Web site
This is a portal for all State of Michigan government information, agencies, news, etc.
Recommended for: General Public
Census Data for Michigan
Find Census data for the State of Michigan
Recommended for: General Public
Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Your one-stop web site for information about traveling around the State of Michigan including information about carpooling/ridesharing, reporting potholes, getting/renewing your driver's license, etc.
Disability Resources
Find information about employment, education, transportation, programs & services, etc. from the State of Michigan
Recommended for: General Public
Drive - Traffic and Construction Information
Provided by MDOT, you can see current traffic information, construction projects, and more for the entire state. This site also provides live traffic web camera views from the Detroit and Grand Rapids areas.
Recommended for: General Public
Gasoline Corner
A State of Michigan web site for maximizing your gasoline usage.
Recommended for: General Public
GPO Monthly Catalog
Index only. The GPO Monthly Catalog through OCLC includes thousands 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. This is not full-text.
Recommended for: General Public
International Bridge Administration
For travelers between Michigan and Canada, the IBA offers web cams to alert you to current driving conditions at these border crossings. Information about requirements, fees, etc. is also available.
Recommended for: General Public
Lottery
Get results of lottery drawings, a listing of rules, descriptions of the games, and other lottery-related information.
Recommended for: General Public
No Worker Left Behind
A State of Michigan program to assist qualified workers in retraining for high-demand jobs.
Recommended for: General Public
Health and Medicine
Center for Disease Control
U.S. Government agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of health information.
Recommended for: General Public
CINAHL Basic
CINAHL provides indexing for 2,931 journals with 1,000,000 records dating back to 1981, covering nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers indexing to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. Searchable cited references for more than 1,200 journals are also included. Full text material includes 70 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. Contains only limited full text (70 journals).
Recommended for: General Public, Health Professionals
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health
Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes 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. Includes video.
Recommended for: Students, Patients, Health Professionals
Health Reference Center Academic
Provides access to professional and personal health magazines, journals and reference sources.
Recommended for: Students, Patients, Health Professionals
Household Products Database
Learn more about what's in household products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling. Information in the Household Products Database is taken from a variety of publicly available sources, including brand-specific labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) prepared by manufacturers.
Recommended for: General Public
MAGILL'S MEDICAL GUIDE
The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.
Recommended for: Patients, Care Givers
MEDLINE
Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. From the National Library of Medicine.
Recommended for: Patients, Health Professionals
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
Recommended for: General Public
Medscape from WebMD
Free registration is required to access articles. A collection of health related resources provided by WebMD.
Recommended for: General Public
National Institute of Health - Senior Health
This web site for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health.
Recommended for: General Public, Seniors
Senior Health
Contains senior-friendly health and wellness information. This web site includes accessibility features including: large text, a built-in screen reader, and an easy-to-read format.
Recommended for: General Public, Seniors
Tox Town
An graphical introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.
Recommended for: General Public
Science and Technology
Computer Database
Some full text. Computer Database has over 2,687,481 articles from journals,
trade magazines and popular computing magazines
Recommended for: General Public
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Includes the Gale Encyclopedia of Science.
Recommended for: General Public, Professionals
MSU Turfgrass Information Center
Some full text. In the 1960s, the Michigan State University (MSU) Library began to collect printed turfgrass materials. In 1968, the personal collection of the late O.J. Noer, pioneer turf agronomist, was added to the library holdings through the O.J. Noer Foundation. Today, the combined collection is recognized as the most extensive public collection of turfgrass material in existence.
Between 1983 and 1992, the United States Golf Association (USGA) Turfgrass Research Program supported the development of the USGA Turfgrass Information File (TGIF). Using the Noer Collection as a foundation, TGIF was designed to systematically inventory published turf research and make the bibliographic information available via a computerized database.
Recommended for: General Public
Newspapers
New York Times
Search all four newspapers above from one search box.
Recommended for: General Public
Newsbank Michigan Newspapers
Search all four newspapers above from one search box.
Recommended for: General Public
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
A collection of approximately 900 full text newspapers from around the country and the world. Includes the last 12 months of the New York Times and the Grand Rapids Press (1996-current).
Recommended for: General Public
Wyoming Newspaper Project
Discover the stories that formed Wyoming, through the Wyoming Newspaper Project. More than 900,000 newspaper pages have been converted from microfilm to a digital format. You can browse the entire collection or search for newspapers from specified towns or counties, on certain dates, or by a specific title. The text is searchable, including news articles, news briefs, obituaries and other items of interest.
Recommended for: General Public
Test Preparation and Educational Resources
Educator's Reference Complete
Full text. Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.
Recommended for: Educators, Parents
ERIC
Educational Resources Information Center - Mostly full text. Contains annotated 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).
Recommended for: Educators, Parents
LearningExpress Library
Provides a completely 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. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Examples of tests included: GED, SAT, ACT, GRE, U.S. Citizenship, and many more!
Recommended for: General Public
Michigan Educators' Resources
Lesson Plan Information Tied to State Standards.
Recommended for: Educators, Parents
Voting Resources
Elections in Michigan
See which elections are coming up and get related information.
Recommended for: Registered Voters
League of Women Voters
Michigan Voter Power (MVP) is a comprehensive project designed to provide educational and informative resources on elections and voting and increase the get out the vote efforts in Michigan.
Recommended for: Registered Voters
Michigan Voter Information Center
With this resource you can determine if you are registered to vote, find your polling location, contact your local election official, learn to use your voting equipment, and find answers to frequently asked question.
Recommended for: Registered Voters
Maplight.org - Money and Politics: Illuminating the connection
This website connects two databases of public information-- Campaign contributions make to public officials and how those public officials voted on specific pieces of legislation. The U.S. Congress is included as well as California's Congress. Other state Congresses are being added in the future. MAPLight.org operates as a project of TakeBackCA.org, a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Recommended for: General Public, Registered Voters
Michigan Votes!
Michigan's Legislature at your fingertips. Search through this session's legislation, check your legislator's voting record, or even stay updated by email as bills move through the legislature. The MichiganVotes home page searches actions from the the 94th Legislature (2007-2008). To look up earlier bills and votes going back to 2001, use "Advanced searches." Michigan Votes! is provided by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Recommended for: General Public, Registered Voters
Publius.org
Publius.org is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1996 to explore the impact of the Internet on democracy and develop web-based tools to enhance the exchange of ideas and information. Publius began by consolidating election-related web sites to make it easier for voters to find the election information they need.
Recommended for: General Public, Registered Voters
Vote Smart
Michigan's Legislature at your fingertips. Search through this session's legislation, check your legislator's voting record, or even stay updated by email as bills move through the legislature. The MichiganVotes home page searches actions from the the 94th Legislature (2007-2008). To look up earlier bills and votes going back to 2001, use "Advanced searches." Michigan Votes! is provided by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Recommended for: General Public, Registered Voters
