Research Resources Alphabetically by Name
See Also: Our Free Research Tools page
Titles beginning with: A B–D E–F G H I–L M–N O–Z
Please Note: If you are coming in from the web at home or outside the Library and its subscription modem pool, most titles on this list will require either your Farmington Community Library Card bar code number and the last 4 digits of your home phone number for access, or a Metro Net User Name and Password. A few databases are available only from within the library, and these are marked with a red arrow (
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Some of these research tools are available courtesy of the Michigan eLibrary (MeL),and are so marked with a Michigan eLibrary Logo ( 
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How to Use GaleNet PowerSearch
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GaleNet PowerSearchThis tool enables you to search simultaneously : New York Times, InfoTrac Custom Newspapers, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic, Computer Database, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Business File ASAP, General OneFile, LegalTrac, Junior Edition, Student Edition, Professional Collection, and Gale Virtual Reference Library. |
Academic OneFile ( Academic OneFile is the premiere source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources )- AllData
Auto Repair
( ALLDATA is the leading provider of electronic diagnostic and repair information and services for the automotive service industry, including Manufacturer TSBs and recalls updated daily, OEM wiring diagrams with connector, ground, power distribution and splice locations, Maintenance tables, and automatic repair information updates . ALLDATA requires
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Ancestry Library Edition ( Ancestry Library Edition has a new, simplified search screen and contains the following enhancements not previously available in MeL: Passenger lists from all major U.S. ports including New York, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans;
Naturalization records ranging from 1700 to 1900; Immigration records for more than 100 countriesIncrease of more than 10 million names; an improved viewer for documents. )
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ArchiveGrid ( ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.
Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection. )
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ArticleFirst ( An index of articles from the contents pages of journals available via FirstSearch. )
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index ( 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. )
- Biography Resource Ctr. ( This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to vetted websites. Search for people—both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor—based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
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- BookNook (BookLetters) ( BookNook is a unique Internet tool that integrates Faarmington Community Library's offerings with patron interests by using technology to strengthen patron communication channels. It provides an e-newsletter and set of web pages that lets library users receive book and library news on their computers and immediately connect into the Library's web site, e-resources and catalog.
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- Books and Authors ( Books and Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. Through the use of expertly written and arranged content and a dynamic, cutting edge user interface, Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun!
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- Business & Co. Resource Center ( Mostly full text. 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. )
- Byki ( Byki, short for "Before You Know It," is a rapid learning system employing spaced interval repetition. The Byki learning method takes users through a series of simple steps to memorize words and phrases in a new language, including their meanings and proper pronunciation, in the shortest possible time.
Byki offers over 80 languages/. Library patrons are able to access the Byki Online system from inside or outside of the library, via the web browser on Windows and Mac computers )
- 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. )
- 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. )
- CINAHL Basic ( 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). )
- CollegeSource Online ( A virutal library representing 34,692 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format with 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools. )
- Computer Database ( Some full text. Computer Database has over 2,687,481 articles from journals, trade magazines and popular computing magazines. )
- CultureGrams ( This database provides a profile of the cultures of 182 countries around the world, with in-depth information on 25 categories. The database also includes StateGrams for all the fifty state, and a Kids’ Edition providing a kids’-eye view of 66 countries featuring cultural and geographical information, history, flags, maps and colorful images.
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- Discovering Collection ( A multimedia reference source with information on six core curriculum areas, specifically: geography & cultures, literature, history, personal biography, science & health, plus an extensive searchable multimedia gallery. )
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Electronic Books ( A catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide Via FirstSearch. )
- ECO Electronic Collections Online ( A collection of scholarly journals available via FirstSearch. )
- Educators Reference Complete ( K-12 teachers, administrators and undergraduate or graduate students in education will appreciate the focused and timely resources available within Educator's Reference Complete. This powerful database covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college and includes every educational specialty, such as bilingual studies, health, technology and testing. Also included are resources on issues related to administration, funding and policy in education. With more than 1,100 periodicals that cover a wide variety of subjects and 200 reports from the United States Department of Education, the Educator's Reference Complete is an important tool for today's educator. In addition, Educators Reference Complete is the perfect complement for any library that utilizes the ERIC database, because it provides full-text results for nearly half of the journal titles found in ERIC. )
- eLibrary Elementary ( All full text. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of TV and radio shows. )
- ERIC ( Journal articles and reports in education available via FirstSearch. )
- Expanded Academic ASAP ( Mostly full text. Magazine, newspaper and journal articles appropriate to college and university-level research. )
- Facts on File Portal ( This Reference Portal consists of five searchable
databases: the Science Online database, World News Digest, Issues & Controversies, Issues & Controversies in American History, and Today’s Science. )
- FirstSearch ( Connecting you to information in a wide range of subjects in 14 databases. )
Foundation Directory Online Professional ( The Foundation Center's most comprehensive database of over 100,000 grantmakers and over 1.8 million recent grants awarded by the nation's top funders. Updated Weekly. Available from within the Library only. ) More Information- Foundation Grants to Individuals ( The Foundation Grants to Indivduals provides detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. Foundation Grants to Individuals Online is updated quarterly. Available at the Main Library only. Available at the Main Library only. )
- 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. )
- 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. )
- General Reference Center Gold ( Mostly full text. 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
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- GPO Monthly Catalog ( Index only— This is not full-text. 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. )
- Greenwood Daily Life Online: A Suite of Social History Products ( Daily Life Online focuses on the men and woman history often forgets, but whose everyday lives created the world we know. Perfect for general readers, students of art, history, literature, drama, social studies, anthropology, religion, organized by time period, region, and topic for easy navigation. )
- Greenwood Pop Culture Universe Online ( Greenwood has taken one of the most-loved research assignments in high schools (the "Decades Research" assignment) to an entirely new level with Pop Culture Universe. No longer will students have to fight over single copies of print reference titles to research a specific decade or the everyday events surrounding historical events....Greenwood's Pop Culture Universe database is not only a fun way to learn about the history of some of our favorite people, places, and things, it's also a great way to learn about America's past and the influence that popular culture has had on our world today. While many librarians try to provide a wide variety of resources dealing with the history and culture of America throughout much of the 20th century, few can provide the wealth of resources that this database provides. )
- Grolier Online The main menu at Grolier.com offers direct access to six important online encyclopedic resources:
- America The Beautiful
- Encyclopedia Americana
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Lands And Peoples
- New Book of Knowledge
- New Book of Popular Science
- Health & Wellness Resource Ctr ( with Alternative Health Module) ( Mostly full text. 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., articles from 2,200 general interest publications and links to reputable health Web sites in addition to a broad collection of Thomson Gale reference titles. Includes video. )
- Health Reference Ctr Academic( For Students, Patients, Health Professionals. Mostly full text. Provides access to professional and personal health magazines, journals and reference sources. )
- Heritage of the Printed Book The Heritage of the Printed Book Database is a unique and growing catalog of European printing in the early modern era or “hand-press period” (15th century to the 1830s). This resource integrates descriptive records for major European national, university and research library holdings. It is especially valuable for research in intellectual history, social history and transmission of thought—as well as the history of printing and the history of the book.
- HeritageQuest Online ( Some full text.
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. )
- History of Science, Technology & Medicine ( 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. )
- History Resource Center:—U.S. ( History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes citations from over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index, as well as the entire "American Journey Online" series. )
History Resource Center:—World ( History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronlogic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals.
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Informe! ( An electronic Search tool for popular Hispanic magazines—Full Text. Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. )
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InfoTrac Custom Full-Text Newspapers ( All full text. 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). )
- InfoTrac Junior Edition ( For Middle and Junior High School. Full text. Over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this 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. )
- InfoTrac Student Edition ( For High School. Mostly full text. Over 1,100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this database gives access to a variety of 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. )
- Kids InfoBits ( For K-6. All full text. 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. )
- Learning Express Library ( online learning platform of academic and licensing/certification practice tests, elementary level testing for math and reading. Includes a section that takes users from job assessment to success on the job. A tutorial course series designed to help all learners succeed on the tests they must pass includes immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of practice test results. See these guides for job-specific resources in LearningExpress: Job Search Help Center and Career Road Map. )
- LegalTrac ( Some full text. 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. )
- Literature Resource Center ( An extremely useful source for book club participants as well as students. Allows you to search for author biographies, bibliographies, and full-text criticism of an author's works and literary career. You can search Title to find related critical essays and Authors by Type (which includes options such as Author Ethnicity, Author Nationality, Genre, Theme, and Literary Movement or Time Period.) )
- Litfinder ( Lit Finder is a unique database of full-text poems, stories, essays, speeches, and plays focusing on the humanities and social sciences, and includes biographies and literary criticism. You can search by title or author, or use the subject navigator organized into a hierarchy of groupings, leading from the most general to the most specific )
- MEDLINE ( Some full text. Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. From the National Library of Medicine. )
- Michigan Authors & Illustrators ( A searcheable database of Michigan authors and illustrators. Provides biographical and contact information. Indicates whether person will do library presentations. No log-in required. )
- Morningstar Investment Research Center (3 Simultaneous User Limit)
Where to Invest in 2009 (A Morninstar Publicatiion)
( Morningstar Investment Research Center combines in one convenient database all the stock, fund, industry and ETF information necessary for in-depth research and smart portfolio construction. It is a one-stop-shop for screening and report building tools including extensive help and education materials. Be sure to also check Morningstar's free publication, Where to Invest in 2009. ) - 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. )
- NewsBank (Description / Details)
Newsbank includes:
- Detroit Area News Portal
- A rich, searchable source of news spanning the entire Detroit Metro Area and select statewide news, including the ability to search for Obituaries, Jobs, etc.
- Access World News
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The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources -- all in one easy-to-search database with a world map. Each provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community, as well as a distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Extensive coverage of Michigan newspapers is provided.
A subset, America's Newspapers, consists of electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers—all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded. - America's Obituaries & Death Notices
- This is a very large and comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.
- New York Times (Searchable Full text 1995— ) (Description / Details)
- 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. )
- OAIster ( This catalog of digitized materials includes books, articles and multimedia, representing multidisciplinary resources from more than 1000 contributors worldwide. )
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center ( Designed to aid students in researching both sides of a social issue, while making it simple, fast and rewarding, the Center includes over 60 topics from key reference sources, including full-text articles from over 30 major newspapers and newsmagazines, making researching both sides of an issue simple, fast and rewarding. )
- ReferenceUSA ( ReferenceUSA consists of two databases: a business database and a residential database. The business database provides contact information, contact names, estimated sales, number of employees, SIC and line of business for 12 million U.S. businesses. This is an excellent source for creating custom marketing lists. The residential database contains data on 120 million households. )
- Science Online ( Newly redesigned, the award-winning Science Online (for Grades 6–12) offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, diagrams, illustrations, images, biographies, experiments and activities, and definitions. Invaluable new features include approximately 300 videos, regularly updated science news articles, a feature on the cell as shown through flash animations, hundreds of newly colored diagrams, and much more. )
- SCIPIO: Art & 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. )
- SIRS Discoverer Deluxe ( For K through 9th grade. All full text. 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. )
- SIRS Renaissance ( For High school, College and University. Full text.
Provides dynamic information on 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. )
- Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage ( With Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, you have ready access to some of S&P’s most popular research products including Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook, among others. )
- TumbleBooks
- Turfgrass Information File ( 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. )
- ValueLine Investment Survey (3 Simultaneous User Limit)
( The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. )
- WestLaw (with ResultsPlus) &nbsap;( Includes cases and statutes from Michigan, Federal 6th Circuit and US Supreme Court. Allows for retrieval of Michigan Administrative materials, Michigan law reviews and journals. Westlaw ResultsPlus adds links to on-point analytical aricles from treatises and law reviews. This powerful legal research resource is available only from a dedicated workstations within the Main Library and Farmington Branch. Please see the staff at the Information Desk to arrange for use. Representatives from West Publishing offer free quarterly training sessions. )
- What Do I Read Next? ( Reading Advice. 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. )
- Wilson SelectPlus ( All full text articles in science, humanities, education and business. )
- 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. )
- WorldCAT ( world's largest online catalog of books and magazines. Includes a description of the item and which libraries own the item. )
- World Book Encyclopedia
- World Dissertations and Theses—A searchable database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat.
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