Magazines & Newspapers
See also our FCL's Magazines & Newspapers and Broadcast and Print Media pages.
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 or your Metro Net subscription username and password for access . Titles marked with a Michigan eLibrary Logo (
) are available courtesy of the Michigan eLibrary (MeL), and may require your Michigan Driver's License number to login from outside the Library. Follow the link to the Database page of the MeL, and scroll down to the database you want to use.
A few databases are available only from within the library, and these are marked with a red arrow (
).
Academic OneFile ( Academic OneFile is the premiere source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources )
ArticleFirst ( An index of articles from the contents pages of journals available via FirstSearch. )
ECO Electronic Collections Online ( A collection of scholarly journals available via FirstSearch. )
FirstSearch ( Connecting you to information in a wide range of subjects in 14 databases. )

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
text formats. )
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. )
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. )
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. )
- NewsBank (Description / Details)
Newsbank includes:
- 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)
WorldCAT ( world's largest online catalog of books and magazines. Includes a description of the item and which libraries own the item. )

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