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Category: General Resources

General Resources Databases

Designed for academic institutions. Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Coverage on a wide range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full text resources for STEM research. Social sciences and the humanities also covered.

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New York TimesPDL Database

NOTE: Access to this service has been restored. (Dec 5, 2024)

Our All Access NYT digital subscription provides NYTimes.com content from any computer or device after you create an account. This includes access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.  Unlimited access will be available within the library. From home, you will need to start from here to get a Redeem code that will provide access for a 24 hour period. There will be no limit to how many codes you can use, so you can keep coming back to get more content.

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Arts, biography, business, current events, geography and culture, health, history and social science, science and math. Pulls content from more than 25 resources with one search.

Scholastic GO!PDL Database
One link, five hundred thousand resources for homework help. Includes nonfiction texts, Newspapers, Videos, Maps to help your student excel in their homework assignments.
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Masterfile CompleteMEL Database

Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.

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Michigan eLibraryMEL Database

The State of Michigan supplies over fifty resources to further academic and career growth, only some of which we feature on our website. If you can’t find information in the PDL databases, check out the Michigan eLibrary for resources on education, medicine, business, and history, among other topics. Michigan eLibrary is available anywhere in Michigan.