Research Databases

Ancestry Library Edition

Includes searchable census, vital, and military records. Only available at the library.

AtoZdatabases.com

Directory and Marketing Databases containing 30 million businesses and 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, job searches and finding friends and relatives.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Citations from biographical dictionaries and "Who's Who" publications.

Biography In Context

Biographies, full-text articles, and images for more than 300,000 people, both current and historic, in all fields of endeavor.

Books & Authors

Expert book reviews, recommendations, author biographies, and more.

Business eBooks

Sample business plans from Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Business Insights: Global

Company profiles, brand information, rankings, news, and investment reports.

ChiltonLibrary.com

Chilton automotive repair information for thousands of models.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

A site produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program that provides free, public access to select digitized pages from historic American newspapers. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Consumer Reports

Search and browse through information about cars, appliances, electronics, home & gardening supplies, products for babies & kids, shopping, health, money, and more.

Dead Fred: Genealogy Photo Archive

Explore user-uploaded historical photographs and search for ancestors by surname.

Demographics Now

Detailed demographic data on more than 23 million businesses and 206 million people plus intereactive mapping tools.

Digital Michigan Newspapers

Searchable database of local newspapers, digitized by the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University.

Digital Public Library of America

Explore digitized primary sources like yearbooks, family bibles, and oral histories from around the country.

EBSCO eBook Collection

Thousands of full-text electronic books covering many topics.

Elephind.com

Cross-search multiple historical newspaper archives at once.

Environment eBooks

Full-text books about animals, science, and the environment, from Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Europeana

Explore digital holdings from archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across Europe

Find A Grave

Crowd-compiled, searchable database of burials and cemeteries from around the world.

Gale Databases

Complete listing of over 60 Gale Research databases.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

References covering major subject areas: Arts, Business, Biography, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Studies, and Technology.

Genealogy Research at the Library of Michigan

Guide to resources available through the Library of Michigan in Lansing, including state census records, naturalization records, and death certificates.

Geni Pro

Build your family tree, research your ancestors and more with Geni. Log into your account inside the library for free access to Geni Pro.

Grolier Online

Includes Encyclopedia Americana Online, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, New Book of Popular Science, Lands and People, and America the Beautiful.

Health & Wellness Resource Center

First place to look for general health information; search by specific diseases and conditions - or browse by topic. Alternative medicine included. - Tutorial

Health eBooks

Reference works on various health topics, from Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Health Reference Center Academic

Professional articles on a wide array of topics.

HeritageQuest Online

Over 25,000 family and local histories, U.S. census records, city directories, and much more.

Infotrac Business Collection

Magazine articles, company profiles, and broker reports.

Infotrac Small Business Collection & Value Line Investments

Infotrac Small Business Collection

Articles of interest with a focus on small business.

Value Line Investment Survey

Research stocks, mutual funds and other securities or go directly to "Lookup Company Reports"

LearningExpress Library

Comprehensive, interactive collection of practice tests and courses for academic, vocational, certification and licensing needs including practice tests for elementary math and reading.

Literature Resource Center

Literary criticism, author and illustrator biographies, work overviews, and many more.

Mango Languages

Interactive, online language-learning courses in over 70 languages and 17 ESL courses.

MedlinePlus

Information from the National Institutes of Health about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in an easy-to-understand language.

Michigan Activity Pass

Link to the Michigan Activity Pass Access Page.

Michigan Legal Forms

Thousands of customizable online legal documents provided by the Legal Forms Library.

Michigan Legal Help

Legal help for people who would like to handle simple civil legal problems without a lawyer.

Michigana: Sources in U.S. History Online

Michigana: History Online

Provides a core of primary sources in U.S. history documents for the study of Michigan history, including state and regional histories, travel guides, biographies, speeches and more.

Morningstar Investment Research Center

Research on stocks and mutual funds.

MUZZY Online Learning

The MUZZY Online Language Learning System is best suited to children with courses in English, German, Spanish, Italian and French.

New York Times

Full-text articles (1995-Present).

Newsstand

Access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.

NoveList

Guide to fiction including author read-alikes, titles in series, award winners, book discussion guides.

NoveList K-8

Guide that helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection

Articles on all aspects of the Nursing profession - from direct patient-care to health care administration.

Nursing Resource Center

Provides drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results, and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams for nursing students.

Oakland County Historical Resources

Full-text searchable database; original documents, death notices, maps, and photos.

Oakland County Links

Links to both historical materials and extant sources for research, compiled by Oakland County Historical Resources

Oakland Regional Historic Sites

Sponsored by the Rochester-Avon Historical Society, a searchable database of historical sites and addresses in the greater Rochester area.

Opposing Viewpoints

Today's hottest social issues covered in viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines and journal articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files.

Powersearch

Full-text articles from magazines, business and academic journals, newspapers, and reference e-books.

Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

The classic source for locating records to aid in family research is available online via the Ancestory.com wiki. Use the Table of Contents on the main page and then follow the links in each chapter to navigate to various sections.

Remembering Rochester

Blog maintained by the Rochester-Avon Historical Society highlighting stories, people, and places from the Rochester area's past.

Research In Context

Easy to search subject guides, full-text articles, primary sources and multimedia geared towards grades 6-8.

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm

Explore the Museum's collections and newspapers online!

Rochester-Avon Historical Society

"Founded in 1969 to help preserve, collect, and interpret the history of the greater Rochester area for present and future generations."

Science In Context

Detailed coverage of popular subjects from earth science and life science to space, technology, mathematics, and science history and biography.

Seeking Michigan

Search historical and vital records held by the State of Michigan, including an extensive collection of death records from the early 20th century.

Small Business Resource Center

Includes sample business plans, "how to" guides and articles on all aspects of starting, financing and managing a small business

Something About the Author

Something About the Author Online

Information on the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults.

Travel eBook Collection

Travel eBooks

(Gale Virtual Reference Collection) travel guides covering hundreds of national and international destinations.

Turfgrass Information Center

TIC contains the most comprehensive publicly available collection of turfgrass educational materials in the world with over 140,000 records and about 35% linked to the full-text of the item.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Searchable database of the burial sites of registered veterans in the United States.

U.S. History eBooks

Reference resources on topics in U.S. History, from Gale Virtual Reference Library.

U.S. History In Context

Articles, primary documents, and reference works covering the most-studied events in U.S. history.

Value Line Investment Sites

Value Line Investment Survey

Research stocks, mutual funds and other securities or go directly to "Lookup Company Reports"

Value Line Investment Survey

Research stocks, mutual funds and other securities or go directly to "Lookup Company Reports"

World History In Context

Collection of scholarly analysis and award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents.

World Travel eBooks

Encyclopedias and travel books about countries around the world, from Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Worldcat.org

Freely available resource that connects to the collections of over 10,000 libraries.

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