Articles & Databases by Subject
indicates databases/articles brought to you by Michigan eLibrary(MeL).
Arts & Humanities
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Peer-reviewed articles for STEM research, social sciences, and humanities.
Covers fine, decorative, and commercial art, as well as architecture and architectural design. Strong international coverage, detailed indexing, and thousands of images.
Associates Program Source (EBSCO)
Articles for subject areas most relevant to two-year college
Biography Reference Center (EBSCO)
Access to the most popular and heavily researched biographies, including those in Biography Today and Biography.
Access to a wide range of reference and scholarly essays, videos, classic works and a student-friendly guide to writing about literature.
eBooks Academic Collection (EBSCO)
Provides eBooks representing a broad range of academic subjects.
eBooks Public Library Collection (EBSCO)
General reference collection for adults and kids, ranging from self-help and fitness to cooking and personal finance.
Encyclopedia, dictionary, comprehensive articles and research tools. Trusted information with balanced, global perspectives and insights.
Offers a wide range of literary, scholarly, and creative thought; ideal for any aspect of the humanities.
Multidisciplinary view of the study of Jewish civilization from its historical origins to the present.
Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Includes plot summaries, criticism, reviews, poems, short stories, novels, and author interviews.
Extensive reader’s advisory services including read-alike titles, series, and authors as well as professional reviews, reader reviews, articles, lists, genre overviews, discussion guides, and more.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO)
Access to classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies, and essays.
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO)
Presents multiple sides of an issue. Helps students develop arguments and essays, understand controversial issues, and develop analytic thinking skills.
Automotive Repair
Service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. Includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins, and recalls.
Detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines.
Books & Authors
Access to a wide range of reference and scholarly essays, videos, classic works and a student-friendly guide to writing about literature.
Over 1,000,000 Â full-text books for viewing in your web browser. Books cover a broad range of academic subjects.
eBooks Academic Collection (EBSCO)
Provides eBooks representing a broad range of academic subjects.
Coverage that aligns with school curricula. Includes teacher resources and titles that align with Common Core Curriculum Standards.
eBooks Public Library Collection (EBSCO)
General reference collection for adults and kids, ranging from self-help and fitness to cooking and personal finance.
Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Includes plot summaries, criticism, reviews, poems, short stories, novels, and author interviews.
MCC Books and More/Online Catalog
Search the entire library’s book collection! Search by title, author, ISBN and more.
Michigan Authors & Illustrators
Searchable database of Michigan authors and illustrators. Biographical and contact information.
Extensive reader’s advisory services including read-alike titles, series, and authors as well as professional reviews, reader reviews, articles, lists, genre overviews, discussion guides, and more.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO)
Access to classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies, and essays.
Business & Economics
Detailed information on 30 million businesses and executives and 200 million residents, including new movers/homeowners, healthcare professionals, jobs, background/criminal checks and email marketing.
Business Book Summaries (EBSCO)
Comprehensive summaries of a wide range of books, including biographies, change management, communication, entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, and more.
eBooks Business Collection (EBSCO)
A key resource for academic and business-school libraries.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source (EBSCO)
The latest insights on entrepreneurship and small business topics from business journals, reference books, case studies, and company profiles.
Provides users with access to U.S. demographic data. Ideal for small business and economic development.
Authoritative database for current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.
Subjects include business, health, fashion, sports, and personal finance.
Coverage from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. TV and radio transcripts are also included. Primary full-coverage newspapers are The Washington Postand USA Today.
Political Science Complete (EBSCO)
Covers political topics with a worldwide focus. Designed for students, researchers, and government institutions.
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Provides coverage from regional business publications for the U.S. and Canada.
Small Business Reference Center (EBSCO)
Offers coverage of small business topics from reference books and business videos. Includes help and advice sections and how to create business plans.
Computers & Technology
Applied Science & Technology Source (EBSCO)
Covers the full spectrum of applied sciences and computing from acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear engineering.
Offers 90+ courses on topics like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Computer Basics, Internet Basics, and MS Office Products.
Vocational Studies Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly content most relevant to vocational programs. Wide range of subjects covered including counseling, biotechnology, cosmetology, fashion design, forensics, graphic arts, health information technology, law enforcement, and veterinary assistant.
Education
Coverage that aligns with school curricula. Includes teacher resources and titles that align with Common Core Curriculum Standards.
Scholarly research and information for education students, professionals, and policy makers, covering all levels of education and educational specialties.
An essential tool for education research, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education.
Professional Development (EBSCO)
Specialized database for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers.
Genealogy & Biography
Biography Reference Center (EBSCO)
Access to the most popular and heavily researched biographies, including those in Biography Today and Biography.
Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.
Government, Politics and Law
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Peer-reviewed articles for STEM research, social sciences, and humanities.
Associates Program Source (EBSCO)
Articles for subject areas most relevant to two-year college programs, including biotechnology, graphic arts, criminal justice, and veterinary assisting.
Detailed information on 30 million businesses and executives and 200 million residents, including new movers/homeowners, healthcare professionals, jobs, background/criminal checks and email marketing.
Information on the history, government, economy, geography, and military for 267 world entities. Reference tab includes detailed world maps, time zones and flags.
The U.S. Government's open data, covering agriculture, climate, education, finance, health, manufacturing, public safety, scientific research and more.
eBooks Academic Collection (EBSCO)
Provides eBooks representing a broad range of academic subjects.
Provides users with access to U.S. demographic data. Ideal for small business and economic development.
Legal Information Reference Center (EBSCO)
Exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, thousands of legal forms, and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide range of legal issues.
Authoritative database for current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.
Coverage from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. TV and radio transcripts are also included. Primary full-coverage newspapers are The Washington Postand USA Today.
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO)
Presents multiple sides of an issue. Helps students develop arguments and essays, understand controversial issues, and develop analytic thinking skills.
Political Science Complete (EBSCO)
Covers political topics with a worldwide focus. Designed for students, researchers, and government institutions.
Health & Medicine
Offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic, complementary, and integrated medicine.
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Covers all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to holistic health.
Consumer Health Information (EBSCO)
Detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions, featuring graphics, illustrations, and links to online information. Available in 17 languages.
Explore 12 nursing-focused titles.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
Consumer health information including magazines, reference books, and current health pamphlets.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
Provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals.
Authoritative information from the Institute of Health and the National Library of Medicine. All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
Ovid is the world's leading information search, discovery, and management solution providing professionals in science, medicine, and healthcare with a single online destination for accessing premium journals, books and databases.
Psychology & Behavioral Health Collection (EBSCO)
A broad array of articles in psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines.
Vocational Studies Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly content most relevant to vocational programs. Wide range of subjects covered including counseling, biotechnology, cosmetology, fashion design, forensics, graphic arts, health information technology, law enforcement, and veterinary assistant.
Michigan - Local/State History
Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.
News
Coverage from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. TV and radio transcripts are also included. Primary full-coverage newspapers are The Washington Postand USA Today.
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO)
Presents multiple sides of an issue. Helps students develop arguments and essays, understand controversial issues, and develop analytic thinking skills.
Political Science Complete (EBSCO)
Covers political topics with a worldwide focus. Designed for students, researchers, and government institutions.
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Provides coverage from regional business publications for the U.S. and Canada.
Resources for All Studies
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Peer-reviewed articles for STEM research, social sciences, and humanities.
eBooks Academic Collection (EBSCO)
Provides eBooks representing a broad range of academic subjects.
Encyclopedia, dictionary, comprehensive articles and research tools. Trusted information with balanced, global perspectives and insights.
Offers a wide range of literary, scholarly, and creative thought; ideal for any aspect of the humanities.
Subjects include business, health, fashion, sports, and personal finance.
Coverage from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. TV and radio transcripts are also included. Primary full-coverage newspapers are The Washington Post and USA Today.
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO)
Presents multiple sides of an issue. Helps students develop arguments and essays, understand controversial issues, and develop analytic thinking skills.
Political Science Complete (EBSCO)
Covers political topics with a worldwide focus. Designed for students, researchers, and government institutions.
Easy-to-use, comprehensive source for general research. Includes the arts, business, health and medicine, literature and language, science and technology and the social sciences.
SAGE Knowledge is home to an expansive range of SAGE eBook and eReference content alongside SAGE Video, containing over 4,600 titles.
Science & Technology
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Peer-reviewed articles for STEM research, social sciences, and humanities.
Contains records from the USDA’s National Agriculture Library and millions of citations for the field of agriculture.
Applied Science & Technology Source (EBSCO)
Covers the full spectrum of applied sciences and computing from acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear engineering.
Offers 90+ courses on topics like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Computer Basics, Internet Basics, and MS Office Products.
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Covers all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to holistic health.
Covers agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
Provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals.
Open-access publisher dedicated to improving research communication in biology and medicine. Specialized information on genetics and disease pathogens.
Social Sciences
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Peer-reviewed articles for STEM research, social sciences, and humanities.
Extensive content pertaining to the countries and people of the Caribbean.
Central & Eastern European Academic Source (EBSCO)
Multidisciplinary/multilingual resource covering a variety of subject areas including history, business, and law.
eBooks Academic Collection (EBSCO)
Provides eBooks representing a broad range of academic subjects
Multidisciplinary view of the study of Jewish civilization from its historical origins to the present.
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO)
Presents multiple sides of an issue. Helps students develop arguments and essays, understand controversial issues, and develop analytic thinking skills.
Political Science Complete (EBSCO)
Covers political topics with a worldwide focus. Designed for students, researchers, and government institutions.
Psychology & Behavioral Health Collection (EBSCO)
A broad array of articles in psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines.
Spanish Language Resources
Spanish-language database covering a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. Daily updates from newspapers in 10 Latin American countries.
World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Spanish-language general reference, covering topics in all subject areas. Maps, flags, tables, and fact boxes; dozens of hands-on activities.
Test Preparation & Interactive Practice Exams
Offers 90+ courses on topics like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Computer Basics, Internet Basics, and MS Office Products.
Test Prep/Jobs/Careers. Seven interactive learning centers of academic, licensing and certification practice tests. Testing for basic math and reading. Skills building tools.