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A to Z Maps Online *New!  60,000+ Maps  -
ABI Inform
 Full text articles from
ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
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Academic OneFile Full text articles from scholarly journals (more about this Database // fact sheet-search help) 1980-Present
Access World News *new
Full text of over 2,800 International and National newspapers
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ACLS History E Book Project Full text-online books of historical importance varies
ACM Digital Library Full text from the Association for Computing Machinery varies
ACS Publications Full text from the American Chemical Society 1879-Present
African American Experience "Full text digital resource exploring the history & culture of African Americans"
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African American Studies Center Full text-The online authority on the African American experience (more about OAASC) -
AGRICOLA Materials relating to agriculture 1970-Present
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality varies
America: History & Life Coverage of life & times in the U.S. & Canada 1964-Present
American History Online Full text biographies, time lines, maps, images & primary documents varies
ASTA science & technology literature 1983-Present
Article 1st indexes 12,500 journals 1990-Present
Art Abstracts Leading art publications 1984-Present
Arts & Humanities Search Citation index of the arts 1980-Present
Bay City Times Full text of Bay City Times Newspaper
9/04-Present
Biological Abstracts
Abstracts from biology journals (10 user limit)
2000-Present
BioDigest Non-tech digests in bioscience 1989-Present
Biography & Genealogy Master Index This index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased.
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Biography Index Guide to biographical info 1984-Present
Biology & Agriculture Leading Bio/Agriculture pubs 1983-Present
Book Review Digest Book Reviews 1983-Present
Books In Print Bowker's Books In Print (includes reviews) varies
Business & Company ASAP Full Text information on companies, markets and industries from business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles. 1980-Present
Business & Company Resource Center Full Text info on company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company & industry articles.
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Business Dateline Regional business 1985-Present
Business Management Management issues and business practices 1995-Present
Business Organizations Business & Industry Orgs Current Year
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CAMIO Catalog of Art Museum Images Online provides high-quality art images for education, research and enjoyment. Content is rights-cleared for educational use. more about this database -
CCH Tax Research Network Full text of federal & state tax code.
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Chilton Library Full text-represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. -
CINAHL Plus with Full Text Full text of over 600,000 articles from more than 560 CINAHL indexed journals 1937-Present
Cochrane Library Full text health care reviews-3 users
1988-Present
Cochrane Library by Topic Browse abstracts by topic (includes web sites) 1988-Present
Computer Database Full text articles covering computer technology 1980-Present
Communication Abstracts Index to communication journals 1977-Present
Contemp Women's Issues Current Women's issues index 1992-Present
CQ Researcher Full text articles on current issues 1991-Present
CQ Weekly 
Full text federal legislation 1983-Present
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index more than 80 full text titles from an index of 240 CJ journals 1981-Present
CultureGrams Full text Country Studies varies
Detroit FreePress article abstracts 1982-Present
Detroit News Full text articles from the News (select before search) 1999-Present
Dictionary of National Biography
Full text-An illustrated collection of more than 56,600 specially written biographies of the men and women from around the world who shaped all aspects of Britain's past -
Disclosure Financial Company Reports 1986-Present
Dissertations Abstracts Index to Dissertations 1861-Present
DOAJ Full text articles from Online only scholary journals varies
ECO Full text requires Adobe pdf 1995-Present
EconLit Index to economic literature 1969-Present
EDGAR-SEC Reports-Internet Company annual reports 1993-Present
Education Abstracts Index to Education articles 1983-Present
Educators Reference Complete 450 full-text academic journals. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.
(more about this database // fact sheet-search help // title list )
1980-Present
ERIC (FirstSearch) Index to education journals 1966-Present
ERIC (CSA) Index to education journals 1966-Present
ERIC (Internet) Journal Articles & reports in education 1966-Present
ERIC_Digests Full text education reports now accessed through ERIC databases 1992-Present
ERIC Documents Full text now accessed through ERIC databases 1993-Present
Expanded Academic ASAP Full text-hum,soc sciences, sci & technology articles 1980-Present
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FirstSearch Database of Databases-some full text varies
FindArcticles/BNET.com
-Internet
Full text articles from Journals & Magazines varies
Gale Power Search Full text from 41 different Gale Databases 1990-Present
Gale Virtual Reference Full text database of encyclopedias (Biology, Medicine, Cancer, Genetics, Small Business, Science, Pop Culture) 1999-2006
GenSciAbs Leading general science journals 1984-Present
General Business File ASAP Full text articles regarding company information 1980-Present
General OneFile
(formally known as InfoTrac)
Full text for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
(more about this database // fact sheet-search help // title list )
1980-Present
General Reference Center Gold Full text to general interest magazines, business periodicals, reference books, maps, & newspaper articles.
(more about this database // fact sheet-search help // title list)
1980-Present
GEOBASE Geography & geology literature 1980-Present
Global Road Warrior *New!
The Ultimate Guide to the World-Country Studies
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Google Scholar Search Zahnow Library for Books & Articles (help)
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GPO U.S. Government Publications via Firstsearch 1976-Present
GPO Access U.S. Govt. publications via the Internet 1994-Present
Grand Rapids Press Full text articles (select before search) 8/1/2000-present
GreenFile database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. some full texthttp://www.greeninfoonline.com/ -
Harpweek Full text issues from the Civil War to the early Gilded Age 1857-1889
Hand Book Press a unique and growing catalog of European printing in the early modern era or “hand-press period” (15th century to 1830) -
Health & Wellness Resource Center Full text articles & health information 1980-Present
Health Reference Center-Academic Full text-academic health related articles (more about this database // fact sheet-search help // title list) 1980-Present
HeritageQuest Online Full text Census data from 1790-1930 & local and family history resources (about HQO // search tips // examples) -
Historical New York Times Full text-Proquest 1851-2004
History E Book Project Full text- books of major importance to historical studies varies
Hoover's Company Records- Use WestLaw Use Westlaw Campus Research Database for Full text- coporate data & industry analysis varies
HSTM (History of Science, Technology & Medicine) an international bibliography for the history of science, technology and medicine -
Humanities Abstracts Index of articles from the humanities 1984-Present
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ICPSR
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The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the World's largest archive of computer readable social sciences data
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IEEE Xplore Full text of all society publications and conference proceedings since 1998. (periodicals list) (more info) 1998-Present
Index to Legal Periodicals Index to legal journals & books varies
Informe! Full text for Spanish Language resources -
InfoTrac Agriculture Collection Full text collection of nearly 200 titles focused on agriculture and related fields. -
InfoTrac Communications and Mass Media Collection Full text colllection of more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field -
InfoTrac Criminal Justice Collection Full text to 150 journals covering CJ & legal topics. -
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Full text collection of U.S. and World newspapers -
InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection Full text social science, history and liberal arts collection-150 journals. 1981-Present
InfoTrac Environmental Studies & Policy Collection Full text collection of nearly 200 journals covering environmental issues & policies -
InfoTrac Fine Arts & Music Collection 100 Full-Text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM. -
InfoTrac Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection Full Text of nearly 50 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscapting, and other areas of horticulture. -
InfoTrac Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues Collection Full Text journals provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture. -
InfoTrac General Science Collection Full Text from over 200 journals to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced math, and nanotechnology -
InfoTrac Home Improvement Collection Full text of nearly 100 home-improvement focused titles -
InfoTrac Information Science & Library Issues Collection Comprised of full text content from nearly 100 leading industry journals -
InfoTrac Insurance & Liability Collection Full text of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of the insurance and liability industry -
InfoTrac Nursing & Allied Health Collection Full text from nearly 400 titles-current and authoritative content useful to both nursing professionals & students -
InfoTrac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection Full text of over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine -
InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals. -
InfoTrac War & Terrorism Collection 100 full text periodicals for studying conflicts and their multiple causes. -
InfoTrac World History Collection 40 full text journals covering both the current thought and events in World History -
InfoTrac Psychology Collection 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals -
InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy Collection Collection provides coverage of different religions & philosophies. 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals -
InfoTrac Small Business Collection 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals for business schools and entrepreneurs -
InfoTrac Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Collection Nearly 500 full-text journals focused on historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field -
InfoTrac U.S. History Collection Over 40 journals that provide balanced coverage on current thought and events in US History -
Joanna Briggs Institute  Full text Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets for nursing and the allied health professions -
JSTOR
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Junior Edition Over 330 full text titles designed for students in junior high and middle school. -
Kid's Edition Full text database for K-12 schools varies
Kid's Infobits Full text for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 varies
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Lansing State Journal Access Pending as of 7.31.09
1999-Present
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Theoretical and applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, speech therapy 1973-Present
Learning Express Library Test prep web site (SAT,ASVAB,EMS...) (must create a login and password to use) varies
LegalTrac Full text law reviews and articles 1980-2004
Library Literature Index to librarianship materials 1980-Present
LISTA Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts 1980-Present
Literature Online Full text from over 120 literature journals varies
Maps from Newsbank Maps of the World! ????
MathSciNet Full text article reviews 1940-Present
MEDLINE Abstracts from medical journals 1965-Present
MediaMark Full text (must register for free account & use SVSU email) 2003
MEDLINE-Internet Medline's Internet version 1950's-Present
Mental Measurements Yearbook
(4 simultaneous users)
Full text reviews of tests from the Mental Measurements Yearbook varies
Michigan Authors Search for brief biographical info about MI authors ????
Michigan County Histories Full text of county histories and atlases 1866-1926
Michigan Sources (Newspapers)

Full text of MI newspapers & sources
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Midland Daily News
Full text of Midland Daily News
6/02-Present
Military & Intelligence Database Full text from of over 400 journals covering the past and current state of military affairs. -
MLA Modern Language Association index 1923-Present
MLA  (Chadwyck) 
Modern Language Association index
1884-Present
MLA Directory of Periodicals Info about Periodicals indexed in MLA -
Monthly Catalog-Internet Index to U.S. govt docs 1994-Present
National Clearinghouse on
Child Abuse
Citations to articles, books, reports and other documents related to child abuse and neglect ????
NCJRS Abstracts Search abstracts from publications/reports from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Web Site -
NetLibrary Online E-books varies
Newsbank-
Access World News

Full text of over 2,800 international & National Newspapers
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Newsbank-
America's News Magazines
           
Full text of 29 popular magazines varies
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Bay City Times
      
Full text of the Bay City Times
2004-Present
Newsbank-
Major Metro Newspapers

Full text of 20 major U.S. Metro Newspaers varies
Newsbank-
Michigan Sources
F ull text of 39 Michigan Newspapers & Sources
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Newsbank-
Midland Daily News

 
Full text of Midland Daily News
6/02-Present
Newsbank-NewsFile
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Newsbank-U.S. Newspapers
 newspaper & newswire articles 1992-Present
Newsbank-Maps Maps of the World! ????
Newsbank-
Saginaw News

Full text of Saginaw News
11/98-Present
Newsbank-
U.S. Newspapers

Full text of over 1,300 U.S. newspapers
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Newspapers (National) Index and abstracts to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today varies
New York Review of Books Full Text Books reviews -
New York Times-Current Full text-InfoTrac (current year and back to 1995) 1995-Present
New York Times-Historical Full text-Proquest 1851-2004
NoveList find the next best fiction book to read (more about this database) // (search tips & features) -
Nursing Journals-Internet Full text Nursing e-journal articles 1996-Present
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Opposing Viewpoints Full Text essays on various issues/topics varies
OT BibSys
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Occupational Therapy Index varies
Oxford African American Studies Center Full text-The online authority on the African American experience (more about OAASC) -
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Full text-An illustrated collection of more than 56,600 specially written biographies of the men and women from around the world who shaped all aspects of Britain's past
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Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Full text-The accepted authority on the evolution of the English Language (more about the OED) -
Papers First Index of conference papers 1993-Present
Periodical Abstracts Multi-subject periodicals index available via ProQuest Research Library 1987-Present
Philosopher's Index Covers philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, logic, aesthetics 1940-Present
PILOTS Post-Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events 1871-Present
Plunkett Research Full Text Industry statistics, trends, analysis of top companies   -
Population Index-Internet Population Studies research 1986-2000
Proceedings Conference proceedings index 1993-Present
Project Muse Full text-Humanities 1994-Present
ProQuest Full text search multiple ProQuest Databases 1971-Present
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health 
Full text articles, research from Nursing & health related periodicals. Includes Joanna Briggs Inst.
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PsycArticles (CSA) Full text of nearly 50 top psychology publications -
PsycFirst available through PsycINFO current year & past 3 years
PsycINFO (CSA) Summaries from journals, books, etc from Psyc & related fields (more about PsycINFO) (journal title list) (help guide) -
PsycJournals Full text artilces from top psychology and related publications (600+ journal title list-400+full text) -
Reader's Guide Abstracts Popular magazine abstracts 1983-Present
Research Library Full text articles from multi-subject periodicals (ProQuest) 1971-Present
Resources for College Libraries (RCLWeb)
As the premier core list for academic libraries, RCL is the result of a unique collaboration between Choice, a publishing division of ACRL, and bibliographic authority Bowker. RCL is considered the long-awaited successor to the third edition of Books for College Libraries, published in 1988.
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RILM-Music Abstracts Abstracts from Music Literature 1967-Present
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
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Routledge Reference Resources Full text reference resources covering international politics and realations -
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Saginaw News Full Text of Saginaw News 11/98-Present
Science Direct
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SciFinder
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SCIPIO: Art & Rare Book Database Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs -
SGPL obituary database Index to Saginaw Obituaries 1800's-Present
SIRS Discoverer Recommended for: K-9. All full text. A children's database of articles, books, video, audio on all topics -
SIRS Renaissancevia MEL Recommended for: High school, College and University. Multi topic database of full text -
SIRS Researcher Social Science research index 1988-Present
SMART Imagebase Scientific & Medical ART images and animations -
SocialSciAbstracts Abstracts to articles in the social sciences 1983-Present
Social Services Abstracts Abstracts covering social work, social welfare, etc... 1980-Present
Sociological Abstracts Abstracts on all aspects of sociology 1963-Present
SpringerLink Full text academic journals varies
STAT-USA & NTDB Full text business statistics varies
Student Edition 1100 full text titles, from resources designed for high-school students  
SVSU Archives Index Index to Valley Vanguard, Interior & Board of Control Minutes varies
Tales Online ! a full text database of folktales, fairytales, myths of indigenous peoples, legends, sagas, and fables of world cultures -
Teacher Reference Center index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books -
Twentieth Century North American Drama Full text from "834 plays by 124 playwrights, also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays" -
United States Code Full text of current public laws 1776-Present
United States Sup.Crt. Dec (current & historical) Full text current, recent, & 300 historic decisions -
Ulrichs Web 
Information about Peiodicals.

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Wall Street Journal Index to articles from WSJ 1984-Present
WestLaw Campus Research Full text Federal/State Legal, Business & News resources -
What Do I Read Next? Over 130,600 recommended titles, more than 72,900 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures -
Wilson Business Index to business periodicals 1986-Present
WilsonSelectPlus Full text social science articles 1994-Present
World Almanac Online version- full text 1998-Present
WorldCat Books & materials in libraries before 1000 BC-Present
WorldCat Dissertations & Theses Dissertations & Theses indexed in WorldCat varies
Worldscope Int. financial reports-full text current data
Worldwide Pol Sci Abstracts Abstracts from political science journals 1975-Present