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Top Picks
Gale Databases 
Search all at once, or just select several to search (includes New York Times full-text since 1995)
LexisNexis (and Statistical Universe)
Full-text newspapers, periodicals, newsletters, and statistical data (1990-present)
Wilson Omnifile Full-Text Select
All subjects, 1,600+ full-text titles (1994-present)
More Resources
Article First
Covers wide range of subjects including computer topics (1990-present)
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people
Biography Index
Index to biographical information in books and articles (1984-present)
Business Source Complete
Extensive full-text of peer-reviewed titles; wide variety of topics; includes Datamonitor reports
Chilton's Auto Repair
Fix your car with this electronic guidebook
eJournal Finder
Locate over 70,000 journal titles and full-text articles available digitally through library subscriptions.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Scholarly journals included in this cross-disciplinary database (1980-present)
General Reference Center Gold
Many full-text articles on general subjects (1980-present)
GPO (Government Printing Office Index)
US government documents excluding NTIS/high tech publications (1976-present)
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Practical health information, includes Alternative Health (1980-present)
Health Reference Center Academic
Articles on topic and issues (1980-present)
Learning Express Library
Take practice tests for advanced placement, grad school, job skills
Legal Trac
Find articles in US and International law reviews, journals, legal newspapers (1980-present)
MEDLINE
Medicine, health, nursing, dentistry (1965-present)
MeL Michigan Electronic Library
Michigan laws, information, etc.
NetLibrary
24,000+ eBooks
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The most authoritative source of spelling and word definitions
Oxford Reference
Encyclopedic information from 24 fields, including Architecture
Reader’s Guide Abstracts
Popular magazine index, including New York Times (1983-present)
SCOPUS
15,000+ peer reviewed journals and websites
SIRS Discoverer
Designed for K-12, but still has great maps and other info.
Social Science Abstracts
Index to articles in all of the social sciences (1983-present)
Ulrich's Periodicals
All the data about every periodical available
Who's Who
Biographies, a variety of Who's Who sources in one database
World Almanac
Facts, quick information from 4 almanacs and Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia
WorldCat
Worldwide list of libraries and book holdings
See also: Newspapers
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