The Michigan eLibrary is an information gateway for Michigan residents to selected Internet resources, full-text magazines, newspapers, electronic books online practice tests and more.

Hours:

Monday - Thursday:
10:00 am to 9:00 pm

Friday and Saturday:
10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday:
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm,
Labor Day to Memorial Day

Closed Holidays 2012

248-628-3034

Research Databases

A large and growing collection of databases for genealogical research including census, immigration, military and vital records.

Business and Company Resource Center (MeL)

A fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

ChiltonLibrary.com (MeL)

Repair information on most domestic and imported vehicles from 1954 to present; technical service bulletins and recalls; step by step photographs.

CultureGrams (MeL)

Experience the world through detailed cultural information on more than 200 countries.

eBooks (MeL)

Over 20,000 eBooks available on all topics including reference works, scholarly books, literature and fiction.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (MeL)

A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

General Reference Center Gold (MeL)

1200 full text journals; 15 reference books, featuring general and business magazines with a 20 year backfile.

Health & Wellness Resource Center (MeL)

One stop shopping for health information. Resources include a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, drug/ herb finder, health news, and alternative health encyclopedia.

Heritage Quest Online (MeL)

Growing collection combining over 25,000 searchable family and local histories with wonderful digitized images from U.S. census 1790-1930.

InfoTrac OneFile (MeL)

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily.

LearningExpress Library (MeL)

Over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to career certification and licensing, college entrance and graduate school admissions, GED and job search and workplace skills. Includes the new Job & Career Accelerator.

Legal Trac (MeL)

Access articles about your topic in law reviews and newspapers.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context (MeL)

This resource covers today’s hottest social issues for anyone conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.

ReferenceUSA

Search residential and business listings for addresses and phone numbers, profile cities or states, find new business opportunities, research executives and companies worldwide, and much more.