CQ Researcher CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and online 44 times a year
Credo Reference Digital Library – Offering 551 fully-searchable online titles from over 70 publishers.
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If you need help, please stop in at the reference desk, email a librarian, or call 517 750 6742.
In conjunction with the SAFMC’s annual missions’ month, White library has added two significant titles on Human Trafficking to the collection. Not for Sale and The Slave Next Door. Kevin Austin, from Not For Sale: End Human Trafficking & Slavery will speak in both Sunday morning services at the SAFMC church.
Sign up to attend lunch after 2nd service on Sunday, March 6 to hear more from Kevin.
Additional titles on Human Trafficking owned at White Library include: A Crime so Monstrous; Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery; Disposable People by Kevin Bales.
Google Scholar is an attempt to use the powerful Google search engine to sift searches for academic sources. Before you use this tool you should check out your library’s own databases here. The databases search our many e-journals and print journals for keywords related to your research.
After you have searched through our collections (which are immediately available to you) use Google Scholar to find other sources.
Most of the articles that Google Scholar shows are expensive, but you can use Interlibrary Loan to get them for free. However, it can take 3-10 business days to get to your inbox. That is why we suggest checking the White Library’s resources first.
The Interlibrary Loan is located in the lower floor of the White Library, but you may make the requests on line. Just click on the green “inter-library loan request” button on the right, and fill out the form. When the article arrives it will be emailed to you. If the resource is a book, an email will let you know that it can be picked up at the library’s circulation desk.
Psychology databases
InfoTrac Psychology Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind,
emotions and how the human mind develops over time.
PsychINFO (ProQuest) Psychology and related fields since 1887. Some Full-Text.
Psychology Journals (ProQuest) With complete full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications, this database meets the needs of both students and mental-health professionals.
Social Science Journals (ProQuest) Search full-text periodicals covering the social sciences.
Education-specific Library databases
ERIC & Education Journals (Proquest) Search the leading full-text journals in education and related fields, includes ERIC documents on education topics.
Teacher Reference Center (Ebsco) provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more.
General OneFile (Gale InfoTrac) A one-stop source for news and peridical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, ecomomics, education, enviromental issues, health care, hobbies, humaities, law, literature and art,politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many general intrest topics.
OmniFile Full Text Select (formerly WilsonSelect Plus) Contains articles in science, humanities, education and business. Full-Text.
PsychINFO (Proquest) Psychology and related fields since 1887. Some Full-Text. Includes Access to PsycArticles , ProQuest Psychology Journals, and ProQuest Social Science Journals.
Education-related websites
Kids Count Data Center Access hundreds of measures of child well-being, including DataBook and The Right Start for America’s Newborns.
Teacher’s Domain A free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You’ll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
National Center for Educations Statistics Annual Reports Annual reports for The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, and Projections of Education Statistics.
K-12 Education Report Cards The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Center for American Progress, and Frederick M. Hess with the American Enterprise Institute have released a series of state-by-state K-12 report cards measuring issues on effectiveness (2007) and innovation (2009). Read below to learn more.
The Educator’s Reference Desk The Educator’s Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. The Educator’s Reference Desk brings you 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
Michigan Online Resources for Educators Resources for teachers such as a Lesson Plan Builder. Must create a free account to login and use these tools.
State of Michigan Department of Education
Children’s Literature resources
Reading Rockets Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.
ATLA Religion (Ebsco) Religious and theological literature for students and faculty. Full-Text. Watch a 3 min 37 sec instructional video on how to search ATLA or you can view our step by step guide for searching an Ebsco database.
Proquest Religion Search a comprehensive collection of journals covering religious issues and perspectives, including religious news and information, commentary on topics of general interest from the perspective of a particular religion, and formal theological studies. We provide a step by step guide on how to use this database.
Christian Periodical Index (EBSCOhost) provides access to articles and reviews written from an evangelical perspective or of interest to the evangelical community. The index includes more than 140 selected publications from a broad spectrum of knowledge — science, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, history, sociology, nursing, and education.
InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This custom collection provideds coverageof different religions,
philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - An online scholarly, peer-reviewed reference work. Each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.
The White Library has an extensive collection of ebooks in the area of Theology, Philosophy, and Religion. You can search for ebooks in our library catalog here. To limit your search to ebooks only you must select “ebooks” in the Material Type box before clicking submit. Click here for step by step instructions, or here to view a video tutorial on how to search for ebooks.
Databases
Business & Managment (Proquest) Search ABI/INFORM Global, Trade & Industry, and Dateline. 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business. Local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news.
InfoTrac Small Business Collection (Gale InfoTrac) Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories.
Business and Company ASAP (Gale InfoTrac) Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews.
Gale Business Insights: Essentials (Gale InfoTrac)Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated
resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Global Markets & Companies Publishes in-depth strategic intelligence reports in a broad range of professional industries. These reports draw on in-depth primary and secondary research, proprietary databases and high quality analysis. Insights and analysis at the company, country and industry level includes competitor and market data, valuations, clinical & market trends, product pipelines and forecasts.
Hoover’s Company Records (ProQuest) Up to date proprietary editorial content covering more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. In depth industry analyses, information on a company’s location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more.
Value Line (Value Line) Information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 98 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Lexis Nexis Academic (LexisNexis) Modifed version of Lexis-Nexis: health, business, law and news sources.
OmniFile Full Text Select (formerly WilsonSelect Plus) Contains articles in science, humanities, education and business. Full-Text.
General Business File ASAP (Gale InfoTrac) Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings. Full-Text and Images.
General OneFile (Gale InfoTrac) A one-stop source for news and peridical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, ecomomics, education, enviromental issues, health care, hobbies, humaities, law, literature and art,politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many general intrest topics.
Business School Websites
Great resource for information on current research in the Business industry.
General Websites
Advertising Age- news site aimed toward advertising and marketing businesses.
AgEcon Search- Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics (open access article search; author-submitted)
Business Stages for Entrepreneurs
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
The Complete World Development Report Online- Information about poverty reduction. Statistics available; good resource for business planning. iPad app also available through the website.
Deloitte Industries- provider of auditing, financial advisory, and tax services. Also a management consulting firm. Creates industry guides.
globalEDGE: Your Source for Global Business Knowledge
International Business Ethics Institute
International Trade and Market Access Data (World Trade Organization)
National Priorities Project- Bringing the Federal Budget Home
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Survey of Consumer Finances- from the Federal Reserve Board.
Unemployment and Recovery Project
United States Bureau of Economic Analysis
United States Census Bureau: Economic Census
United States Census Bureau: Economic Indicators
VOX- from the Centre for Economic Policy Research (European focus)- coverage of global economics-related concerns.
Wachowicz’s Web World: Websites for Discerning Finance Students
The World Bank: Open Development- free information and apps from a company fighting global poverty. Good resource for international business planners and researchers.
World Economic Outlook Reports – from the International Monetary Fund
Other Ways to contact a librarian:
Call the Reference Desk
Call (517) 750-6742 or 1-800-968-9103 ext. 1742
See Reference Desk Hours. If no answer, call (517) 750-6742.
Available during Reference Desk hours.
Visit the Library Reference Desk
Reference librarians are available during Reference Desk hours
for help with your research questions, finding needed information, assistance in documents sources with an appropriate citation style such as MLA or APA, etc.
