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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 provides coverage of different religions and philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.

JSTOR (JSTOR) Includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in twenty-one disciplines.

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InfoTrac Fine Arts & Music Collection (Gale InfoTrac) With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM.

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Military and Intelligence Database (Gale InfoTrac) A custom colletion of over 400 journals, covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs.

ProQuest Military Collection Search a comprehensive collection of material on military subjects such as defense, aeronautics and space flight, civil engineering, political science, and more.

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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.

InfoTrac Communications and Mass Media Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature.

InfoTrac Newsstand (Gale InfoTrac) A collection of over 1,000 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world, including several Michigan newspapers. (365 day rolling file for the New York Times).

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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale InfoTrac) Biography and Genealogy Master Index enables users to locate biographical entries contained in more than 1,000 volumes and editions of important current and retrospective biographical reference sources. This index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.

InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in ourglobal community.

InfoTrac Environmental Studies and Policy Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science,
history, art, or liberal arts course.

InfoTrac U.S. History Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection of over 40 journals provides balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

InfoTrac War and Terrorism Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events, providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes.

InfoTrac World History Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection of over 40 journals provides balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

JSTOR (JSTOR) Includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in twenty-one disciplines.

WorldAlmanac  Offers a fundamental reference source for students, library patrons, library reference staff, and scholars alike. Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics.

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Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Modifed version of Lexis-Nexis: health, business, law and news sources.

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module (Gale InfoTrac) Access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. For informational purposes only.

Health Management (ProQuest) Find complete, full-text information from leading publications covering all aspects of health administration, including public health and safety, hospitals, finance, personnel management, insurance, population studies, labor relations and law.

Health Reference Center Academic (Gale InfoTrac) Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus personal health information sources. For informational purposes only.

InfoTrac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection including over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to many topics in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more.

Nursing & Allied Health Source (ProQuest) Find complete, full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications. Designed to meet the needs of researchers at health-care facilities as well as students enrolled in nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions.

Physical Education Index (ProQuest) These abstracts feature a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered as they continue to become more prevalent in our society.

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ABI/INFORM Complete (ProQuest) The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data.

Banking Information Source This database enables you to search essential banking industry publications for information about the financial services industry, banking and industry trends.

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.

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 Profiles (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.

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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale InfoTrac) Biography and Genealogy Master Index enables users to locate biographical entries contained in more than 1,000 volumes and editions of important current and retrospective biographical reference sources. This index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.

Books & Authors Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre, title, author, and series. Includes over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner, and librarian’s favorites lists. Titles include both fiction and non-fiction. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.

JSTOR (JSTOR) Includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in twenty-one disciplines.

Literature Resource Center (Gale InfoTrac) Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.

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A to Z World Travel  Contains 202 world city travel guides with latest-generation content, images, and audio. Travel guides include maps, photographs, restaurant and shopping guides.

Global Road Warrior Provides international travelers with information on 175 countries. Topics include country facts, climate, society & culture, demographics, money and banking, points of interest, transportation, maps, communications, and more

InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community.

InfoTrac Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection of nearly 500 journals provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field.

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Computer Database (Gale InfoTrac) Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews.

ProQuest Computing Search top computing journals in full text for research on subjects such as database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, Intranets, and the Internet.

Science Journals (ProQuest) Search full text and images for the leading periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation.