Advanced Research
Research databases can assist you in a variety of ways. Whether you have a school project, or need accurate health information, databases are vetted resources that ensure you receive timely, accurate information. Some of our databased are only available to residents of the CMPL service area. Please see the key below as you access these resources.
= Resident-Only
=In-Library Only
= Michigan eLibrary
Quick access to your topic: Auto and Home Repair | Art and Literature | Business and Investing | Career and Test Prep | Consumer Information | Courses |
Encyclopedia and Reference | Genealogy and History | Health Information | Hobbies and Fun | Language and Citizenship | Law and Government |
Magazines, Newspapers and Journals | Science and Technology | Students (Pre-K-8th grade) | Students (High School-College) | College
AUTO AND HOME REPAIR
- Art & Architecture Source
- Auto Repair Source
- Consumer Reports
- Home Improvement Reference Center
- Small Engine Repair Reference Center
- Literary Reference Source
- MeL eBook Collection
- MeL K-8 eBook Collection
- Michigan Authors & Illustrators Database
- Novelist
- Novelist K-8
- Poetry & Short Story Reference Source
- Read It!
- WorldCat
- AtoZdatabases
- Demographics Now
- Entrepreneurial Studies Source
- Investing Center
- Regional Business News
- Small Business Reference Center
- Driving-Tests.org
- Learning Express Library
- Tutor.com – Resume and Test Prep Help
- Vocational Studies Premier
COURSES
ENCYCLOPEDIA AND REFERENCE
Reference Books
GENEALOGY AND HISTORY
- Ancestry.com (Library Edition)
- CMPL Digital Archive
- Family Search
- Michigan History Magazine
- MyHeritage
- History of Macomb County
- History Reference Source
- Past and Present of Macomb County
- Alt HealthWatch
- Consumer Health Complete
- Consumer Health Information (in Arabic)
- Health Source – Consumer Edition
- Health Source – Nursing Edition
- Medline Plus (free version)
- Merck Manuals
- Merck Veterinarian Manual
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
- Salud en Español
LANGUAGE AND CITIZENSHIP
LAW AND GOVERNMENT
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS
- Consumer Reports
- Detroit Free Press
- ERIC (Free Version)
- MAS Complete
- MasterFILE Complete
- MeL’s Michigan History Magazine
- Newspaper Source Plus
- Regional Business News
- Agricola
- Applied Science & Technology Source
- Environment Complete
- Science Reference Source
- Turfgrass
Preschool
Elementary
- Biography in Context
- Biography Reference Source
- BookFlix
- Britannica School – Elementary
- Capstone Interactive
- Early World of Learning
- Explora for Elementary School
- Learning Express Library
- MeL K-8 eBook Collection
- NoveList K-8
- PebbleGo
- Pronunciator – Language Learning
- Tutor.com – Live Homework Help
- WorldBook Kids
- Biography in Context
- Biography Reference Source
- Britannica School – Middle School
- Explora for Middle School
- Learning Express Library
- MeL K-8 eBook Collection
- NoveList K-8
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- Points of View Reference Source
- Pronunciator – Language Learning
- Tutor.com – Live Homework Help
- WorldBook Kids
High School
- Academic Search Complete
- Biography in Context
- Britannica School – High
- Explora for High School
- Learning Express Library
- NoveList
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- Points of View Reference Source
- Pronunciator
- Tutor.com – Live Homework Help