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All of the databases can be accessed from within the Library. They are also
accessible from home or office unless
noted below. You will need to use your
Milford Library card number to login if accessing from other than the library.
| AccessMichigan Periodical List--Full text | Listing of periodicals which contain full text articles from AccessMichigan databases. Courtesy of Oakland County Schools. |
| AncestryLibrary | Online source of information for genealogical and local history research. Databases include the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more. Over 3,00 databases. In-house use only. |
| Article First | Database of journal citations to information ranging from science, technology and medicine to the social sciences, humanities, popular culture and business. Does not offer access to articles in full text. |
| Computers | Find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. |
| Collection includes over 10,000 full-text books representing a wide range of topics. Books can be "checked out" for up to 6 hours or specific books can be searched and pages displayed. | |
| eLibrary Elementary | Full-text database designed for elementary to middle school students.
Contents include the full-text of hundreds of popular magazines and scholarly
journals, current newspapers and news wires, television and radio transcripts,
photographs and maps, and much more. |
| ERIC | Database of journal and non-journal education literature containing more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. |
| Expanded Academic | Provides a combination of indexing, abstracts, images, and full text
articles for scholarly and general interest journals covering all academic disciplines |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Full-text articles on subjects covering medicine to pop culture, endangered species, small business and U.S. economic history. |
| General Business File ASAP | Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. |
| General Reference CenterGold | Find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many
with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture,
business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies,
and more. |
| GPO Monthly Catalog | Provides an index to print and electronic publications created by federal agencies. When available, links are provided to the full-text of these publications. Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments. |
| Health and Wellness Center and Alternative Health | Find information from magazines, journals, newspapers, directories, and
information on all aspects of medicine and alternative medicine. |
| Health Reference Center Academic | Find scholarly and academic articles on: fitness, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs and more.. |
| Infotrac Custom Newspapers | A collection of full text newspapers from around the country and the world. |
| Infotrac's Kid's Edition K12 | Designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text
magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events,
the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history,
sports and more. |
| Junior Edition | Designed for students in junior high and middle school. Database of current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more from magazines, newspaper and reference books. Mostly full-text. |
| K12 Professional Collection by InfoTrac | Database of more than 300 full-text searchable journals for educators. |
| KidsInfoBits | Primarily for students in kindergarten through grade 5, it contains
age-appropriate, full-text magazine, newspaper and reference content
of information on current events, the arts, science, health, people,
government, history, sports and more. |
| Learn-a-Test | Provides test preparation materials and interactive practice exams, based on official tests in the areas of academic (including SAT and ACT), civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. LearnATest provides immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of an individual's score. |
| LegalTrac | Find articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and
bar association journals and legal newspapers. Included are articles on
federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice, and taxation.
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| InfoTrac's Kid's Edition K12 | Designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text
magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events,
the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history,
sports and more. |
| Michigan Authors and Illustrators | Information on authors and illustrators born in Michigan, living in Michigan, or who have written books about or set in Michigan. |
| MEDLINE | The world's most comprehensive source of life sciences and biomedical
information, with nearly eleven million records mostly abstracts. Covers
all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. |
| Michigan Newspapers | Iincludes Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press, Lansing State Journal, Times
Herald(Port Huron), and Battle Creek Enquirer. Coverage varies, but some
papers go back to mid-1990s. |
| Nursing and Allied Health Literature | Provides indexing and abstracting of over 1,600 current nursing and allied health journals and other publications covering nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. |
| Papers First/Proceedings First | Citations from and the table of contents for every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by the British Library Document Supply Centre. Mostly scientific or engineering related. |
| SIRS Discoverer Deluxe | SIRS Discover Deluxe is a full text database for grades K-9. This database covers full text articles selected from 1,700 magazines along with the full-text version of Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, images and maps. |
| Student Edition | Designed for high school students with access to a variety of indexed
and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information
on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people,
government, history, sports and more. |
| What Do I Read Next? | Includes recommended titles, plot summaries, and awards information.
Search by genre, subject, author, title, and series. Put in a recently
read book to find similar books of interest. A monthly highlights page
allows the user to see selections of award winners and upcoming titles. |
| WilsonSelect Plus | Search a collection of records with abstracts and full text articles from over 1,300 periodicals from H.W. Wilson's General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts databases. |
| World Almanac | Basic reference source includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts
and, statistics from: Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia; The World
Almanac and Book of Facts; The World Almanac of the U.S.A.; The World Almanac
of U.S. Politics and The World Almanac for Kids. Updated annually. |
| World Cat | Collection of holdings records from a large number of library catalogs worldwide. Helpful in finding location of books and other materials for interloan purposes. |