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• MeL, the Michigan eLibrary

  Search subscription databases and request items through MeLCat, the statewide library catalog and borrowing service using your local, participating public library.

• New MeL Resources

  As of October 1, MeL has a new look and new content!  Among the new e-Resources it brings to all residents of Michigan, this list highlights those that seem especially complimentary to the work of state employees.   Contact us to schedule a training on these new resources, as well as our general research services.

• Michigan Legislative Biography Database

  The Legislative Biography Database covers members of the Michigan state legislature from the first session following statehood in 1835 through the current session.

• Governing Michigan

  Governing Michigan is a digital repository of unique and authoritative state and local government resources.  There is no sign-in or registration required and all materials are full-text and can be downloaded or linked to at no charge.

• Access to research databases just got EZer

  State of Michigan employees can access subscription databases with your library card and PIN. Do you need a Library of Michigan library card?  Apply online, or contact us for assistance.

• Access NewspaperArchive

  Newspapers dating from 1759 to 1977, including communities around the country.

• CQ Researcher

  1991 to the present, in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day; reports written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked.

• Detroit News Historical

  Explore news articles from 1873 to 1999

• LexisNexis Digital Library

  Access authoritative legal research volumes with the Lexis Digital Library, a 24/7 ebook collection made available through the State Law Library.

• LLMC

  Access copies of Michigan public acts, legislative analyses, House and Senate Journals, older Attorney General Opinions, and many other state, federal, and international resources.

• IntellliConnect

  State and federal tax cases, regulations, and statutes from WoltersKluwer/CCH

• National Consumer Law Center Digital Library (NCLC)

  Digital copies of NCLC publications focusing on consumer law, credit and debt, mortgage lending, student loans, foreclosure, and bankruptcy.

• Professional Development Library e-Audio Collection (via Lexis Nexis)

  Listen your way to management proficiency:  books on communication, leadership, innovation, decision making, and more.

• ProQuest Ebook Central

  A one-stop source for scholarly books in subject areas geared to complement the work of state employees.

• WorldCat

  The world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections.

• ProQuest Databases

  Access a variety of authoritative resources. Includes government documents, public health and education journals, legal materials, and the fulltext of the Detroit Free Press (1831-1999).

• ProQuest Congressional

  A comprehensive collection of congressional documents from 1789 to the present, including the Congressional Globe, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, laws, bills and legislative histories.

• ProQuest Education Database

  Tap into literature on primary, secondary, and higher education, as well  as special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.

• ProQuest Public Health Database

  An ideal starting point for public health information and research, with coverage of a wide variety of disciplines ranging from social sciences and biological sciences to business.

• ProQuest Indian Claims Insight

  Includes briefs, dockets, decisions and testimony in claims before the Indian Claims Commission and US Court of Claims, treaties, related congressional publications, and maps.

• ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Detroit Free Press, 1831-1999

  168 years of news coverage, right at your device.