Academic OneFile
Requires your Chesterfield library card number. Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

Agriculture Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
With broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection provides a comprehensive view of this growing body of knowledge. Comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry -- from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.

Alldata 
Available in the Library only
A comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.

America's Obituaries and Death Notices
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
A collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices.  An ideal resource for genealogical research.  Easily searchable by name of the deceased, date range, or text, such as residence, occupation, hobbies, family members or other personal information, contained in the obituary or death notice.  Covers major and regional newspapers in the United States.

Ancestry Library Edition
Available in the Library only
This database offers full-text information on genealogy resources.

Biography & Genealogy Master Index  

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Bibliographic citations only -- no full-text.

Biography in Contex (formerly Biography Resource Center)
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
This is a comprehensive online biographical reference database that combines approximately 50 of the most frequently consulted Gale biographical databases with more than 250 full-text periodicals.

Books and Authors
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Reading Advice. A database to help you decide what to read next. Search by character, topic, setting, time period, genre, title, author and series. Will also make recommendations based upon likes and dislikes. 

Business and Company ASAP
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers, and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers, and company directory profiles with full text and images.

Business and Company Resource Center
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.  

Chilton Library

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make, and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle. 

Communications and Mass Media Collection

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.

Computer Database
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Computer Database provides full-text, index and image articles from periodicals on the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. This resource includes 150 indexed and 103 full-text titles. Time period covered 1980 to the present. 

Criminal Justice Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.

Culinary Arts Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

eBooks
Requires your Chesterfield Township Library card number or a Michigan Driver's License or State ID number.
Over 20,000 eBooks available on all topics. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. Netlibrary users ALERT--the collection has changed its name to eBooks. Along with the name change come access changes as well. Personal usernames and passwords will no longer work.Logging in from MeL.org remains the same.

Elibrary Elementary
Requires the library's Elibrary user name and password
Recommended for: K-12. All full text. Video, audio, books, pictures, magazines, maps, newspapers, & transcripts of TV and radio shows. 

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes nearly 200 journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images.  Covers 1980 to the present.

Fine Arts and Music Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide your students with resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Gale Virtual Reference Library contains the following encyclopedias and specialized reference sources:

  • Biography
    • Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages , 3v,  2006
  • Business
    • Encyclopedia of Business and Finance , 2nd ed.,  2v,  2006
    • Encyclopedia of Products & Industries - Manufacturing , 2v,  2008
    • Encyclopedia of Small Business , 2nd ed.,  2v,  2002
  • Education
    • Career Information Center , 9th ed.,  13v,  2007
  • Environment
    • Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America , 6v,  2001
    • Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia , 2nd ed.,  17v,  2003
  • General Reference
    • Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary , 38th ed.,  4v,  2007
  • History
    • American Decades , 10v,  2001
    • Ancient Civilizations Reference Library , 3v,  2000
    • Colonial America Reference Library , 6v,  2000
    • Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library , 4v,  2006
    • Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion , 3v,  2005
    • Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History , 2v,  1999
    • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture , 5v,  2000
    • Witchcraft in America , 2001
  • Law
    • Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law , 2nd ed.,  2v,  2006
    • West's Encyclopedia of American Law , 2nd ed.,  13v,  2004
  • Library Science
    • Growing and Knowing: A Selection Guide for Children's Literature , 2004
  • Literature
    • UXL Graphic Novelists , 3v,  2007
  • Medicine
    • Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior , 2nd ed.,  4v,  2001
    • The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine , 4v,  2001
    • The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer , 2v,  2002
    • The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders , 2v,  2002
    • The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine , 2nd ed.,  5v,  2002
  • Multicultural Studies
    • Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History , 2nd ed.,  6v,  2006
    • Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America , 2nd ed.,  3v,  2000
    • U*X*L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes , 2nd ed.,  4v,  2008
  • Nation and World
    • Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces , 5th ed.,  2007
  • Religion
    • Encyclopedia of Religion , 2nd ed.,  15v,  2005
  • Science
    • Alternative Energy , 3v,  2007
    • Biology , 4v,  2002
    • Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton , 3v,  2006
    • Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia , 2nd ed.,  17v,  2003
    • U*X*L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters , 5v,  2008

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.

General Business File ASAP
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.  Covers 1980 to the present.

General OneFile
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.  Covers 1980 to the present.

General Reference Center Gold 
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.  Updated daily.  Covers 1980 to the present.

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.

Health Reference Center Academic
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.  Covers 1980 to the present.

Heritage Quest Online
Requires your Chesterfield Township Library card number or a Michigan Driver's License or State ID number.
Heritage Quest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 22,000 digitized book titles, including early family histories and local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records and more. It also includes Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the Freedman’s Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set Private Relief Actions, Memorials and Petitions. 

Home Improvement Collection                                                

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.

Informe!
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
A collection of Hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects.  Covers 1994 to the present.

Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. 

InfoTrac Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more

InfoTrac General Science Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
A custom collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.

InfoTrac Information Science and Library Issues Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals, this collection provides current and accurate information for the information professional. Coverage includes such topics as data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more.

InfoTrac Insurance and Liability Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
This collection, comprised of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of the insurance and liability industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.

InfoTrac Newstand
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
This database provides full text coverage from 1996-current of 120 of the most prolific newspapers in the U.S. and the world.

InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

InfoTrac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
custom collection includes 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.

InfoTrac Power Search
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Use this general interest database to search magazines, journals, reference books, digital books and newspapers for information.

InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
This custom collection provides coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. Two hundred and fifty subject-appropriate full-text periodicals are included

InfoTrac Small Business Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals

InfoTrac U.S. History Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
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; useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher.

InfoTrac Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Providing content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

InfoTrac War and Terrorism Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events, providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes. References include 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals

InfoTrac World History Collection
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
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; useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher.

Junior Edition
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school 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. Covers 2007 to the present.

Kid's Edition - K12 
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Formerly PrimaryTOM, this periodical database with almost 125 titles, is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, from publishers such as Cobblestones and Scholastic and Time, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Kids InfoBits
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.  

Learning Express Library
Initial registration must be in the library. After that this is accessible from home.
Recommended for: General user. Interactive online learning platform of academic and licensing/certification practice tests, elementary level testing for math and reading. Includes a section that takes users from job assessment to success on the job. A tutorial course series designed to help all learners succeed on the tests they must pass includes immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of practice test results.

LegalTrac
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
LegalTrac includes indexing from 1,800 titles: major law reviews, legal newspapers, law specialty publications, bar association journals, and international legal journals. Also included are law related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles. It covers 1980 to the present. 

Literature Resource Center
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. 

Making of Modern Michigan
Available to everyone.
This database is a collaborative project involving more than 50 Michigan libraries. It includes local history materials from communities around the state. Michigan's unique heritage is represented through photographs, family papers, oral histories, genealogical materials, and much more.  

Making the Right Connection  
Available to everyone
A user-friendly directory for Macomb County school personnel to help link students and their families with community services. 

MelCAT

Available to everyone.
A statewide catalog of items held in participating libraries, sponsored by Michigan Electronic Library. 

Military and Intelligence Database
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
A custom collection of over 400 journals, covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. Key subjects include socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more.

New York Times

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Full text of this newspaper for the past 12 months.  Updated daily. 

NoveList Plus
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
NoveList Plus lets users search for fiction and Non-fiction books.  Find titles by author, plot, or series.  It even has topics for book discussion groups and lists of award-winning titles. 

NoveList K-8 Plus
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
NoveList K-8 Plus is a comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction for younger readers. 

Nursing and Allied Health Collection FEBRUARY, 2010
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.

Psychology Collection

Requires your Chesterfield library card number
This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time. Your library's users will have instant access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

Sirs Discoverer Deluxe

Requires library's SirsDiscover authorization number and password.
This database, geared towards kids, contains thousands of full-text articles selected from more than 1000 magazines, newspapers, and government documents. 

Sirs Renaissance
Requires your Chesterfield Township Library card number or a Michigan Driver's License or State ID number.
Recommended for: High school, College and university. Provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts. Full-text articles are selected from more than 1,200 domestic and international publications. Many articles are accompanied by full-color images, including art reproductions, photographs, and illustrations. Full text.

SLC Digital Media Archive
Available to everyone.
This resource gives users access to historical and genealogical materials in digital form.  View old pictures, maps, and documents from Macomb County, Troy, and Harper Woods.

State Bar of Michigan
Available to everyone
Links on the page direct users to general articles on finding legal help; locating Michigan law libraries; researching law; and to other general Michigan law websites. In addition, pages provide more detailed information and links in the areas of family law, elder law, criminal law, wills and trusts, and landlord-tenant law. 

Student Edition
Requires your Chesterfield library card number
Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Turfgrass Information File (TGIF)
Requires your Chesterfield Township Library card number or a Michigan Driver's License or State ID number.
In the 1960s; the Michigan State University (MSU) Library began to collect printed turfgrass materials. In 1968, the personal collection of the late O.J. Noer, pioneer turf agronomist, was added to the library holdings through the O.J. Noer Foundation. Today, the combined collection is recognized as the most extensive public collection of turfgrass material in existence.

Between 1983 and 1992, the United States Golf Association (USGA) Turfgrass Research Program supported the development of the USGA Turfgrass Information File (TGIF). Using the Noer Collection as a foundation, TGIF was designed to systematically inventory published turf research and make the bibliographic information available via a computerized database.  

World Book Online for Kids

Requires your Chesterfield Township Library card number.
World Book Online for Kids was developed especially for young public library patrons. The site offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities.  

World Book Online Info Finder
Requires your Chesterfield Township Library card number.
World Book Online Info Finder contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons’ homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich collections of multimedia on a variety of topics, science fair projects; a Biography Center; links to world newspapers, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st century research guides, and much more.

World Book Online Reference Center
Requires your Chesterfield Township Library card number.
World Book Online Reference Center is a powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. The site features thousands of e-books, tens of thousands of articles, and hundreds of thousands of primary source documents and features developed especially for public library patrons such as Computer and Web Tutorials, How To... documents, and Government Resources.