Research Databases

Explore a range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, social sciences, and humanities.

Explore and stay informed with business, health, education, jobs and careers, political, and social issues reporting.

Explore searchable census, vital, and military records. In-Library Use Only.

Find comprehensive travel information, including more than 200 World City Travel Guides.

Search this database for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, and more, with 30 million businesses and 220 million resident lists.

Reviews, recommendations, read-alikes, author bios and interviews, resources for book clubs, and more.

Find thematically-paired fiction and nonfiction titles designed to bridge learning-to-read and reading-to-learn from Scholastic.

Play and read to learn letters, numbers, shapes, animals, and more.

K-12 students and educators can search for reading-level appropriate nonfiction content.

Find select digitized pages from historic American newspapers.

Search for information about cars, appliances, electronics, home & gardening supplies, and many other consumer goods.

Discover new crafts with more than 1,000 award-winning video classes taught by design experts and artists.

Explore user-uploaded historical photographs and search for ancestors by surname.

Access an entire collection of archived Detroit News articles.

Browse local newspapers digitized by the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University.

Explore digitized primary sources like yearbooks, family bibles, and oral histories from around the country.

Search for service, repair, and recall information for domestic and imported vehicles from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).

eBooks for K-8 students and educator resources covering subjects taught in elementary and middle schools.

General collection featuring fiction and non-fiction titles for both adults and kids.

This essential tool for education research includes a database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources.

Explore digital holdings from archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across Europe.

Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.

Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.

Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.

Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.

Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.

Search this database of burials and cemeteries from around the world.

Find information on 100,000+ foundations, corporate giving programs, and grant-making public charities in the U.S. In-Library Use Only.

Discover expert book reviews, recommendations, author biographies, and more.

Connect with a wealth of highly detailed demographic data on more than 24 million U.S. businesses and 206 million consumers.

Register for a range of online, highly interactive, instructor-led courses. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month.

Review a complete list of Gale Research databases made available through RHPL.

Explore biographies on more than 300,000 people, both current and historic.

Find detailed articles about earth science and life science, space, technology, mathematics, and science history and biography.

Find articles, primary documents, and reference works covering the most-studied events in U.S. history.

Discover a collection of scholarly and award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works, and primary documents.

Discover literary criticism, author and illustrator biographies, work overviews, and more.

Read full-text books and reference works on topics including health, science, careers, travel, and history.

Learn all sides of the hottest social issues with full-text articles and multimedia content.

Search resources available through the Library of Michigan, including state census records, naturalization records, and death certificates.

Build your family tree, research family roots, and more.

Profiles of 10,000 grant-makers that provide scholarships, fellowships, grants, and financial support. In-Library Use Only.

GuideStar provides information users need to learn about nonprofits, make smarter funding decisions, and build connections. In-Library Use Only.

An essential collection of genealogical and historical sources with coverage dating back to the 1700s.

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices from 1704 – today.

Find over 700 comprehensive, interactive practice tests and courses for academic and vocational certification and licensing.

Access the Macomb Daily from anywhere.

Covers a wide range of subjects including business, health, fashion, sports, and personal finance.

Find articles from the National Institutes of Health about diseases, conditions, and wellness.

Learn more about Michigan authors and find authors for presentations and visits.

Search thousands of customizable online legal documents provided by the Legal Forms Library.

Find legal help for simple civil problems without a lawyer.

Search digitized historical collections from around the state.

Search the State of Michigan’s historical and vital records.

Find middle school magazines and reference books on a variety of subjects.

Research stocks and mutual funds.

Access one of the largest and most diverse genealogy databases.

Access The New York Times from anywhere.

Search current newspapers, newswires, and news magazines, including The Washington Post and USA Today.

Newspapers from 1690 to today, from across the U.S. and beyond.

Find recommendations for youth fiction and nonfiction with read-alikes, professional and reader reviews, and discussion guides.

Find fiction and nonfiction recommendations with read-alikes, professional and reader reviews, and discussion guides.

Search for original documents, death notices, maps, and photos. Click here for a tutorial

Access the Oakland Press from anywhere.

Multiple topics including diseases, conditions, procedures, lab tests, wellness, and prevention.

Full-text articles from magazines, business and academic journals, newspapers, and reference eBooks.

Digital newsstand featuring 7000+ of the world's most popular newspapers & magazines, including The Economist.

Children's magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and an image collection designed for elementary school libraries.

A fun and free way to learn 315 languages with personalized courses, audio libraries, movies, and chats.

Learn 163 languages with Bluebird, the largest audiobook library in the world with 12 million prerecorded lessons.

Find records to aid in family research with Ancestry.com wiki.

Discover local history through a blog highlighting stories, people, and places from the Rochester area's past.

Explore the museum's collections and newspapers online.

Search Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier, New Book of Knowledge, New Book of Popular Science, Lands and People, and America the Beautiful.

Browse for information on the lives and works of children and YA authors and illustrators.

Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, and people from current and archived issues.

Browse an online collection of animated, talking picture books.

Search for burial sites of registered veterans in the United States.

Access USA Today from anywhere.

Research company reports, stocks, mutual funds, and other securities.

Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere.

Discover content for emergent readers in preschool, Kindergarten and early elementary ages.