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The Library of Michigan reference staff is ready to help you in a variety of ways:

In our research, we draw upon a variety of print and electronic resources. Our main collection focuses on government and policy research and includes a strong general reference collection. We also meet your information needs with our special collections, such as Law, Federal and State Government documents, and the Michigan Collection.

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• Identify journals available in MeL Search by title, subject or ISSN to identify journals available through MeL.

• MeL, the Michigan eLibrary Search subscription databases, browse librarian-recommended Web resources and request items through MeLCat, the statewide library catalog and borrowing service using your local, participating public library.

• New Titles Browse a list of new materials at the Library of Michigan.

• Michigan in Brief Facts on Michigan's history, state symbols, demographics, geography, economy and more.

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• Full-Text MeL Journals and Newspapers Available Free to Michigan Residents MeL, the Michigan eLibrary, provides full-text journals and newspapers including the Grand Rapids Press and the New York Times (and thousands more in InfoTrac Custom Newspapers) as well as databases such as Academic OneFile, Medline, and InfoTrac OneFile which include publications as diverse as Time and Science.

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