Chilton Online Auto Repair Manuals (Inside library, use this link. Chilton Auto Library. Pictures, diagnostics, step-by-step repair procedures, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and technical service bulletins. Free to residents of the State of Michigan.)

Chilton Online Auto Repair Manuals (From home, use this link. Chilton Auto Library. Pictures, diagnostics, step-by-step repair procedures, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and technical service bulletins. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.) Click here for a tutorial

Autotropolis.com (Get help researching new and used cars, trucks and SUVs. Information includes car reviews, prices, incentives, rebates, shopping tools, buyer guides and auto related articles. Free.)

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (Inside library, use this link. Search for information about people, living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all over the world. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (From home, use this link. Search for information about people, living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all over the world. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Biography Index (Inside library only. Biographical information from periodicals, books, autobiographies, for biographical subjects from antiquity to present. Includes individual and collective biographies from all fields and nationalities. OCLC FirstSearch. Subscription.)

Book Review Digest (Inside library only. Reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books, periodicals published in United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Includes only reviews that have appeared within 18 months of the book's publication. OCLC FirstSearch. Subscription.)

eBooks (Downloadable eBooks and Audio books. Download fiction and nonfiction books, and videos to your computer or mobile device such as iPod, Creative ZEN, or other portable reading devices. You will need to enter your library card number to check out eBooks. Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. Subscription. )

Library Literature (Inside library only. Materials on library and information science, conference proceedings, library school theses, pamphlets, and book reviews. OCLC FirstSearch. Subscription.)

Literature Resource Center (Comprehensive source for literary criticism and information about authors, their works. From home you will need to enter your library barcode. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Michigan Authors & Illustrators (Information on Michigan authors and illustrators, and their works. MeL.org databases. Free.)

Michigan eLibrary for Reader's Advisory (Books and Reading Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Michigan eLibrary for Library and Information Science (Reference Desk Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Net Library (Access to GPPL's eContent collection. Electronic versions of ebooks, audiobooks, journals, and database content. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBooks from MeL. Subscription.)

Reader' Guide Abstracts (Inside library only. Contains bibliographic citations for journal articles and library holdings for journal titles and abstracts for many records. OCLC FirstSearch. Subscription.)

Gale Books & Authors (Inside library, use this link. Search many different ways. By title, author, genre, and the new who-what-where-when search. Get expert picks holiday suggestions and award winners. Gale Cengage Learning. Subscription.)

Gale Books & Authors (From home, use this link. Search many different ways. By title, author, genre, and the new who-what-where-when search. Get expert picks holiday suggestions and award winners. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

WORLDCAT Online Catalog (Inside library only. Catalog of books and other items in libraries worldwide. Contains millions of bibliographic records cataloged by OCLC member libraries around the world, and representing 400 languages. FirstSearch. Subscription.)

Business and Company ASAP (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Business and Company ASAP (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Business and Company Resource Center (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Business and Company Resource Center (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Communications and Mass Media Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)m

Communications and Mass Media Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale. Subscription.)
General Business File ASAP (Inside library, use this link. Browse a listing of subjects, people, products, locations, and organizations. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

General Business File ASAP (From home, use this link. Browse a listing of subjects, people, products, locations, and organizations. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Michigan eLibrary for Job Seekers/Career Changers (Business and Jobs Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Michigan eLibrary for Personal Assistance Resources (Business and Jobs Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Money Letter (Mutual fund newsletter. You must enter a name and password to access this site. Click here and enter your library barcode to view name and password at bottom of page.)

Reference USA (Conduct research and find Information on businesses, executives and people, business employee size, sales volume, and type of business. Researchers, students and job seekers use this database. Accessible from home. *Note: If Reference USA asks for a username and password, click this link to adjust settings on your computer that may be blocking this website. Subscription.)

Process Industry Supplier Registry (The online industrial buyer's guide. Database of suppliers of products and services in the process, energy and greater manufacturing industries. Free.)

Small Business Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Small Business Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Value Line Investment Survey - Standard Edition (Inside library only. Comprehensive source of information and advice on  stocks, funds, options, convertibles, products and markets. Investment tools, reports, ratings, historical reports, how-to guides, investment terms glossary and Value Line's top 100 stock picks. Subscription.)

Wilson Business Abstracts (Search leading English-language business periodicals with 50-150 word abstracts written by experts, and includes links to many full text articles. OCLC FirstSearch. Subscription.)

Computer Database (Inside library, use this link. Search for computer information covering product introductions, reviews and news in hardware, software, electronics, communications and the application of technology. InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Computer Database (From home, use this link. Search for computer information covering product introductions, reviews and news in hardware, software, electronics, communications and the application of technology. InfoTrac. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Smart Computing (Tech support and complete coverage of computers and consumer electronics. Computer hardware and software reviews, computing dictionary and encyclopedia, tips and articles. Smart Computing Magazine website.)

Consumer Reports (Ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services in categories including appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, babies and kids, food, personal finance, and travel. From home you will need to enter your library card number. A GALE/CENGAGE learning product. Powered by Infotrac. Subscription.)

Degree Directory (Comprehensive degree directory. Online guide to undergraduate, graduate and professional college degrees including business colleges, nursing schools and engineering universities by geographic region. Free.)

InfoTrac (Search Gale Virtual Reference Library (Encyclopedias and specialized sources for multidisciplinary searches) and Literature Resource Center (Up to date biographical information, overviews, and full-text literary criticism and reviews). Thomson Gale InfoTrac. From home you will need to enter your library barcode. Subscription.)

MeL Databases by Subject (24-7 online library for Michigan residents allowing you instant access to full-text articles from tens of thousands of magazines and newspapers. Databases are available for kids, adults, and on specialized topics such as car repair, practice tests and art images. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number may be required to log into these databases.)

OCLC FirstSearch (Inside library only. Search a wide range of subjects in 28 databases. Subscription.)

Wilson General Abstracts (Inside library only. Art, Biological & Agricultural, Education, Essay & General Literature, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences. Subscription.)

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus. Research tools include video collection, timelines, world data analyst, compare countries, world atlas, notable quotations, gateway to the classics, featured articles, and Spanish-English Dictionary. Free.)

World Almanac (Inside library only. Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics. OCLC FirstSearch. Subscription.)

Grosse Pointe Public Library Obituary Index (1930-present. Grosse Pointe News & Grosse Pointe Review printed death notices. Free.) Click here for GPPL's tutorial

Heritage Quest (Search U.S. federal census, family and history books, PERSI, Revolutionary War, Freedman's Bank, and U.S. serial set. Free to residents of Michigan)

Michigan eLibrary for Genealogy (Genealogy Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia (Inside library or from home, use this link. From home you will need the password obtained here, by typing in your library barcode and looking at the bottom of the web page in your patron record. Click here for GPPL's online tutorial "How to check your patron record". Includes alternative therapies, conditions, diseases, herbs/plants, reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, and much more. Gale Cengage Learning. Subscription.)

Health and Wellness Resource Center (Inside library, use this link. Medical reference, journals, pamphlets, and videos. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Health and Wellness Resource Center (From home, use this link. Medical reference, journals, pamphlets, and videos. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Health Reference Center Academic (Inside library, use this link. Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources. Integrates the full text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals, consumer health magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, newspaper articles, topical overviews and reference books. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Health Reference Center Academic (From home, use this link. Full text journals and personal health information sources. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Michigan eLibrary for Health (Health and Wellness Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Nursing and Allied health Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Psychology Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Psychology Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Senior Health Encyclopedia: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers - A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers (Inside library or from home, use this link. From home you will need the password obtained here, by typing in your library barcode and looking at the bottom of the web page in your patron record. Click here for GPPL's online tutorial "How to check your patron record". Covers aging, diseases, treatments, and topics specific to an aging population. Gale Cengage Learning. Subscription.)

Surgery and Medical Test Encyclopedia (Inside library or from home, use this link. From home you will need the password obtained here, by typing in your library barcode and looking at the bottom of the web page in your patron record. Click here for GPPL's online tutorial "How to check your patron record". Covers surgical procedures, medical tests, anesthetics, common lab test and procedures, medications and postoperative care. Gale Cengage Learning. Subscription.)

MeL Michigana (Michigan History, American History, Social History, Family History and all about Michigan. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Local History Archives (Created and maintained by the Grosse Pointe Public Library.)

U.S. History Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

U.S. History Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

World History Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

World History Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Criminal Justice Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Criminal Justice Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Index to Legal Periodicals (Inside library only. OCLC FirstSearch database. Subscription.)

LegalTrac (Inside library, use this link. More than 1,400 titles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

LegalTrac (From home, use this link. More than 1,400 titles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Michigan eLibrary for Consumer Law (Reference Desk Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Culinary Arts Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Culinary Arts Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Diversity Studies Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Diversity Studies Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Fine Arts and Music Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Fine Arts and Music Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Gardening Landscape and Horticulture (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Gardening Landscape and Horticulture (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Home Improvement Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Home Improvement Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Pop Culture Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Pop Culture Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Religion and Philosophy Collection (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Religion and Philosophy Collection (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Expanded Academic ASAP (Inside library, use this link. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Expanded Academic ASAP (From home, use this link. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

General OneFile (Inside library, use this link. News and periodical articles on a wide range of subjects. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

General OneFile (From home, use this link. News and periodical articles on a wide range of subjects. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Wilson general abstracts (Inside library only. Science, Art, Biological & Agricultural, Education, Essay & General Literature, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Subscription.)

Detroit News (Inside library use this link. Metro Detroit Newspaper. Newsbank. Subscription.)

Detroit News (From home use this link. Metro Detroit Newspaper. Newsbank. Subscription.)

Grosse Pointe News Archive (From 1940 to present. (Created and maintained by the Grosse Pointe Public Library.)

InfoTrac Newsstand (Inside library, use this link. Search a collection of over 1,000 newspapers date range 1980-2010, translate articles into 11 different languages, and create email alerts. InfoTrac. Subscription.)

InfoTrac Newsstand (From home, use this link. Search a collection of over 1,000 newspapers date range 1980-2010, translate articles into 11 different languages, and create email alerts. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Michigan Newspapers (Over 100 full text newspapers including Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press, and Lansing State Journal. Free.)

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Inside library, use this link. Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Gale Virtual Reference Library (From home, use this link. Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

General Reference Center Gold (Inside library, use this link. General interest database on a variety of topics. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

General Reference Center Gold (From home, use this link. General interest database on a variety of topics. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Michigan eLibrary for Reference (Reference Gateway. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Study Guide Zone (Study guides and tips for a variety of standardized tests including undergrad, graduate, licensing, vocational, and assessment exams. Free.)

Learning Express Library (General database page. New users will have to register for access. Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, Driver's license, or Michigan ID number may be required to log into these databases.)

M.O.R.E Michigan Online Resources for Educators (Preschool - Grade 12, Collection of web related educational resources. General database page.  MeL.org Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number may be required to log into these databases.)

Junior Edition (Inside library, use this link. Junior High and Middle school, full text magazines, newspapers, and reference books. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Junior Edition (From home, use this link. Junior High and Middle school, full text magazines, newspapers, and reference books. MeL.org Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

eLibrary Elementary (Elementary school - full text magazine, newspaper, and reference books. MeL.org Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Kids InfoBits (Inside library, use this link. Kindergarten through Grade 5 - full text content sources and magazines. Thomson Gale InfoTrac. Subscription.)

Kids InfoBits (From home, use this link. Kindergarten through Grade 5 - full text content sources and magazines. MeL.org Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Live Homework Help (Tutor.com. Receive one-on-one live assistance with homework problems from 3:00 - 10:00 p.m. Also access study guides, test preparation for the SAT, ACT, and civil service, view job openings and receive resume help 24 hours every day. Subscription.)

Michigan eLibrary for Kids and Parents (Kids Gateway. MeL.org Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

Michigan eLibrary for Teens and College Bound (Teen Gateway. MeL.org Free to residents of the State of Michigan. Library card number, driver's license, or Michigan ID number are required to log into this database.)

MUZZY Online The BBC language course for children by Early Advantage. (Learn English, French, Italian, German and Spanish online. You will need your library card number to use this site.)

SIRS Discoverer Deluxe (Inside library only. Database with full text articles, U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government documents for the young researcher. ProQuest. Subscription.)

Student Edition (High school - full text magazines, newspapers, and reference books. Subscription. Full text articles. From home you will need to enter the password. Click here and enter your library barcode to view password (InfoTrac) at bottom of page. Thomson Gale InfoTrac.)