Databases Online @ Your Memphis Public Library and Information Center

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Magazine articles, newspapers, encyclopedias, reference books, journals and special reports are organized and indexed for easy research by searching or browsing. Have the latest articles on your favorite topic emailed to you on your schedule. Create a Powersearch account for more options.
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Guided Tutorials for PowerSearch (Academic OneFile, General OneFile and all InfoTrac collections):
- Basic Search (3:55)
- Advanced Search (2:16)
- Subject Guide Search (2:13)
- Publication Search (3:15)
- OneSearch (1:10)
- Search Results (3:23)
For other titles see All Guided Tutorials for Gale Publications
Direct Search Only Titles
The following databases can only be searched using their individual search features:
- ABC-CLIO History Database
- Ancestry Library

- Commercial AppealTEL (for CA prior to 2000)
- LearnaTest aka Learning Express Library
- MARCIVE

- MyiLibrary
- NewsBank - America's Newspapers

- NewsBank - Tennessee Newspaper Collection TEL
- Rand McNally Classroom Online
- ReferenceUSA

More Searches:
- Advanced Search - When you want an article from a specific magazine use advanced search. (Example: to find Consumer Reports magazine reviews of cordless phones, go to the Advanced Search and enter cordless phones as the search term, and enter Consumer Reports as the 'by publication title'.)
- Search TEL databases - Searches accross all the databases made available by TEL. There is also an Advanced TEL Search available on the same page.
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