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Authors and Books
•	Michigan Authors and Illustrators
•	New York Times Best-Seller Lists
•	Oprah's Book Site
•	Reading Groups
•	Teen Reads

Automotive
•	ChiltonLibrary.Com Auto repair information
•	Kelley Blue Book
•	Learn about the auto engine
•	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Business & Finance
•	Reference USA (In Library Use Only)
•	Big Charts
•	Cornerstone Alliance
•	Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce
•	The Motley Fool
•	Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
•	U.S. Small Business Administration

Children's Resources
•	eLibrary Elementary
•	FactMonster
•	Kids Click!
•	Safe Kid Sites
•	Sirs Discoverer Deluxe
•	The Stacks (by Scholastic)
•	US Government for Kids

Connect from Home: Library Database Subscriptions
•	Biography Resource Center
•	Reference USA Detailed information on Business
•	World Book Encyclopedia

E-books for Reference
•	Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
•	Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture
•	encyclopedia of Modern Middle East and North Africa
•	Encyclopedia of Religion
•	Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
•	New Catholic Encyclopedia
•	Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
•	U.S. Immigration and Migration
•	UXL American Decades
•	World of Forensic Science

Employment Help
•	Career Matrix
•	CareerPath.com
•	Explore careers
•	Federal Jobs
•	Michigan Talent Bank
•	Michigan Works!
•	Monster
•	Southwest MI Jobs
•	St. Joseph Jobs @ Indeed.Com
•	Unemployment Claims
•	US Department of Labor
•	Yahoo! Careers

Genealogy
•	HeritageQuest Online (This link is for In Library Use Only)
•	Berrien County Genealogical Society
•	Berrien County Historical Association
•	Berrien County, MI GenWeb
•	Cyndi''s List of Genealogy Sites
•	Library of Michigan Genealogy Sources
•	MEL Genealogy Gateway
•	Michiana Genealogical Index
•	Michigan Cemeteries
•	Seeking Michigan
•	Southwest Michigan Obituary Index
•	The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center

Health
•	Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
•	HealthFinder.gov
•	HealthWorld Online
•	Mayo Clinic Health Info
•	Medline Plus
•	Michigan health services
•	Nutrition and Well-being A to Z

Homework Help
•	Magazine and Journal Articles choose a database to search for articles
•	American Decades
•	FedStats
•	InfoPlease.com, World Almanac
•	RefDesk
•	Statistical Resources
•	World Book Encyclopedia

Language
•	Bartlett's Familiar Quotes
•	Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
•	Poetry180
•	Shadow Poetry
•	The Academy of American Poets

Local Libraries and Sources
•	Benton Harbor Public Library
•	Berrien Springs Community Library
•	Bridgman Public Library
•	Coloma Public Library
•	Eau Claire District Library
•	Hartford Public Library
•	Herald Palladium Index
•	James White Library at Andrews University
•	Lake Michigan College Library
•	Lincoln Township Library
•	Michigan ELibrary
•	Sodus Township Library

Local Links
•	Berrien County
•	City of St. Joseph
•	Cornerstone Alliance
•	Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce
•	Curious Kids Museum
•	Herald Palladium Index
•	Heritage Museum and Cultural Center
•	Krasl Art Museum
•	Saint Joseph Charter Township
•	Sarett Nature Center
•	St. Joseph Today (visitor's site)
•	The Box Factory for the Arts

Michigan Links
•	Michigan Legislature
•	Michigan Unemployment Claims
•	Office of the Govenor
•	Secretary of State Office
•	State House of Representatives
•	State of Michigan
•	State Senate
•	The Making of Modern Michigan
•	Travel & Recreation

People
•	AnyWho
•	Biography.com
•	Congressman Fred Upton
•	People Search-Bigfoot
•	Senator Carl Levin
•	Senator Debbie Stabenow
•	U.S. Census Online
•	Who''s Alive and Who''s Dead?

U.S. Government
•	FirstGov Use to search a variety of government sites
•	Social Security
•	U.S. Census
•	U.S. House of Representatives
•	U.S. Senators
•	U.S. Supreme Court
•	Whitehouse

Weather and Science
•	Extreme Science
•	Science Friday
•	Weather Channel Online