Databases By Category
The Genesee District Library provides access to several different online databases that provide helpful information on many topics. To help you better find a resource you are looking for, we have also categorized them alphabetically.
If you see this symbol next to a listed database , you can click on it to access a video tutorial on how to use that particular database.
Databases by Category
- AutoMate (Auto Repair)
- Small Engine Repair Reference Center
- Booklist Online (Book reviews, current and past)
- BookPage
- Fantastic Fiction
- Library Reads
- NoveList Plus (Read-alikes)
- A to Z Databases
- Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition Search demographic data for prospective business locations
- DemographicsNow Directory of businesses, people and consumer demographic and expenditure data
- Foundation Directory Online Locate grants, nonprofit funding and company profiles (This directory can be accessed online only when visiting the Grand Blanc-McFarlen or Delaney Headquarters branches.)
- Key Business Ratios Access competitive benchmarking data by industry
- Mergent Archives Comprehensive stock reports by industry or size, plus select industry analysis
- Mergent Intellect Industry research, consumer and demographic data, and job search info
- Morningstar Investment Research Center Comprehensive company, stock, mutual fund and EFT data and analysis
- Value Line Comprehensive stock data and analysis
- What are Stocks?
- What are Bonds?
- What are Mutual Funds?
- What are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)?
- Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
- Commodities
- Hedge Funds
- Cost of Living Calculator
- Questions You Should Ask about Your Investments (investor.gov)
- Saving and Investing: A Roadmap To Your Financial Security Through Saving and Investing (SEC)
- Mutual Funds: A Guide for Investors (investor.gov)
- Variable Annuities: What You Should Know (investor.gov)
- The Kids' Guide to Emergency Savings
- Ancestry Library (Genealogy resource, this service is only accessible when you are inside one of our library branches)
- Heritage Hub (Obituaries and death notices)
- MyHeritage (Genealogy resource)Â
- Afrigeneas:Â A starting place for African American genealogy that features a "Beginners Guide" video and features the best sites for African American records, resources, and research.
- Allen County Public Library:Â Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Allen County Public Library has one of the largest genealogy collections in the United States.
- Archives.gov: The federal government's exhaustive database includes U.S. military records, naturalization records, land records and much more.
- BillionGraves
- Cyndi's List is a huge compilation of genealogical sites in the United States and around the world.
- DeadFred.com
- Ellisisland.org: It offers a list of passengers from every ship that entered the Port of New York between 1892 and 1924.
- FamilySearch
- Find a Grave
- Flint Genealogical Society
- Freedman's Bureau:Â A Federal agency of the United States Department of War to help slaves who were set free after the Civil War and also poor whites with provisions, clothing, and fuel.
- Genealogy Research at the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan
- Genesee County Clerk's Office
- JewishGen.org: Thousands of databases, research tools and other resources are available to help those with Jewish ancestry.
- RootsWeb
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The museum has 42 million records, including a vast database of survivors and Holocaust victims.
- Seeking Michigan
- Consumer Health Complete
- Health Source Complete
- Michigan Medicine Care Guides (health information made easy to understand)
- Access World News ( Newspapers and national magazines)
- The Detroit News
- The Flint Journal
- Academic Search Complete (Articles from scholarly journals)
- Marissa's Homework Help (Grades K-5)
- Marissa's Homework Help (Grades 6-12)
