Do Academic OneFile or General OneFile sometimes feel just too big? They're great resources but a search can bring back so many results that you spend valuable time just sifting through them. Luckily, Gale has broken down these powerhouses into 27 separate Collections that can be searched independently. The InfoTrac Collections<http://www.gale.com/databases/infotrac> (what used to be termed PowerPacks) span the continuum from fine arts to popular magazines to home improvement and psychology. You can search them individually and, if there's a particular topic that would interest your patrons, you can embed a link to it on your website. Here are those Collections with a URL that will allow anyone in Michigan to access the resources. If the patron is a Michigan resident who happens to be outside of the state they will be prompted for their driver's license/ID card or MeLCat-participating library barcode. Happy searching! Agriculture Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPAG Business Economics and Theory http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPBE Culinary Arts Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPCA Criminal Justice Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPCJ Communications and Mass Media Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPCM Diversity Studies Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPDS Environmental Studies and Policy http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPES Fine Arts and Music Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPFA Gender Studies Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPGB Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPGB General Science Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPGS Home Improvement Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPHI Insurance and Liability Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPIL Information Science and Library Issues http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPIS Military and Intelligence Database http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPMI Nursing and Allied Health Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPNU Pop Culture Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPOP Psychology Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPPC Popular Magazines http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPPM Religion and Philosophy Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPRP Small Business Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPSB Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPSM Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPTH U.S. History Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPUS Vocations and Careers Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPVC World History Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPWH War and Terrorism Collection http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=PPWT Brought to you by Deb Renee Biggs and Sonya Schryer Norris, Library Consultants at the Library of Michigan MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact@mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org>, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Sonya Schryer Norris Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. PO Box 30009 Lansing, MI 48909 517-373-4457 http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan http://www.mel.org<http://www.mel.org/> http://www.michlibrary.org<http://www.michlibrary.org/> Our collective efforts can help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years! Here are the goals and strategies: http://mi.gov/top10in10/ [cid:image002.png@01D20444.B08921B0]
