Online Resources

Welcome to the e-branch of the Portage District Library! Here you will find electronically accessible books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and directories, the majority of which you can access with your library card from home or anywhere.

General Resources Databases:

eLibraryMEL Database

Recommended for: Upper Elementary through High School. Full-text (1981-Present). Find over 2000 articles, ebooks, transcripts, photos, websites, focused multi-media, maps and reference sources such as almanacs and encyclopedias.

Category:
General Resources, Youth

Availability:
Anywhere with a library card
Encyclopedia of Food and CulturePDL Databse

A three-volume survey of food and its place in human culture and society, presented through 600 alphabetically sorted entries. Features multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others. Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and timelines. For students and general readers.

Category:
Encyclopedias, General Resources, History and Countries

Availability:
Anywhere with a library card
Gale Reference Center GoldMEL Database

Recommended for: General user. Mostly full text. General Reference Center Gold on InfoTrac Web provides one-stop access to general interest magazines, business periodicals, reference books, maps, historical images, and newspaper articles.

Category:
Newspapers and Journals, General Resources

Availability:
Anywhere with a library card