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The Library of Michigan has purchased access to commercial eResources, which are available free of charge to Michigan residents through all types of Michigan libraries and from remote locations.

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Explora

Explora is an interface that allows users to search multiple EBSCO eResources from one place at one time. MeL offers five different Exploras.

MeL has each Explora set up to search a specific set of EBSCO eResources. Each MeL institution can also customize their own Exploras via EBSCOadmin or by contacting melerhelp@mcls.org. View a full listing of the EBSCO eResources that can be added to the various Exploras.

Explora Access

Explora Access Via The Geo-IP URLs

  • If a user is in a library/school and that library’s/school’s IP addresses are registered on the EBSCO end, the user will be taken to that library’s/school’s own Explora instance
  • If a user is at home, it will take the user to the MeL instance of Explora
    • Users may have to log in with a Michigan driver’s license/state ID or valid MeLCat library barcode, if the user isn’t seen as coming from Michigan (based on IP address)
      • There will be instances of users from within Michigan being prompted to log in with that Michigan driver's license/state ID or valid MeLCat library barcode page as not everyone within Michigan is seen as coming from a Michigan IP address

Explora access via the Direct URLs

  • If a user is in a library/school and that library’s/school’s IP addresses are registered on the EBSCO end, the user will be taken to that library’s/school’s own Explora instance
  • If a user is at home, it will prompt the user to log in with an EBSCO login
    • Once the user logs in, the user should be taken to that library’s/school’s own Explora instance

The MeL instances of Explora pull content from the following

Explora for Educators

  • Academic Search Complete
  • Biography Reference Source
  • eBook Academic Collection
  • Education Source
  • ERIC
  • Professional Development Collection

Explora for High Schools

  • eBook High School Collection
  • History Reference Source
  • Literary Reference Source
  • MAS Complete
  • Middle Search Plus
  • Points of View Reference Source
  • Science Reference Source
  • Topic Overviews 6-12

Explora for Middle Schools

  • Biography Reference Source
  • eBook K-8 Collection
  • Middle Search Plus
  • Primary Search
  • Topic Overviews 6-12

Explora for Primary Schools

  • American Heritage Children’s Dictionary
  • eBook K-8 Collection
  • Primary Search
  • Topic Overviews K-5

Explora for Public Libraries

  • Academic Search Complete
  • American Heritage Children's Dictionary
  • Biography Reference Source
  • Caribbean Search
  • Consumer Health Complete
  • Consumer Health Reference eBook Collection
  • eBook Collection
  • eBook High School Collection
  • eBook K-8 Collection
  • eBook Public Library Collection
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  • GreenFILE
  • Health Source - Consumer Edition
  • History Reference Source
  • Legal Information Source
  • Literary Reference Source
  • MAS Complete
  • MasterFILE Complete
  • Middle Search Plus
  • Newspaper Source Plus
  • Points of View Reference Source
  • Primary Search
  • Read It!
  • Referencia Latina
  • Science Reference Source
  • Topic Overviews Public Libraries

Funding for MeL is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan.

If you have any specific MeL eResources questions or issues, contact the MeL eResources Support Staff at melerhelp@mcls.org or 517-939-1384.