Stay connected to the University of Michigan and take advantage of the University’s world class online Library System for years beyond your time at U-M. In an effort to serve its U-M alumni members, the Alumni Association has partnered with the University Library system to offer access to its premier research databases including ProQuest, ABI/INFORM Dateline™, MUSE and Going Global.* Research a potential employer, read an article you missed in your favorite magazine or help your kids with their homework. Take advantage of this exclusive member benefit and get started today!
Alumni Association members need a free, university-assigned uniqname and password to access the University Library databases. To learn more or get yours, click here
*Due to licensing agreements, the databases are only available to University of Michigan alumni who are members of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. (Non-U-M alumni are not eligible for this benefit.)
ProQuest Database
Access to the ProQuest database allows Alumni Association members to search multiple databases at once or narrow your search to a specific target audience. Login to search the following databases:
ProQuest Research Library
Search more than 3,800 journals and magazines covering all fields and topics, academic and popular, beginning as early as 1971. Full text available for articles published as early as 1987 from more than 2,500 of these journals and magazines.
ABI/INFORM Dateline™
Access to more than 190 journals; providing full text for more than 180, including hard-to-find local and regional business publications with news about regional companies, analysis, information on local markets, and more.
ABI/INFORM Dateline allows users to research employment opportunities, compile data on benefits and compensation, learn about corporate strategies, and other topics from a local and regional perspective. The database includes major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and area business publications.
ABI/INFORM Global
Review indexes and abstracts for more than 2,830 business and management-oriented periodicals from 1923-present, with full text for articles from more than 1,850 of the included publications. Features publications relevant psychology, engineering, and many other career fields.
Access to full text of more than 18,000 dissertations and theses concerning business filed at universities between 1961 and 2004; 5,200 Business Cases from Ivey, Thunderbird, Idea Group, and Darden; EIU Views Wire daily business intelligence briefings on over 200 countries (2003-present); and Going Global Career Guides for 23 countries (2004-present).
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Full text access to more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus between 1971-present. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
Alt-Press Watch
A full text database of over 60 newspapers, magazines and journals from 1994-present published by the alternative and independent press, covering ecology and the environment, grassroots organizing, labor, indigenous peoples, public policy, genetics and more.
Ethnic NewsWatch
A full text database of 200 publications from the ethnic, minority and native press from 1960-present in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages. Features more than 100,000 articles in Spanish and over 400,000 in English.
GenderWatch
A full text database of 140 international publications from 1974-present devoted to women’s and gender issues, including scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings.
Project MUSE Database
A collaboration between libraries and publishers to provide full-text and user-friendly online access to more than 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from more than 60 scholarly publishers. Log in now!
MUSE is the sole source of complete, full-text versions of titles from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies and features the complete content of every issue is online—including charts, graphics and images—with articles available in HTML and/or PDF. In addition to access to current issues, MUSE offers users free access to a decade of backfiles for selected titles. And, MUSE is typically online before the print version is available in stores or libraries.
Going Global
Welcome to our newest offering in career benefits for Alumni Association members. Through our partnership with Going Global you now have access to career and employment resources include world-wide job openings, internship listings, industry profiles and country-specific career information.
More than 30,000 pages of constantly-updated content is included on topics such as work permit/visa regulations, resume writing guidelines and examples, employment trends, salary ranges, networking groups, cultural/interviewing advice, corporate profiles and worldwide job listings.
Going Global Country Career Guides are the ultimate international job seeker’s guide! Packed with country-specific information, this massive research tool contains more than 80,000 resources for finding international employment at home and abroad.
