To browse all materials in the database, click the Browse button at the bottom of the page without selecting any check boxes.

To select specific categories, check the box next to an item. To make your search more specific and/or to decrease the number of records retrieved, check more boxes. Checking "Business" and "Education" only returns materials assigned to both categories.

To locate resources using a keyword search, type a word(s) in the Search Materials box located in the upper right corner of the screen and click the go button. Clicking the go button without specifying any words will return all materials.

Many materials in the MELD database have associated files. Most associated files are available for download in their native file format. Some files may be compressed in the Zip format. After downloading a (.zip) file, you will need a program like WinZip or Stuffit Expander to unzip the file.