Friday, September 03, 2010

Research Resources

Now you can access over 55 online research databases in the library, from home or anywhere you access the Internet with the online database.

You may need to enter your library card number to access these databases.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
Ancestry Library - (You must be inside the library to access this database)
Ancestry Library Edition is one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
Auto Repair Reference Centre
EBSCO Publishing has partnered with Point 5 Technologies to create Auto Repair Reference Center. The step-by-step procedures are written specifically for the Do-It-Yourselfer, but comprehensive enough for professional technicians. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously.
Canadian Periodicals (CPI.Q.)
Useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations, it contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals including Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers.
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre is designed to assist students and researchers in understanding the full scope of a wide range of controversial subjects and features a series of full-text essays representing opposing viewpoints on a variety of important issues.
Career Cruising
Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. If you want to find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training, you've come to the right place!
Educator`s Reference Complete
Contains more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports from the U.S. Department of Education. A resource for any educator - from school teachers and administrators to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level. Provides full-text results for nearly half of the journal titles found in ERIC.
Eureka.cc: What You Seek is What You Get!
Get access to Canadian news sources. Regularly updated and enhanced, this online catalogue is comprised of more than 3,000 recognized sources, numerous exclusive titles, and a vast selection of PDF files containing articles as they were originally published in their print versions (i.e. newspapers, magazines, blogs, etc.).
Gale Computer Database
For researchers who need to keep pace with the fast changing world of high technology, Computer Database is their Internet- accessible reference solution. With Computer Database, library users can access today's most influential periodicals on computers, telecommunications and electronics industries - all in one seamless search.
Gale Discovering Collection
Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.
Gale Expanded Academic
Includes more than 6,000 full-text titles; more than 3,000 refereed journals; five newspaper indexes - a total of nearly 10,200 titles in all with more than 25 years of backfile coverage from 1980 to present.
Gale LegaTrac
Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Gale General OneFile
This single electronic resource provides instant access to an unprecedented number of periodicals. Users rely on General OneFile for instant access to periodical and news content and indexing from a variety of mainstream and specialized sources -- from The New York Times to refereed academic journals.
Gale General Reference Centre Gold
This comprehensive reference database quickly delivers the answers to a wide variety of reference questions both at the library or from remote sites.
Gale Health & Wellness Resource Centre
This revolutionary resource answers the need for a fully integrated electronic resource center for all levels of health research. Rely on the Health & Wellness Resource Center for instant access to carefully compiled medical reference and periodical materials that your users can trust.
General Business File ASAP
Available 24 hours a day via the Internet, General BusinessFile ASAP provides a combination of indexing, abstracts and full text for business and trade publications. Includes directory listings for companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
Health Reference Center Academic
Multi-source database providing access to full-text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources that offer reliable health information to researchers, including nursing and allied health students. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Info Trac Junior Edition
Designed for junior high and middle school students, InfoTrac® Junior Edition features the titles most critical to their libraries and curriculum. With Junior Edition's diverse perspectives and strong full-text coverage, students will find the answers they need to all their general reference questions -- without lining up at your desk or waiting for titles out on loan.
Info Trac Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content.
Info Trac Student Edition
Designed for secondary school students, InfoTrac® Student Edition is the quick and easy way to do classroom assignments and get answers to general reference questions. Student Edition is comprised of a variety of full-text sources that include the leading magazines, newspapers and reference books that librarians prefer and students enjoy.
Info Trac Religion & Philosophy
A customized selection of journals selected by your institution powered by InfoTrac.
Info Trac Custom Newspaper
A customized selection of newspapers selected by your institution powered by InfoTrac.
InfoTrac Diversity Studies eCollection
A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes 150 journals.
InfoTrac Educators eCollection
Full Text JournalsPerfect for educating future teachers and administrators, this set covers the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs. Included in this set are 250 journals.
InfoTrac General Science eCollection
A custom collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.
InfoTrac GLBT Life and Issues eCollection
This collection of nearly 40 journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
InfoTrac Information Science & Technology eCollection
Comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals, this collection provides current and accurate information for the information professional. Coverage includes such topics as data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more.
InfoTrac Insurance & Liability eCollection
This collection, comprised of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of the insurance and liability industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.
InfoTrac Pop Culture eCollection
This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
InfoTrac Small Business eCollection
Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
InfoTrac Vocation & Careers eCollection
Provding content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
InfoTrac War & Terrorism eCollection
A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events, providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes. References include 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
InfoTrac World History eCollection
This collection of over 40 journals provides balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field; useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher.
Military & Intelligence Database
Delivers answers for both the novice and the experienced researcher.
Our Ontario
Find digital images, text, audio and videos about Ontario history, heritage and culture. Search the collections of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, heritage and community groups, government agencies, and private collections in Ontario and across Canada ... via a single search portal.
PowerPack:Communication & Mass Media
A custom collection of more than 250 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature.
PowerPack: Criminal Justice Collection
Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, forensic scientist or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge, this collection offers more than 700 journals.
PowerPack: Environmental Studies & Policy Collection
Answers environmentally-related inquiries with coverage of more than 3.3 million articles from more than 700 journals and reference content from Delmar, Cengage Learning. Robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
PowerPack: Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
A collection of more than 100 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture, with the addition of over 20 subject specific reference sources from Delmar, Cengage Learning, this collection provides information for gardening enthusiasts and professionals alike.
PowerPack: Hospitality Tourism & Leisure Collection
A collection of more than 100 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture, with the addition of over 20 subject specific reference sources from Delmar, Cengage Learning, this collection provides information for gardening enthusiasts and professionals alike.
PowerPack: Psychology Collection
This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops and diminishes over time. Researchers will have access to nearly 500 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals - many cited in the PsycINFO index.
Student Resource Centre: Canadian Edition
Student Resource Center offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the major subject areas, including history, literature, science, social studies and more, Student Resource Center provides a premium selection of reference, thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.
Teen Health & Wellness
Teen Health & Wellness, is a database from Rosen Publishing Online that provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
Please contact us for login and password.
(US) National Newspaper Indexâ„¢
National Newspaper Indexâ„¢ gives you quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times (Late and National Editions); The Wall Street Journal (Eastern and Western Editions); The Christian Science Monitor (National Edition); The Washington Post (Final Edition); and The Los Angeles Times.
   
e-Books & e-Audio Books
Infotrac Communication & Media eBooks
Communications
Infotrac Computer Database Reference eBooks
Computer Reference eBooks
Infotrac Environmental Issues & Policy eBooks
Environmental Issues & Policy eBooks
Infotrac GLBT Life and Issues eBooks
GLBT Life and Issues eBooks
Infotrac Garden, Landscape & Horticulture eBooks
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture eBooks
Infotrac General Science eBooks
General Science eBooks
Infotrac Information Science & Technology eBooks
Information Science & Technology eBooks
Infotrac Insurance & Liability eBooks
Insurance & Liability eBooks
Infotrac Psychology eBooks
Psychology eBooks
Infotrac Vocation & Careers eBooks
Vocation & Careers eBooks
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