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Agriculture Collection
With broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection provides a comprehensive view of this growing body of knowledge. Comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry -- from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.

   

 

Link to Ancestry Library Edition
 

Ancestry Library Collection (available from within the library only, no remote access)
Records from Canada, the United States, and parts of Europe, including records such as census and voter lists, birth, marriage and death, military, immigration and emigration, family trees, newspapers and periodicals, directories and member lists, stories, memories and histories, court, land, wills and financial, reference materials and finding aids, pictures, maps, and atlases and gazetteers.

   

 

Link to Business Economics and Theory database
 

Business Economics and Theory
With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit database, this collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, users will find more than 150 full-text journals to support their research. American focus.

   

 

Link to Canada in Context databases
 

Canada in Context
An online experience for those seeking contextual information on a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places, and events. The solution merges Gale's reference content, written from a Canadian perspective, with full-text magazines, academic journals, news, primary source documents, images, videos, audio and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience combined with new features such as "Search Assist" and quick fact boxes.

   

 

Link to Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
 

Canadian Points of View
This full-text database provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. There are 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and a corresponding Critical Thinking Guide.

   

 

Link to Career Cruising Database
 

Career Cruising Database
This source provides occupation profiles, assessment tools and information about Canadian universities and colleges. Be sure to try the Career Matchmaker quiz!

   

 

Link to Chilton Auto Repair Manuals
 

ChiltonLibrary.com
There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.

   

 

Link to Computer Database
 

Computer Database
Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

   

 

Link to Communications and Mass Media Collection
 

Communications and Mass Media Collection
From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.

   

 

Link to Consumer Health Complete database
 

Consumer Health Complete
Designed for the everyday consumer of health care information. It provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Users can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles, as well as within evidence-based reports, fact sheets & pamphlets, drug & herb information, alternative sources, images & diagrams, and video & animations.

   

 

Link to CPIQ
 

CPI.Q
Use this database to find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content from Gale Group, all with a Canadian focus.

   

 

Link to Culinary arts database
 

Culinary Arts Collection
The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

   

 

Link to Environmental studies database
 

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
A collection of over 800 journals and 6 subject specific Delmar reference titles provide robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

   

 

Link to Expanded Academic ASAP
 

Expanded Academic ASAP
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

   

 

Link to fine arts and music collection
 

Fine Arts and Music Collection
With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide your students with resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

   

 

Link to Gale Virtual Reference Centre
 

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

   

 

Link to Gardening and Horticultural collection
 

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.

   

 

Link to General One File
 

General OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

   

 

Link to General Reference Centre Gold
 

General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

   

 

Link to Grzimek's Animal life
 

Grzimek's Animal Life
Grzimek's Animal Life on the web, provides students and researchers with a dynamic, interactive resource that fosters more discussion and critical thinking skills. This product uses the content from the encyclopedia to provide unequaled coverage on more than 4,000 species, and includes more than 11,000 images, videos, illustrations, and maps.

   

 

Link to Home Improvement Collection
 

Home Improvement Collection
Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.

   

 

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection  

Hospitality, Tourism & LeisureCollection
This collection of nearly 500 journals provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field. Includes full collection of Fodor's Travel Guides.

   

 

Infotrac Jr
 

InfoTrac Junior Edition (K-12)
Designed for students from primary to middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

   

 

Link to Infotrac Junior Edition
 

InfoTrac Junior Edition
Designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

   

 

link to kids info bits database
 

Kids Infobits
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

   

 

Link to Literature Resource Centre
 


Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.

   

 

Military and Intelligence database
 

Military and Intelligence
Full text magazines covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs, including socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more.

   

 

Link to Novelist database
 

Novelist
A Reader's Advisory tool that assists you infinding the next book to read. Very helpful for bookclubs.This database has titles arranged in a wide range of genres, allows you to search for additional titles based on level, subject, title or author. Includes a book index with reviews and Next Reads.

   

 

Link to Novelist K-8 database
 

Novelist K-8
A fiction database, designed with a bright, appealing layout, intended for elementary and middle schools. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.

   

 

Link to search Our Ontario
 

Our Ontario
Find digital image, text, audio and video materials 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. Search results link you to the digital content on the contributing partner's web site.

   

 

Link to PebbleGo collection
 

PebbleGo
PebbleGo Animals offers information on hundreds of animals. Designed specifically for K-3 emergent readers.
PebbleGo Earth and Space includes high interest topics like weather and seasons.

   

 

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
 

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
This predominantly full-text collection includes over 60 titles in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Topics include proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more. Coverage begins in 1980.

   

 

Pop Culture Collection  

Pop Culture Collection
Pop Culture. It's all around us and influences our lives every day. 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.

   

 

Link to Advanced Placement Psychology database
 

Advanced Placement Psychology Collection
Designed to support Advanced Placement Program Psychology courses, this collection of over 100 mostly peer-reviewed journals provides a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops over time.

   

 

link to psc
 

Psychology Collection
This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time. Your library's users will have instant access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

   

 

Link to Religion collection
 

Religion and Philosophy Collection
This custom collection provides coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. Two hundred and fifty subject-appropriate full-text periodicals are included.

   

 

Link to Advanced Placement Science Collection
 

Advanced Placement Science
Designed to support Advanced Placement Program Science courses, this collection of over 120 mostly peer-reviewed journals covers subjects such as physics, astronomy, botany, biology & genetics, technology and astronomy.

   

 

Link to Teen Health and Wellness Centre
 

Teen Health and Wellness
A ground-breaking database that is the first to completely focus on the medical health and emotional needs of teenagers. With its holistic and interactive approach and authority, teens will be comfortable and find comfort here.