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Online Resources: Research & Reference

Research just got a lot easier at your local library!


Now you can access over 30 online research databases in the Library, from home or anywhere you access the Internet. Please note that you will need to enter your 14-digit library card number to access the following databases.

Cross-Search All Databases
Use Thomson-Gale's Power Search to cross-search over 30 databases and ecollections at once!
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Search by Subject (eCollection)
Use InfoTrac eCollections to search by subject - just click on your subject and only the relevant databases will be searched!



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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.

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 Reference Centre™ (EbscoHost)
Canadian Reference Centre combines Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to Canadian libraries. This database includes leading Canadian periodicals and international (U.S. and U.K.) periodicals in full text; full text reference books; full text biographies and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

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.

Discovering Collection
Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

(US) National Newspaper Index™
National Newspaper Index™ 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 (Home Edition).

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