Databases by Subject
Not sure where to start your research? Here's a quick guide to all our databases, organized into broad subject headings. Think of them as cheat sheets to your e-resources!Please Note: You will need to enter your library card to access many of the databases listed below.
This page organizes our databases and e-collections by subject for easy searching. If you require additional information or assistance accessing a particular database, browse our databases A to Z »
Arts, Media & Culture
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General Reference Center Gold A general interest database featuring newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. |
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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. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets all your research needs. Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including (among many others) education, literature and art. |
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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. |
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Diversity Studies Collection A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection brings together a wide variety of global business information, enabling users to efficiently research business case studies, competitive intelligence, and career and investment opportunities. |
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GLBT Life & Issues Collection This collection 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. |
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Communications and Mass Media Collection 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. |
Automotive Repair
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Business & Economics
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General Business File ASAP Analyze company performance, industry trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directories. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library Business eBooks This collection includes the following ebooks relevant to Business and Economics: |
Careers, Jobs & Self-Improvement
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Career Cruising This is a fully bilingual database which has been designed to help students and others plan their future. Users are able to access hundreds of detailed occupation profiles - everything from Actuary to Zookeeper. |
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Vocations & Careers Collection Providing content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
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Teen Health & Wellness Offers comprehensive coverage on finding and securing a job, budget and money management, coping with moving and/or homelessness, domestic and child abuse, substance abuse, and other economic issues that families struggle with now more than ever. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks This collection includes the following ebooks relevant to Careers and Self-Improvement: |
Current Events & Newspapers
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Canadian Points of View Reference Centre Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview, point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. |
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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. |
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CPI.Q - (Canadian Periodicals) Find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, Canadian biographies, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, and others (all with a Canadian focus!). |
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InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Get the scoop with a newspaper database that lets you electronically search articles by title, headline, date, author, section or other assigned fields. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets all your research needs. Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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National Newspaper Index (US) Provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. |
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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. |
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Education
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Educator's Reference Complete Content focuses on educational principles, child development, psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. |
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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. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets all your research needs. Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
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Discovering Collection Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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Teen Health & Wellness Provides students with curricular support and self-help on numerous topics. It features a "Skills for School, Work, and Life" section that includes "Planning Your Future," "Skills for Success," and more. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library ebooks This collection includes the following ebooks relevant to Education: |
Environment
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Environmental Studies and Policy Collection A custom collection of nearly 200 journals providing coverage of environ-mental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library ebooks This collection includes the following ebooks on Environmental issues: |
Facts & General Reference
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Canadian Points of View Reference Centre Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview, point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. |
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General Reference Center Gold A general interest database featuring newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. |
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Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition Reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. Includes a popular topics picklist and new and/or updated essays on Canadian topics. |
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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. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets all your research needs. Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
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CPI.Q - (Canadian Periodicals) Find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, Canadian biographies, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, and others (all with a Canadian focus!). |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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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. |
French Resources
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CPI.Q - (Canadian Periodicals) Find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, Canadian biographies, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, and others (all with a Canadian focus!). Offers a selection of French titles (index and full-text) with a bilingual interface. |
Genealogy
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Ancestry Library Edition AVAILABLE ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS ONLY Provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage of over 5 billion individuals. |
Geography & Travel
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Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Collection 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. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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Government Politics & Law
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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LegalTrac Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. This database provides indexing for major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals and general interest publications. |
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Criminal Justice Collection Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. |
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Military and Intelligence Database This collection has been designed to meet the content needs of libraries serving military personnel. Additionally, the product includes some basic reference materials that are updated annually: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and The World Almanac and Book of Facts. |
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War And Terrorism Collection Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact and perception on a global scale. This definitive collection for researchers of history, social science and current events covers 100 subject-appropriate, full-text periodicals that are updated daily. |
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Health, Medicine & Wellness
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Teen Health & Wellness Provides students with curricular support and self-help on numerous topics. It features a "Skills for School, Work, and Life" section that includes "Planning Your Future," "Skills for Success," and more. |
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Health Reference Center Academic Provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources. Material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. |
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Health and Wellness Resource Center Provides instant access to trusted medical reference materials, health and medical journals, pamphlets, health-related videos, and articles from general interest publications. Material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. |
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Psychology Collection This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops over time. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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History
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World History Collection As any historian will state, the study of history is as much about the present as the past: to that end, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events, as well as scholarly work being established. |
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Military and Intelligence Database This collection has been designed to meet the content needs of libraries serving military personnel. Additionally, the product includes some basic reference materials that are updated annually: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and The World Almanac and Book of Facts. |
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War And Terrorism Collection Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact and perception on a global scale. This definitive collection for researchers of history, social science and current events covers 100 subject-appropriate, full-text periodicals that are updated daily. |
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Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition Reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. Includes a popular topics picklist and new and/or updated essays on Canadian topics. |
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Canadian Points of View Reference Centre Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview, point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. |
Homework Help
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Kids InfoBits Kids InfoBits has been developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. This database covers geography, current events, arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. The most popular search method is using the subject-based topic tree. |
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Grzimek's Animal Life Are you researching an animal? Here you can find detailed information on over 4000 different species of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and more! |
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Something About the Author Are you doing a book report or are you just looking to learn more about your favourite author? Then try using Something About the Author! |
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InfoTrac Junior Edition - K12 This database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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InfoTrac Student Edition This database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Discovering Collection Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia. |
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Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition Reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. Includes a popular topics picklist and new and/or updated essays on Canadian topics. |
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Canadian Points of View Reference Centre Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview, point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. |
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CPI.Q - (Canadian Periodicals) Find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, Canadian biographies, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, and others (all with a Canadian focus!). |
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Teen Health & Wellness Provides students with curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. |
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General Reference Center Gold A general interest database featuring newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. |
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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. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets all your research needs. Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
House, Home & Do-It-Yourself
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Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. |
Leisure & Recreation
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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. |
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Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. |
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Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Collection 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. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
Literature & Language Arts
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Literature Resource Centre Learn about authors and literature including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism. Find author information, critical analysis, timelines, links to related websites, and more. Includes Shakespearean Criticism in full text. |
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Literature Criticism Online Provides access to centuries of literature analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. Includes contemporary literary criticism, drama criticism, and Shakespearean criticism. |
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Something About the Author Are you doing a book report or are you just looking to learn more about your favourite author? Then try using Something About the Author! |
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Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition Reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. The database includes one-click access to "topic trees" on subjects including Language Arts, which can be further broken down by Literary Works, Canadian Authors, World Authors, Literary Topics, and Genres, and Movements. |
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Communications and Mass Media Collection 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. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including (among many others) education, literature and art. |
Religion, Philosophy & Spirituality
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Religion & Philosophy Collection Research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. The Religion & Philosophy eCollection is perfect to fill gaps in coverage of this under-served area. Two hundred and fifty subject-appropriate full-text periodicals are included. |
Science, Math & Technology
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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. |
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Information Science & Technology eCollection This collection provides current and accurate information for the information professional. Coverage includes such topics as data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more. |
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General Science Collection Provides researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology. |
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Psychology Collection This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops over time. |
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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. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets all your research needs. Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
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Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition Reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. Includes a popular topics picklist and new and/or updated essays on Canadian topics. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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Social Sciences
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Please Note: Access to these online databases is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture through the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) and Ontario Library Service - North
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Canadian Points of View Reference Centre Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview, point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. |
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Diversity Studies Collection A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection brings together a wide variety of global business information, enabling users to efficiently research business case studies, competitive intelligence, and career and investment opportunities. |
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War And Terrorism Collection Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact and perception on a global scale. This definitive collection for researchers of history, social science and current events covers 100 subject-appropriate, full-text periodicals that are updated daily. |
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GLBT Life & Issues Collection This collection 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. |
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Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition Reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. Includes a popular topics picklist and new and/or updated essays on Canadian topics. |
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General One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. |
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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. |
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Please Note: Access to these online databases is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture through the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) and Ontario Library Service - North
