Electronic Resources
Through initiatives managed by Knowledge Ontario - Resourse Ontario and SOLS, public libraries in the province have acces to various e-resources. This includes licensed use of databases, e-book collection and e-audio book collections.
The e-resources listed can be accessed at the library or from home. Contact your local branch for information.
As well as databases listed Ancestry Canada Library Edition is available for use inside the library.
Auto Repair Reference Center
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 manufactures of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously. (EBSCO/Knowledge Ontario)
Canadian Points of View Reference Center
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. (EBSCO/Knowledge Ontario)
Career Cruising
is a fully bilingual database that has been designed to help students and others plan their future. Career Cruising provides access to hundreds of detailed occupation profiles - everything from Actuary to Zookeeper. Profiles include: job descriptions, working conditions, education and training , earnings, and links to related occupations and other resources. (Knowledge Ontario)
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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.
Computer Database is 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 electronic industries – all in one seamless search.
CPI.Q Canadian Periodicals is 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.
Discovering Collection contains thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.
Educator’s Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. This database is updated daily.
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 back file coverage from 1980 to present.
Gale LegaTrac draws on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegaTrac provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Gale General Business File, analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
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 and from remote sites.
Health Reference Center is a multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac’s award-winning health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Health and Wellness Resource Center, this revolutionary resource answers the need for a fully integrated electronic resource center for all levels of health research. Rely on the Health and Wellness Resource Center for instant access to carefully compiled medical reference and periodical materials that your users can trust.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
InfoTrac Religion and Philosophy, this custom collection provides coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. Two hundred and fifty subject-appropiate full-text periodicals are included.
Military & Intelligence Database, delivers answers for both the novice and the experienced researcher.
National Newspaper Index (US) 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)
PowerPack - Communications & Mass Media Collection
From Marketing professionals to students studing for advance 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.
PowerPack - 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. Users will have access to 150 journals.
PowerPack - Environmental Studies and Policy Collection provides robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes nearly 200 journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interest.
PowerPack - Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologist 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.
PowerPack - Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspect of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
PowerPack - 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.
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