E-Resources
(Magazine, Newspaper & Subject Databases)
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*Access to these databases was brought to you by Knowledge Ontario.
Visit Gale's Databases to search many of these databases simultaneously.
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Academic OneFile
Full text peer-reviewed articles covering the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology and literature, plus the New York Times from 1995.
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.
CPI.Q
Full text of Canadian magazines and newspapers, including selected Globe and Mail articles, covering current events, health, technology, history, culture. Some French titles.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Full text of academic journals, including social science, humanities, science and technology.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
200 full text encyclopedias covering all subject areas, including medicine, social sciences, literature and psychology.
Junior Edition
For students in junior high and middle school, this database includes full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Kids Graphical Interface
Kids Infobits
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. This uses a popular search method for children, which includes moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Student Edition
With an American focus for high-school students, this database includes 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. (Kids graphical interface)
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition includes reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. The database includes Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics picklist on the home page that features one-click access to Canadian topics, and new and updated essays on Canadian topics.
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 1945. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously.
General Business File ASAP 1980 - Present
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 Reference Center Gold
General interest & business journals, news service articles, plus indexing of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, with a mainly American focus.
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.
CPI.Q
Full text of Canadian magazines and newspapers, including selected Globe and Mail articles, covering current events, health, technology, history, culture. Some French titles.
Dailies from Across Ontario (Eureka.cc)
Full text of selected Ontario and Quebec newspapers beginning in 2000. Titles include the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, Kingston Whig-Standard, Pembroke Daily Observer, Peterborough Examiner, Le Devoir, Le Droit, and others.
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.
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition includes reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. The database includes Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics picklist on the home page that features one-click access to Canadian topics, and new and updated essays on Canadian topics.
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!
Educator's Reference Complete 1980 - JUN, 2009
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. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.
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.
Discovering Collection
With a mainly American focus, the database covers core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more.
Junior Edition
For students in junior high and middle school, this database includes full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Kids Graphical Interface
Kids Infobits
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. This uses a popular search method for children, which includes moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Student Edition
With an American focus for high-school students, this database includes 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. (Kids graphical interface)
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition includes reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. The database includes Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics picklist on the home page that features one-click access to Canadian topics, and new and updated essays on Canadian topics.
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.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
200 full text encyclopedias covering all subject areas, including medicine, social sciences, literature and psychology.
CPI.Q
Full text of Canadian magazines and newspapers, including selected Globe and Mail articles, covering current events, health, technology, history, culture. Some French titles.
Dailies from Across Ontario (Eureka.cc)
Full text of selected Ontario and Quebec newspapers beginning in 2000. Titles include the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, Kingston Whig-Standard, Pembroke Daily Observer, Peterborough Examiner, Le Devoir, Le Droit, and others.
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.
Health and Wellness Resource Center 1980 - Present
Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
Health Reference Center Academic
Collection of medical and nursing journals, including consumer health, nutrition, family health, as well as 400 pamphlets.
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.
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.
History, Biography & Genealogy
Ancestry Library Collection (available from within the library only, no remote access)
ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom.
*Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Culture's $15 million investment in public libraries through SOLS in collaboration with OLS-North.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
200 full text encyclopedias covering all subject areas, including medicine, social sciences, literature and psychology.
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.
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.
LegalTrac
Journal articles from law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals, with a mainly American focus.
A fiction database providing subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to young fiction readers, such as Author Read-Alikes, Book Talks, Grab and Go Book Lists arranged by grade level, and book discussion guides.
You can check out and download audiobooks at this website…
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- A valid library card
- Internet access
- A computer or device that meets the system requirements for the type(s) of digital materials you wish to check out
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*Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Culture's $15 million investment in public libraries through SOLS in collaboration with OLS-North.
Brockville Recorder & Times Online Database - September 1999- Present
(available from within the library only, no remote access)
Login: brockville ; Password: recorderandtimes
Full text articles from the Brockville Recorder & Times newspaper.Only story text is included, no photos, advertisements, or classifieds. However if a photo was published with the story, the information is noted in the Illustration field. Name of photography and cutline (information published under the photo) is provided.
To obtain copies of photographs ($48 plus tax for an 8 by 11 colour glossy on good photographic quality paper, suitable for framing) call 1-416-947-3123 or 1-877-624-1463 (toll free) or email them at: research@sunmedia.ca. They also provide copies of pages (paper tearsheets, PDFs and back editions).
**Tips for searching the Recorder & Times
Dailies from Across Ontario (eureka.cc)
Full text of selected Ontario and Quebec newspapers beginning in 2000. Titles include the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, Kingston Whig-Standard, Pembroke Daily Observer, Peterborough Examiner, Le Devoir, Le Droit, and others.
General OneFile 1980 - Present
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.
General Reference Center Gold
General interest & business journals, news service articles, plus indexing of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, with a mainly American focus.
National Newspaper Index
Indexing of US newspapers: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and Washing Post from 1977.
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.
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.
Computer Database
Full text magazines covering computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
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.
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.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Providing 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 interests.
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