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The Library subscribes to many research databases which you mayfind helpful.  These databases contain reliable, published information not found on websites.  Your library card is your key to access most databases.

Academic OneFile
Peer-reviewed journals and reference sources on the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.  Full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995 is included.
Alt HealthWatch
In-depth coverage is provided on complementary and alternative medicine.  International, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports, as well as hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts are available. 
Ancestry *(in-library use only)*
For genealogical and historical research; includes census, military, court, vital, church, land and probate records; directories, passenger lists and more for Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and some European countries.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Car repair information, including drawings, step-by-step photographs and wiring diagrams are available for easy viewing and printing.

Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who
Biography Resource Center integrated with Marquis Who's Who® provides quick reference information on over 1 million additional people whose entries have appeared in more than 22 Marquis sources published from 1985 to the present.

Biography Resource Center: African Americans
More than 30,000 biographies from respected sources such as Contemporary Black Biography, Notable Black American Men, Notable Black American Scientists, and Who's Who among African Americans; with articles from nearly 300 magazines including American History, Essence, Jet, and U.S. News & World Report.
Byki
With over 80 languages to choose from, you can learn a new language with this fast, effective and fun online database.  To get started, click the link above and sign up as a new user of the database.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs
Information about current events, business, education, science and medicine, arts, law, academia, and lifestyles -- all with a Canadian focus.
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
Better understand controversial subjects in Canada through the presentation of multiple sides of key issues; including the environment, health, human rights, crime, race, substance abuse, technology and many more.  Guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers on controversial issues are also included. 
Canadian Reference Centre
Leading Canadian and international periodicals, reference books and biographies as well as an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
Career Cruising
An excellent career guidance and planning tool for all ages!  Examine job profiles that include job descriptions, working conditions, salary, educational requirements, career paths and related careers; complete an assessment that suggests career options based on your answers to questions; and view a comprehensive listing of (U.S. and Canadian) post-secondary schools and programs, including information on apprenticeships.  A portfolio component is also available, where users can save information, build career and education plans and create a resume.
Communications and Mass Media Collection
Current information from journals on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.
Computer Database
Find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals)
Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content all with a Canadian focus.

Culinary Arts Collection
Includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines with thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

Criminal Justice Collection
Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection of 150 journals rises to the challenge.
Custom Newspapers
An online collection of current, full-text newspapers with local, regional, national and global coverage.
Discovering Collection
Covering the core curriculum areas (including history, literature, science, social studies, and more), this database provides a selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips.
EBSCO Animals
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals, including a description of the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
Educator's Reference Complete
A collection of academic journals, reports and many premier reference sources focusing on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.  The majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.

Electric Library Canada
A full-text database with magazines, books, newspapers, pictures, maps, and television and radio transcripts.

Electric Library Elementary
Homework help by reading level for students in grades 3 – 6.  Children can search for information from newspapers, magazines, books, maps, pictures, audio/video clips or transcripts.  Topics can also be explored by subject (Arts & Crafts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, etc.) or type of reference source (dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, specialized source). 
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Provides multiple viewpoints on environmental issues and policy, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

Eureka.CC
Covering the 1980's to the present, this database contains selected full-text of well-known Canadian francophone news resources. The resources are updated daily and the collection includes national and international newspapers, news wires, audio capsules and radio/television transcripts. They include:

French Language:  L'Actualité, Le Devoir, Le Droit Écrivains québécois - dossiers (L'Île), La Presse, 
Protegéz-vous, Le Soleil, SRC Radio - Bulletin National et International / RadioJournal, SRC Télévision - Le Téléjournal / Le Point, SRC Télévision – Découverte, Voir

English Language Dailies from across Ontario:  Barrie Examiner, Belleville Intelligencer, Brantford Expositor, Chatham Daily News, Coburg Daily Star / Northumberland Today.com, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, Kingston Whig-Standard, Lindsay Daily Post, Niagara Falls Review, North Bay Nugget, Orillia Packet & Times, Owen Sound Sun Times, Pembroke Daily Observer, Peterborough Examiner, Port Hope Evening Guide, Sarnia Observer, Sault Star, St. Catharines Standard, Sudbury Star, Timmins Daily Press, Welland Tribune

Expanded Academic ASAP
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database contains scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
For students and adults alike, this database covers an array of topics and contains various images, brief biographies and information on a variety of subject areas.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
This database includes encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multi-disciplinary research.
Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists will enjoy this collection of journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.  This collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.

General Business File ASAP
With access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings, you may analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends, as well as the latest in management, economics and politics.

General OneFile
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics including 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.
General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications – within which you may find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more!
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Intended for informational purposes only, this carefully compiled grouping of trusted medical reference materials includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, pamphlets, health-related videos, articles, and a broad collection of Gale reference titles.
Health Reference Center Academic
Intended for informational purposes only, full-text nursing and allied health journals plus a wide variety of personal health information sources are available through this database.
Health Source Consumer Edition
Consumer health information is available from nearly 80 full-text consumer health magazines on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
History Resource Center: World
From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals.
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
With 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.  Focused study of specialized aspects of the industry is also possible - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.

InfoTrac Diversity Studies eCollection
Cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community are explored in this journal collection, a must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework.

InfoTrac Educators eCollection
This collection is perfect for educating future teachers and administrators on the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs.
InfoTrac General Science eCollection
This database provides researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.
InfoTrac GLBT Life and Issues eCollection
This collection of nearly 40 journals aims to provide a balanced coverage of gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
InfoTrac Information Science & Technology eCollection
Current and accurate information for the information professional, covering topics such as data processing techniques, metadata architectures and more.
InfoTrac Insurance & Liability eCollection
Comprised of nearly 40 journals, this collection takes a broad view of the insurance and liability industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.
InfoTrac Pop Culture eCollection
With content from 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals, this collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course.
Infotrac Religion and Philosophy Collection
This custom collection includes 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals and provides coverage of different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
InfoTrac Small Business eCollection
Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this collection provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories.
InfoTrac Vocation & Careers eCollection
With content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
InfoTrac War & Terrorism eCollection
A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events, this content provides insight into conflicts and their multiple causes.
InfoTrac World History eCollection
Useful to both the novice historian and the advanced academic researcher, this database provides a balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

Junior Edition
For students in grades 7-10; information can be found on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Kids InfoBits
Especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5, this database has information on geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids Search
Especially for elementary/middle school students, Kids Search automatically searches across 3 databases at once (Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, American Heritage Children's Dictionary).  Searches can be done by topic, subtopic, keyword and much, much more!  As well, some database results have a reading grade level indicator assigned.
LegalTrac
Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. Indexing for titles (including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals) are included, as well as law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
Literature Resource Center
For research on literary topics, authors and their works, this database provides up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all genres and disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
MasterFILE Premier
Periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multi-cultural issues and more are included as well as PDF backfiles (as far back as 1975) for key publications including American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism, Library Journal, National Review, Saturday Evening Post, and more. 

Military and Intelligence Database
Over 400 journals covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs; key subjects include the socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more.

National Newspaper Index
Quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.
Netlibrary
Thousands of electronic book titles are available in a variety of subject areas, including computer application manuals and "how to" books, personal and consumer health, business, education, cooking, hobbies, sports, family and popular psychology and literary criticism.
Novelist K-8 Plus
For young children and teens, this online readers' advisory service helps the reader discover new fiction books and authors.
Novelist Plus
For adults, this online readers' advisory service helps you discover new fiction books and authors.
Pickering-Ajax Digital Archive
A digital archive and research database containing detailed information about the unique history of the Pickering and Ajax communities.
Primary Search
Full-text (dating back as far as 1990) for more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research.  All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (lexiles).
Psychology Collection
This collection of 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time.
Searchasaurus
With a dinosaur theme and reading level indicators, three popular elementary and middle school databases (Primary Search®, Middle Search® Plus and Book Collection: Nonfiction™) can be accessed via Searchasaurus®! 
Student Edition
For high-school students, with access to indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books.  Information is available on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, government, history, sports and more.
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition
This database includes reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. A topics pick-list on the home page provides access to new and updated essays on Canadian topics.
Teen Health & Wellness
Homework and self-help for students in grades 7 to 12 on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.  Canadian content, perspectives, resources and organizations are included! 
Tumblebook Library
A collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books), TumblePuzzles and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers.
What Do I Read Next?
Discover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles!  This database contains recommended titles, plot summaries, and awards information. 
World Book Online Reference Center
Every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more! World Book Online has state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor-reviewed websites, and World Book Kids: a site for younger students that infuses creativity and wonder in learning.