Database Resources

Canada's Information Resource Centre

An all-encompassing Canadian online source that provides access to eight databases- Canadian Almanac & Directory, Associations Canada, Libraries Canada, Canadian Parliamentary Guide, Canadian Environmental Resource Guide, Governments Canada, Financial Services Canada, and History of Canada. A virtual who's who and what's where in Canada. Now including Canadian Who's Who - giving you access to 23,000 influential Canadians (13,000 current biographies, and 10,000 archive listings).

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Consumer Health

A rich collection of consumer health information. This database also includes full-text for current, health-related pamphlets and health reference books. It provides information on many health topics including the medical, food sciences, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.

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Canadian Reference Center

Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books. This resource includes leading Canadian and international periodicals and an Image Collection.

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Consumer Reports

ConsumerReports.org provides ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services. Frequently updated articles, blogs and video content allow consumers to peruse the latest consumer news.

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Master File Premier

Provides full-text access to nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains an Image Collection of photos, maps & flags.

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Novelist Plus

Contains information on over 250,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, series, book discussion guides, book talks, Recommended Reads and more. Search this resource to find all the novels or books written by a particular author that are similar to the one you just finished, or to find book reviews.

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PubMed (Health)

PubMed comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature. These citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. PubMed is maintained by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

PubMed Medical Databases

 

Tumble Books Story Books

An online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they will love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

Tumble Books Story Books

 

TumbleBooks Cloud

An online collection of read-along and e-book titles for older elementary, middle and high school students, which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. The collection includes classic literature, Shakespeare, YA/teen novels, and a growing number of exciting graphic novels. TumbleBookCloud can be used on any computer or iPad thanks to Cloud Computing.

 Tumble Books Cloud

 

World Book Online Suite

 

World Book Encyclopedia Online, gives you access to the most up-to-date encyclopedias including WBO for Kids; WBO Info Finder; WBO Reference Center; a Spanish Encyclopedia; a French Encyclopedia. The online version of The World Book Encyclopedia provides access to: related articles from major newspapers and magazines; extensive graphic and multimedia enhancements, including photographs, maps, illustrations, tables, animations and audio/video clips, and much much more.

 

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