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Research Databases
Start your Research with Reference Resources!
Browse and search in these Encyclopedias.
Encyclopedia with areas devoted to Canadian content. Click link to Britannica School
Bilingual, national online encyclopedia produced by, for, and about the people of Canada. Click link to Canadian Encyclopedia
Offers a full-text collection of regional and international periodicals, newspapers, and newswires.
Click link to Canadian Reference Centre
Offers teachers and students access to high-quality, diverse content sets.
Click link to Britannica Launch Packs Science
Comprehensive reader's advisory resource for fiction and nonfiction books.
Click link to NoveList Plus
French database provides access to more than 38,000 articles.
Click link to Universalis
Self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health and much more.
Click link to Teen Health & Wellness
Look for scholarly articles in these Databases.
From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions. Click link to Google Scholar
Designed to help you understand both sides of the debate on controversial topics. Click link to Canadian Points of View
This database covers all aspects of the human impact on the environment. Click link to GreenFILE
Cross-search databases such as Academic Search Premier, Canadian Reference Centre, and Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
Click link to Explora Canada
Collection of consumer health information.
Click link to Health Source
Database with magazines, journals, and peer-reviewed titles. Click link to Academic Search Premier
Access a growing collection of open access journals, books, images, and media.
Click link to JSTOR
Search for newspaper articles in these News Databases.
This collection provides cover-to-cover full text for 520+ national, international, and regional newspapers.
Click link to Newspaper Source
Discover unique Canadian and local content including news, TV and radio shows, and much more!
Click link to CBC Corner
Record of domestic and international news and covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940.
Click link to World News Digest
Search for photos, articles, maps and more in these Historical Databases.
Explore all digitized items held by Toronto Public Library, including over 100,000 historical photos, maps, postcards & more from Ontario. Click link to Digital Archive Ontario
A free archive of indexed publications related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750.
Click link to European Views of the Americas
Access local historical information from the Historical Societies of Burlington, Esquesing, Milton, and the Halton-Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Click link to Halton's Historical and Newspaper Records
Digital Books, Music & Videos
How to access eBooks/eAudiobooks from Sora (adapted/A. Burton, MDHS)
Borrow fiction, non-fiction, comic books, and magazines in a variety of languages in eBook and eAudiobook formats.
Click link to Sora
Stream classical, jazz, pop, and rock music, and access an array of other music resources.
Click link to Naxos Music Library
Access 4,000+ audio and video tracks, 60+ composer features, and 40+ music activities.
Click link to Naxos Music Box
Streaming access to the best educational content from CBC and Radio-Canada in English.
Click link to CBC Curio English
The Canadian Children's Book Centre has put together a YouTube channel for anyone who wants to learn about great Canadian books for young people. Suitable for all Grades!
Online resources featuring video-based productions such as full-length films, trailers and clips, in both French and English.
Click link to National Film Board
Vetted, easy-to-use, media library correlated to Ontario Curriculum Standards.
Click link to Learn360
Collection of award-winning content, access streaming videos by subject area with descriptions that include grade levels, running times, and summaries.
Clink link to McIntyre Media