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Arts and Design
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Canadian content   Art Full Text
HW Wilson

Provides full-text articles, abstracts, peer-selected publications and expanded coverage of Canadian art. Areas in the art field covered include Advertising Art, Architecture, Art History, Canadian Art, Costume, Decorative and Graphic Arts, ...

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Canadian content   ARTstor


Tutorials
Includes 500,000 images of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, architecture, garden and landscapes, maps, fashion, costumes and jewellery.

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  Design and Applied Arts Index
CSA

DAAI indexes more than 500 design and craft journals searchable by designer's name. It does not include any full-text articles.

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  Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to nearly 50 journals of interest to farmers, landscape architects and biotechnologists. Both practical and theoretical aspects are covered.

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  GreenFILE
EBSCOhost
NEW


Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

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  Humanities Full Text
HW Wilson

This comprehensive database delivers full-text feature articles, interviews, obituaries, reviews of plays, books and more. Subjects covered include Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communications, Dance, Film, Folklore, Gender ...

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  Lakeshore Journals Index



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  Social Sciences Full Text
HW Wilson

Full text access to journals in the Social Sciences field. Coverage includes Addiction Studies, Anthropology, Area Studies, Community Health & Medical Care, Corrections, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family ...

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  Theatre in Video


Contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video.

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Business
Title Description
  ABI / Inform Global
ProQuest

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Search nearly 1800 international business journals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of ...

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Canadian content   AdForum


Access information on over 20,000 advertising agencies and 70,000 ads.

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  Business Source Premier
EBSCOhost

Search more than 2300 full-text business journals. The database also includes Harvard Business Review, country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group and CountryWatch and detailed company profiles for the world's 10000 largest ...

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Canadian content   Career Cruising


Match careers with interests, explore career information (job descriptions, working conditions, earnings, multimedia interviews) and find out more about college and university courses. Save your personal information in a private portfolio that will ...

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Canadian content   CBCA Business
ProQuest

This collection provides in depth access to a broad range of Canadian business periodicals. It satisfies the information needs of business professionals, journalists, students, and teachers interested in business issues in Canada. Over 400 journals ...

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Canadian content   CICA Standards & Guidance Collection


Includes the CICA accounting and public sector handbooks.

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  Computer Database
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides comprehensive technical and business information about the computer, electronics and telecommunications industries. It indexes and abstracts more than 100 English-language periodicals. Full-text is available for more than 65 of the ...

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Canadian content   Conference Board of Canada


All Conference Board research documents from 1998 are available from the e-Library.

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  Country Watch


Provides up-to-date information on countries of the world. Political, economic, business and daily news is available.

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  Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
Thomson Gale
KO project


Designed for the nonspecialist, this 2-vol. complete reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.

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  Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns
Thomson Gale

Looks at 500 major marketing and advertising campaigns of the 20th century from a historical perspective and several related initiatives of earlier years that developed the basis for present day advertising.

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  Euromonitor


This international database provides access to 1,300 market reports that analyze 21 consumer and service industries across 80 countries. 6,500 company profiles are also included.

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Canadian content   FinancialPost.Infomart


Tutorials
Provides detailed and comprehensive Canadian company and industry information, including investor reports and corporate surveys.

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Canadian content   Industry Canada
Free access

Indepth industry, company, consumer and product information.

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  Insurance & Liability eCollection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to nearly 40 industry journals. Topics covered include: labour relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, etc.

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Canadian content   LexisNexis Academic


Tutorials
Legal, news and business information service which contains several thousand full-text publications.

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Canadian content   Scott's Directories


Includes business data and comprehensive company information for Ontario manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors.

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  Small Business eCollection
KO project

Aimed at business students, business faculty and entrepreneurs. Access is provided to 250 full-text periodicals.

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Dictionaries
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  Credo Reference


This collection of 100+ encyclopedias and dictionaries covers a wide range of subjects. Includes labelled images.

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  Oxford English Dictionary


The Oxford English Dictionary Online provides unparalleled access to the wealth of material contained in the acclaimed 20-volume Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and the 3 volumes of Additions.

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  Oxford Reference Online


A comprehensive resource that contains over 120 dictionary and reference titles. A broad spectrum of subject areas is covered including general reference, language, science, medicine, the humanities, social sciences, and business.

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Education
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Canadian content   Career Cruising


Match careers with interests, explore career information (job descriptions, working conditions, earnings, multimedia interviews) and find out more about college and university courses. Save your personal information in a private portfolio that will ...

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Canadian content   CBCA Education
ProQuest

Focuses on Canadian information in the field of education. It is the perfect source for those interested in teaching, educational research, and educational administration in Canada. More than 265 titles are in the collection, with file depth back ...

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Canadian content   Conference Board of Canada


All Conference Board research documents from 1998 are available from the e-Library.

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  Educator's eCollection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to 250 journals on a wide range of educational topics including the latest educational technologies and child development. It is aimed at future teachers and administrators.

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  Encyclopedia of Special Education
Credo Reference

A reference for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children and adults.

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  ERIC
EBSCOhost

The Educational Resource Information Center database includes abstracts from over 950 international education journals and from thousands of technical and research reports. It also contains the full text of more than 2200 digests.

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Encyclopedias
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  AccessScience


The full text version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, late breaking science and technology news and links to relevant web sites. Check the Image and Multimedia tabs.

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  Britannica Online


Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. It includes more than 118,000 articles; over 14,000 illustrations, including ...

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Canadian content   Canadian Encyclopedia
Free access

Full text of the authoritative encyclopedia about Canada and its people, in English and French.

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Canadian content   College Blue Book
Thomson Gale
KO project


This 6-volume set is completely revised and updated, and remains the definitive guide to thousands of 2- and 4-year schools in the U.S. and Canada, their programs, degrees, and financial aid sources.

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  Credo Reference


This collection of 100+ encyclopedias and dictionaries covers a wide range of subjects. Includes labelled images.

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  Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
Thomson Gale
KO project


Designed for the nonspecialist, this 2-vol. complete reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.

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  Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns
Thomson Gale

Looks at 500 major marketing and advertising campaigns of the 20th century from a historical perspective and several related initiatives of earlier years that developed the basis for present day advertising.

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  Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Credo Reference

The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality.

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  Encyclopedia of Special Education
Credo Reference

A reference for the education of the handicapped and other exceptional children and adults.

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  Encyclopedia of Women's Health
Credo Reference

Brings together an impressive array of experts on topics from reproductive issues to gastrointestinal illnesses. Informed by current health issues and health-care realities, the Encyclopedia offers readers practical information, historical aspects, ...

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  International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
Thomson Gale
KO project


Considers all aspects of the history and modern practice of psychoanalysis in 50 countries, including the relationship between psychoanalysis and other disciplines.

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  Key Thinkers in Psychology
Credo Reference

It is important for every student of psychology to understand the classic scholars, the classic studies, and the subsequent generations of people and ideas that have come to define the broad discipline that is 'psychology'.

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  Oxford Reference Online


A comprehensive resource that contains over 120 dictionary and reference titles. A broad spectrum of subject areas is covered including general reference, language, science, medicine, the humanities, social sciences, and business.

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  Psychologists and their Theories
Thomson Gale
KO project


Perfect for research assignments in psychology, science and history, this one-stop source for in-depth coverage of major psychological theories and the people who developed them provides a unique approach to the study of psychological history as it ...

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General
Title Description
  Academic Search Complete
EBSCOhost

This comprehensive multi-disciplinary database has thousands of scholarly publications. Use the Images tab to find photos. Coverage includes business, social sciences, music, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural ...

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Canadian content   Canadian Points of View
EBSCOhost
KO project


Content in the database is designed to provide students with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of ...

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Canadian content   Canadian Reference Centre
EBSCOhost

Provides full text access to 150 Canadian journals, magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information plus over 400 international periodicals. Titles include: Macleans, Toronto Star, The Canadian Presse, Scientific ...

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Canadian content   Career Cruising


Match careers with interests, explore career information (job descriptions, working conditions, earnings, multimedia interviews) and find out more about college and university courses. Save your personal information in a private portfolio that will ...

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Canadian content   CBCA Reference and Current Events
ProQuest

In depth access to a wide range of Canadian journals, newspapers, newswires, and transcripts. The academic titles include the most prominent journals from the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and professions. Other magazines focus on opinion, ...

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Canadian content   Conference Board of Canada


All Conference Board research documents from 1998 are available from the e-Library.

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  Country Watch


Provides up-to-date information on countries of the world. Political, economic, business and daily news is available.

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Canadian content   CPI.Q
Thomson Gale
KO project


CPI.Q is a database with Canadian focus. 240 journals are available in full text and 650 Canadian and international journals and magazines are indexed.Selected Globe and Mail articles are available from 1997.

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  Discovering Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


A comprehensive collection of biographies, essays, timelines and overviews of general information for students. Black and white photographs are included.

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Canadian content   E-Stat
Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada designed E-Stat as a tool for educational institutions. The site includes information on many facets of Canada including the economy, land and people. It has links to The StatCan publications "The Daily" and contains the fulltext ...

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  Environmental Issues & Policy Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to over 200 journals that deal with diverse environmental issues. This product is comprehensive in scope.

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  Expanded Academic ASAP
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to a wide range of indexed and full-text academic periodicals in humanities, social sciences , science and technology. This product is aimed at both students and faculty.

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  General Reference Center Gold
KO project

Provides general interest and business information. Journals and reference book are indexed. Many articles are provided in full-text. This database features numerous hyperlinks between and within sources.

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Canadian content   LexisNexis Academic


Tutorials
Legal, news and business information service which contains several thousand full-text publications.

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  Military and Government Collection
EBSCOhost

Provides full text articles for nearly 350 journals. Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Some publications covered in this database include Air Force Times, Military Review, Parameters, Army ...

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Health Sciences
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  Academic Search Complete
EBSCOhost

This comprehensive multi-disciplinary database has thousands of scholarly publications. Use the Images tab to find photos. Coverage includes business, social sciences, music, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural ...

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  Alt-HealthWatch
EBSCOhost

Focuses on alternative and holistic approaches to health care and wellness. This database provides abstracts and indexing for articles in over 160 journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, and newsletters.

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  Books@Ovid
Ovid

Find full text and images in these nursing texts:
Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide, Diseases, Handbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Handbook of Pathophysiology, Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, Nurses' ...

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  CINAHL
EBSCOhost

Includes materials on the topics of nursing, allied health, consumer health, biomedicine, complementary medicine and health sciences. 2931 journals are indexed and references are provided from books, book chapters, pamphlets, conference proceedings, ...

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  Cochrane Library
Evidence Based Medicine
Wiley


Contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. This database includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled ...

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Canadian content   e-CPS


This electronic version of the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties is produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association. It contains current information for approximately 3,000 Health Canada approved drug monographs, as well as CPhA ...

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  Expanded Academic ASAP
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to a wide range of indexed and full-text academic periodicals in humanities, social sciences , science and technology. This product is aimed at both students and faculty.

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  Health Source: Consumer Edition
EBSCOhost

This database has full text for about 165 journals and indexing and abstracts for about 180 titles. Health topics covered include food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. Includes: Clinical Reference Systems ...

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  Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition
EBSCOhost

The database provides access to 1080 journals in nursing and allied health: 520 are full text, while 560 feature indexing and abstracts. Stedman's Medical Dictionary and USP PharmocopoeiaDI are included.

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  Healthstar
Ovid

Contains information about health industry manpower, economics, and insurance; healthcare delivery systems, health economics and government policy; and health facilities, administration and planning.

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  MEDLINE
Ovid

MEDLINE provides full coverage of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) MEDLINE databse covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the preclinical sciences. Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and the ...

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  MEDLINE (1996-present)
Ovid

See the description above.

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  MEDLINE (2004-present)
Ovid

See the description above.

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  MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations
Ovid

The National Library of Medicine's in-process database. It provides basic information and abstracts before a record is formally indexed and added to MEDLINE. It was formerly known as PreMEDLINE.

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Canadian content   Morgue, The
Free access

We subscribes to 4 of the 10 indexed journals: Canadian Funeral Director, Canadian Funeral News, American Funeral Director and Mortuary Management. This database of mortuary science journals is hosted by Kansas City ...

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  ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
ProQuest

This database provides full text coverage for over 470 periodicals in nursing and allied health.

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  PubMed
Free access

PubMed includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life sciences journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. Some citations link to fulltext articles and other related sources.

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  SPORTDiscus
EBSCOhost
NEW


The world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 490 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus.

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Hospitality
Title Description
  Country Watch


Provides up-to-date information on countries of the world. Political, economic, business and daily news is available.

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  Culinary Arts Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines from 1980 to present. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

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  Hospitality & Tourism Complete
EBSCOhost

This database covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. This collection contains more than 440,000 records from 500 titles, with coverage going back to the early 1960s. Sources are both domestic ...

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  Hospitality & Tourism Reference Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides up-to-date information from over 500 industry journals. Topics covered include: history of tourism, cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, etc.

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  SPORTDiscus
EBSCOhost
NEW


The world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 490 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus.

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Humanities
Title Description
  Academic Search Complete
EBSCOhost

This comprehensive multi-disciplinary database has thousands of scholarly publications. Use the Images tab to find photos. Coverage includes business, social sciences, music, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural ...

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Canadian content   Canadian Points of View
EBSCOhost
KO project


Content in the database is designed to provide students with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of ...

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  Choice Reviews


Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries is the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education.

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  Diversity Studies eCollection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to 150 journals covering the social sciences, history and liberal arts. It focuses on cultural differences within the global community.

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  Global Books in Print
Bowker

Comprehensive database of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, videos, audio books, and e-books published around the world. Includes some reviews.

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Canadian content   Historical Abstracts with Full Text
6 users only
NEW


Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and much more.

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  Humanities Full Text
HW Wilson

This comprehensive database delivers full-text feature articles, interviews, obituaries, reviews of plays, books and more. Subjects covered include Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communications, Dance, Film, Folklore, Gender ...

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  JSTOR


Includes the Arts & Sciences I and Language and Literature archive collections.

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  Literature Resource Center
Thomson Gale
NEW


The foundation of this database is built on: Contemporary Authors Online, offering biographical coverage of more than 130,000 writers; Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, featuring entries on all authors appearing in CLC since ...

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  Religion and Philosophy Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides comprehensive coverage of religion and philosophy topics. It includes over 290 full-text journals.

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  Resources for College Libraries
Bowker

The core list features 65,000 titles in 58 curriculum-specific subjects. Titles have been selected for your academic library by more than 300 subject specialists and bibliographers.

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  Theatre in Video


Contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video.

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  World History eCollection
KO project

Provides comprehensive coverage of events in world history. Access is provided to nearly 40 journals.

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Images
Title Description
  Academic Search Complete
EBSCOhost

This comprehensive multi-disciplinary database has thousands of scholarly publications. Use the Images tab to find photos. Coverage includes business, social sciences, music, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural ...

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  AccessScience


The full text version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, late breaking science and technology news and links to relevant web sites. Check the Image and Multimedia tabs.

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Canadian content   ARTstor


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Includes 500,000 images of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, architecture, garden and landscapes, maps, fashion, costumes and jewellery.

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  Credo Reference


This collection of 100+ encyclopedias and dictionaries covers a wide range of subjects. Includes labelled images.

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Law
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Canadian content   Canadian Employment Law
Canada Law Book

Features Canadian Employment Law, including the Table of Cases and index legislation, plus full text of reported and unreported cases.

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Canadian content   Canadian Law List
Free access

Canada Law Book's free directory of Canadian law firms, lawyers, judges and government departments.

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Canadian content   Canadian Legal Information Institute
Free access

CanLII makes primary sources of Canadian law accessible. Includes statutes and case law from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions.

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Canadian content   Conference Board of Canada


All Conference Board research documents from 1998 are available from the e-Library.

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  Criminal Justice Collection
KO project

Provides access to approximately 150 journals as well as a number of reference works (e.g. Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice). Comprehensive coverage is provided for the following topics as well as others: law enforcement, Homeland Security and ...

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Canadian content   Criminal Spectrum
Canada Law Book

Tip sheet (pdf file)
Features Martin's Annual Criminal Code, Martin's Related Criminal Statutes, Canadian Criminal Cases (C.C.C.) and Master Table of Cases. Access the full text ...

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Canadian content   Department of Justice Canada
Free access

Canadian statutes and regulations prepared by the Department of Justice Canada.

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Canadian content   E-laws
Free access

This Government of Ontario web site contains consolidated versions of most of Ontario's public statutes and regulations that are up to date within 14 days of enactment of a new law or amendment of an existing law.

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Canadian content   Irwin Law Collection
Ebrary
NEW


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Currently over 100 Canadian titles are included in this database, and new titles will be added regularly as they are published. Titles include: Criminal Law, ...

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  Lakeshore Journals Index



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Canadian content   Law Society of Upper Canada: Paralegal
Free access

This site includes the Paralegal Rules of Conduct which govern the practice in Ontario. It also includes paralegal processes for licensing and complaints, and a very helpful section on frequently ask questions.

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Canadian content   LawSource
Carswell


Tutorial
Provides access to a wide-range of Canadian legal resources including The Canadian Abridgment, The Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, Index to Canadian ...

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Canadian content   LegalTrac
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to both citations and full-text articles from over 800 major legal publications. Focus is on publications from English-speaking nations including Canada. Law-related articles from business and general interest titles are included.

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Canadian content   LexisNexis Academic


Tutorials
Legal, news and business information service which contains several thousand full-text publications.

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  Military & Intelligence Database
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides over 7 million articles (80% full-text) selected to meet the needs of military personnel. Basic reference materials such as The World Almanac and Book of Facts are also included.

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Canadian content   Quicklaw
LexisNexis

Provides a wide-range of full-text Canadian court decisions in all areas of law. Comprehensive legislation for Canadian federal jurisdiction and all Providence and Territories. Includes a collection of expert commentary and legal analysis and ...

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Canadian content   Slaw
Free access

Slaw is an award-winning Canadian legal co-operative weblog. It is a forum to share knowledge, offer advice and instruction on all aspects of law. Contributors include law faculty, lawyers, law librarians, and legal publishers.

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Canadian content   AdForum


Access information on over 20,000 advertising agencies and 70,000 ads.

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Canadian content   Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations
Imagine Canada

Access restricted to current Humber students, faculty and staff. Contains updated information on over 2,200 Canadian grant-making foundations. Funding proposal workbook included.

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Canadian content   Canadian Points of View
EBSCOhost
KO project


Content in the database is designed to provide students with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of ...

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Canadian content   Cision's MediaSource
formerly Bowden's


**Library only
Access restricted to current Humber students, faculty and staff. Log-in information available at the Reference Desk. Find media company contacts and generate mailing lists.

 

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  Communication & Media Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides current information from more than 100 journals on all aspects of the communications field. Examples of topics covered include: advertising, linguistics and public relations.

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  Communications and Mass Media Complete
EBSCOhost

Offers full text articles for over 200 journals in the fields of communication and mass media studies.

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  Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns
Thomson Gale

Looks at 500 major marketing and advertising campaigns of the 20th century from a historical perspective and several related initiatives of earlier years that developed the basis for present day advertising.

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Canadian content   iWave: Pro 2.0



**Library only
Access restricted to current Humber students, faculty and staff. Log-in information available at the Reference Desk. Search by keyword, or by foundation or corporation name. Search donor and board ...

 

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Canadian content   Media Names & Numbers
Sources

Directory of Canada's media, with listings for all print and broadcast media. You can access information for more than 6,000 publications and stations, with essential contact details including names of editors and producers, phone and fax numbers, ...

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Canadian content   Pop Culture eCollection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides full-text information on popular culture in the social sciences, history and art. 100 periodicals are included in this collection.

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Music
Title Description
  Academic Search Complete
EBSCOhost

This comprehensive multi-disciplinary database has thousands of scholarly publications. Use the Images tab to find photos. Coverage includes business, social sciences, music, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural ...

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Canadian content   Canadian Music Periodical Index
Free access

This database indexes 475 Canadian music journals from the late 19th century onward. Covers all aspects of music in Canada and is available from the National Library of Canada.

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  Expanded Academic ASAP
Thomson Gale
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Provides access to a wide range of indexed and full-text academic periodicals in humanities, social sciences , science and technology. This product is aimed at both students and faculty.

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  Grove Music Online
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Includes the full text of the multi-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, plus the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music.

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  International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text
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Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 430 international music periodicals, plus full text for 125 journals from 1874 to current, ranging from the scholarly to the popular. Covers all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ...

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Canadian content   Lakeshore Music Index


Search this index to Lakeshore Library's music CDs and Jamey Aebersolds by song title, performer or album name.

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News
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Canadian content   Canadian Newsstand: Major Dailies
ProQuest

Contains full text for the following 17 Canadian daily newspapers:
Globe and Mail: Nov 14 1977 -
Toronto Star: July 1 1985 -
National Post: October 27, 1998 -
Ottawa Citizen: Sept. 3, 1985 -
Gazette ...

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Canadian content   CPI.Q
Thomson Gale
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CPI.Q is a database with Canadian focus. 240 journals are available in full text and 650 Canadian and international journals and magazines are indexed.Selected Globe and Mail articles are available from 1997.

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Canadian content   LexisNexis Academic


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Legal, news and business information service which contains several thousand full-text publications.

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  National Newspaper Index (US)
Thomson Gale
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Indexes The United States' "top five" newspapers in one seamless search. The papers indexed are: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times.

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Online Books
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  Books@Ovid
Ovid

Find full text and images in these nursing texts:
Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide, Diseases, Handbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Handbook of Pathophysiology, Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, Nurses' ...

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Canadian content   Irwin Law Collection
Ebrary
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Currently over 100 Canadian titles are included in this database, and new titles will be added regularly as they are published. Titles include: Criminal Law, ...

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  NetLibrary


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NetLibrary is a database of nearly 8000 electronic books in a variety of subject areas. Choose Create a Free Account found near the top right corner before ...

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  Safari Tech Books Online
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A joint venture of the two premier IT publishers, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. and the Pearson Technology Group. Covers topics such as certification, enterprise ...

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Science and Technology
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  AccessScience


The full text version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, late breaking science and technology news and links to relevant web sites. Check the Image and Multimedia tabs.

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  Applied Science & Technology Full Text
HW Wilson

Search fulltext articles in 150 journals and article abstracts to 453 core scientific and technical periodicals. Covers scientific journals in fields such as chemistry, computer technology, construction industry, electronics, mathematics, ...

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  Computer Database
Thomson Gale
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Provides comprehensive technical and business information about the computer, electronics and telecommunications industries. It indexes and abstracts more than 100 English-language periodicals. Full-text is available for more than 65 of the ...

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  Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to nearly 50 journals of interest to farmers, landscape architects and biotechnologists. Both practical and theoretical aspects are covered.

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  General Science eCollection
KO project

Provides information from over 200 journals and magazines. Topics covered include: particle physics, quantum theory, advanced mathematics and biotechnology.

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  GreenFILE
EBSCOhost
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Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

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Canadian content   NRC Research Press Electronic Journals
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Access the full text of the following journals:
Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Canadian Journal of Botany, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Canadian Journal of Earth ...

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  ProQuest Science Journals
ProQuest

Search full text and images for the leading periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation. The database is comprised of over 350 journals and magazines; most ...

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Social Sciences
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  Academic Search Complete
EBSCOhost

This comprehensive multi-disciplinary database has thousands of scholarly publications. Use the Images tab to find photos. Coverage includes business, social sciences, music, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multicultural ...

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Canadian content   Canadian Points of View
EBSCOhost
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Content in the database is designed to provide students with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of ...

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Canadian content   Conference Board of Canada


All Conference Board research documents from 1998 are available from the e-Library.

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  Diversity Studies eCollection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to 150 journals covering the social sciences, history and liberal arts. It focuses on cultural differences within the global community.

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  ERIC
EBSCOhost

The Educational Resource Information Center database includes abstracts from over 950 international education journals and from thousands of technical and research reports. It also contains the full text of more than 2200 digests.

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  Expanded Academic ASAP
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides access to a wide range of indexed and full-text academic periodicals in humanities, social sciences , science and technology. This product is aimed at both students and faculty.

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  GLBT Life and Issues eCollection
KO project

Provides information from nearly 40 journals on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. Topics covered include: gender studies, family and marital issues and health.

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  Health Source: Consumer Edition
EBSCOhost

This database has full text for about 165 journals and indexing and abstracts for about 180 titles. Health topics covered include food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. Includes: Clinical Reference Systems ...

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  Information Science & Technology eCollection
KO project

Provides access to content from nearly 100 leading industry journals. Topics include: information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architecture, etc.

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  International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
Thomson Gale
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Considers all aspects of the history and modern practice of psychoanalysis in 50 countries, including the relationship between psychoanalysis and other disciplines.

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  JSTOR


Includes the Arts & Sciences I and Language and Literature archive collections.

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  Key Thinkers in Psychology
Credo Reference

It is important for every student of psychology to understand the classic scholars, the classic studies, and the subsequent generations of people and ideas that have come to define the broad discipline that is 'psychology'.

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  Lakeshore Journals Index



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This is an index to specialized print journals located in the Lakeshore Campus Library. The journals focus on subjects important to Social Sciences, Law Enforcement, and Arts Administration. North staff can request a copy of these articles. ...

 

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  Military & Intelligence Database
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides over 7 million articles (80% full-text) selected to meet the needs of military personnel. Basic reference materials such as The World Almanac and Book of Facts are also included.

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  Military and Government Collection
EBSCOhost

Provides full text articles for nearly 350 journals. Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Some publications covered in this database include Air Force Times, Military Review, Parameters, Army ...

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Canadian content   Pop Culture eCollection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides full-text information on popular culture in the social sciences, history and art. 100 periodicals are included in this collection.

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  PsycARTICLES
EBSCOhost
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From the American Psychological Association (APA), this database is a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.

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  Psychologists and their Theories
Thomson Gale
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Perfect for research assignments in psychology, science and history, this one-stop source for in-depth coverage of major psychological theories and the people who developed them provides a unique approach to the study of psychological history as it ...

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  Psychology Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides users with comprehensive access to 200 periodicals in this subject area. Full-text articles are provided.

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  Religion and Philosophy Collection
Thomson Gale
KO project


Provides comprehensive coverage of religion and philosophy topics. It includes over 290 full-text journals.

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  Social Sciences Full Text
HW Wilson

Full text access to journals in the Social Sciences field. Coverage includes Addiction Studies, Anthropology, Area Studies, Community Health & Medical Care, Corrections, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family ...

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  SocINDEX with Fulltext
EBSCOhost

A comprehensive high quality sociology database that features more that 1.9 million records. It includes full text coverage of journal articles, textbooks, monographs, and conference papers. The extensive scope and content of this database ...

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  War & Terrorism eCollection
KO project

Aimed at students of history and the social sciences. Access is provided to 100 full-text periodicals. Topics are global in scope.

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  World History eCollection
KO project

Provides comprehensive coverage of events in world history. Access is provided to nearly 40 journals.

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