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  • Alt HealthWatch

    Alt HealthWatch™ focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full-text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals reports, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.

  • Ancestry Library Edition

    For beginners and advanced genealogists,providing in-depth tools including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records. Only available from within library locations.

  • Atomic Learning

    Collection of short video tutorials for popular software programs, platforms & web applications including Google Docs, OS X, iPad/iPhone, Office, Lotus Notes, Audacity and many more. Available only in library locations.

  • Audio Book Cloud

    An online audio book library collection of streaming Adult and Children's audio books for public libraries. There are also some audiobooks to download. Books are in English and Spanish. Remote access is available.

  • Biography in Context

    Biographies integrated with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as images and links to hand-picked web sites. Remote access available.

  • Canada in Context

    Written from a Canadian perspective, it covers a broad range of topics, people, places, events with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites Remote access available.

  • Canada's Heritage from 1844 (Globe & Mail)

    Online digitized full-image version of the complete works of The Globe and Mail newspaper since its inception as The Globe in 1844. Remote access available.

  • Canada's Information Resource Centre (CIRC)

    Canadian directories including Associations Canada, Canadian Almanac & Directory, Canadian Environmental Resource Guide, Canadian Parliamentary Guide, Financial Services Canada Guide, Library Canada guide and Libraries Canada. A virtual who's who and what's where in Canada.

  • CBCA Complete

    Indexes articles from Canadian and some American magazines and newspapers in all subject areas including current events, business, education, science and medicine, art, law, and lifestyles, all with a Canadian focus. Remote access available.

  • Canadian Periodicals (CPI.Q)

    CPI.Q, the electronic version of the Canadian Periodical Index, provides the most-requested Canadian reference information available. Useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations, it contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals — including Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers.

  • Canadian Points of View Reference Centre

    A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Remote access available.

  • Canadian Reference Centre

    Database includes leading Canadian, U.S. and U.K. periodicals in full text(Business Week, Chatelaine, Macleans,Consumer Reports); full-text reference books;full-text biographies, and 285,912 photos, maps and flags. Remote access available.

  • CARD Online

    Canadian Advertising Rates & Data Online Only available in Library locations.

  • Career Cruising

    Interactive Canadian career resource with assessment tools, statistics, detailed occupation profiles, and job descriptions and outlooks.

  • Chilton Library

    ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.

  • Communications and Mass Media Collection

    A custom collection of more than 250 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature. Audience: High School and beyond. General interest research.

  • Computer Database

    Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. Audience: High School and beyond. General interest research.

  • Consumer Health Complete

    This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, and more.

  • Santé en français

    Santé en français fournit des rapports faciles à lire avec des renseignements scientifiquement fondés dans le domaine de la santé. Ces rapports couvrant diverses maladies, conditions et traitements sont vérifiés par des médecins et reflètent les données les plus récentes.

  • Consumer Reports

  • Culinary Arts Collection

    The Culinary Arts collection includes over 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. Audience: High School and beyond. Number of Titles: 220 full text, 290 indexed

  • CultureGrams

    Want to know more about the world’s people? Start here! Learn about each country’s history, customs, government, and general attitudes. Listen to the national anthem, view photos, and try recipes. Read interviews in which people from around the world describe their challenges, ambitions, and everyday lives.

  • Discovering Collection

    Thousands of overview essays, critical analysis, biographies, timelines, and multimedia elements.

  • Diversity Studies Collection

    A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes 150 journals. Audience: High School and beyond. General interest research.

  • e-CPS

    e-CPS provides online access to the most current Canadian drug information at the point of care. An advanced, yet user-friendly service that is updated regularly.

  • Ebsco Host

    Searches The Canadian Reference Centre and MasterFILE Premiere with leading Canadian, U.S.and U.K. periodicals in full text(Business Week, Chatelaine, Macleans,Consumer Reports); includes photos, maps & flags Remote access available.

  • eLibrary Canada

    This easy-to-use resources brings together content about in-demand subjects from millions of multimedia-rich, global resources, including magazines, journals, newspapers, transcripts, e-books, Web sites, videos, and more. Remote access available.

  • eLibrary Elementary

    Use this online research program to find answers quickly in magazines and newspapers, Web sites, videos, maps and photos, and more. Besides helping you find answers, eLibrary also lets you create timelines and slideshows that you can use for class projects. Remote access available.

  • Environmental Studies and Policy Collection

    A custom collection of nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. Audience: High School and beyond. General interest research, but also of particular interest to environmental studies or life sciences students. Contents include more than 3.3 million articles from more than 700 journals and reference content from Delmar, Cengage Learning.

  • Fine Arts & Music Collection

    With more than 150 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. This database includes information from over 5 million articles; more than 150 of the journals in the Fine Arts and Music Collection are covered in the Wilson Art Index and the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) indexes and are available in full-text. Audience: High school and beyond. General interest research.

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

    A selection of e-books featuring encyclopedias and specialized reference resources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include alternative medicine, cancer, genetic disorders, medicine and nonfiction classics for students. Remote access available.

  • Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection

    A collection of more than 100 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. Audience: High School and beyond. General interest research.

  • General Business File ASAP

    Comprehensive business research database offering full-text journals, investment reports, directory listings and newswire releases.

  • General OneFile

    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 Centre Gold

    A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

  • General Science Collection

    A custom collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.

  • Grzimek's Animal Life

    More than 4,000 species, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more.

  • Health and Wellness Resource Center

    Consumer health database providing current information from over 400 health and medical journals, 2,200 general interest magazines, health encyclopedias and links to other Web sites. Remote access available.

  • Health Reference Centre Academic

    Created specifically for students,knowledgeable consumer health researchers and health care professionals, Health Reference Center Academic integrates millions of articles from a wide range of full-text nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters and select consumer health information sources with full-text reference works and hundreds of health-related multimedia.

  • Hobbies & Crafts

    Find explanations, instructions, examples, patterns, recipes and more for a large number of hobbies, crafts Find explanations, instructions, examples, patterns, recipes and more for a large number of hobbies, crafts and other leisure activities. Remote access available.

  • Home Improvement Reference Center

    Online tool for home improvement assistance, containing 24 major reference works in full text covering thousands of repair projects, videos of popular home repair projects, and full-text content from leading home improvement magazines (e.g., This Old House)

  • InfoCanada Business Directory

    Find accurate, phone-verified information on companies in Canada in this database of 1.5 million businesses. Search criteria include: location, employee size, sales volume, and NAICS codes. Remote access available.

  • Information Science & Technology Collection

    Comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals, this collection provides current and accurate information for the information professional. Coverage includes such topics as data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more.

  • Infotrac Newsstand

    Get the scoop with an innovative Web-based, full-text ASCII-formatted newspaper database that lets you electronically search articles by title, headline, date, author, section or other assigned fields. Choose two or more titles from a growing list of more than 1200 outstanding newspapers from around the world.

  • Insurance & Liability Collection

    This collection, comprised of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of the insurance and liability industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.

  • Kids InfoBits

    Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5.

  • Kids Search

    For elementary school research, this database provides access to full-text articles from over 60 popular magazines. Remote access available.

  • Learning Express

    Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, to help you with citizenship,aptitude and employment tests including TOEFL, LSAT, MCAT, Can. Armed Forces, RCMP.

  • LegalTrac

    Provides full-text coverage of major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals offers law students, faculty and legal researchers the publications they need for their research and practicum.

  • Literature Resource Centre

    Contains author biographies, bibliographies, critical essays, overviews of literacy works, and links to author-related Web sites. Includes full-text articles from over 250 literary journals and access to numerous literature sources including: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literature Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Remote access available.

  • London Free Press

    Full-text coverage from the London Free Press, 1994 to present. Available only in Library (all locations).

  • Mango Languages

    Learn a language online at your own pace. Courses for learning English as well as a number of non-English languages. Basic courses for travelers, or more in-depth courses to take you beyond the basics. Remote access available.

  • Little PIM

    Mango for kids - an online language learning system for ages 0-6.

  • MasterFILE Premier

    Leading Canadian, U.S. and U.K. periodicals in full text(Business Week, Chatelaine, Macleans,Consumer Reports); includes photos, maps & flags Remote access available.

  • Military and Intelligence Database

    Key subjects include socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more. Additionally, the product includes some basic reference materials that are updated annually: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and The World Almanac and Book of Facts.

  • Novelist Plus

    Search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Find author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more. Remote access available.

  • Novelist Plus K-8

    Novelist Plus K-8 will help you find fiction and nonfiction books for school projects as well as your next favourite book. This database is filled with excerpts, first chapters, and reviews of books specifically for kids in Elementary and Middle School. Remote access available.

  • PebbleGo

    A pre-K to grade 3 database for reading and research. PebbleGo includes built-in reading and research tools for emerging readers. PebbleGo makes learning and improving reading and research skills fun, building on children’s interest. Two separate databases: PebbleGo Animals and PebbleGo Earth & Space, are simple to navigate and offer key reading supports of read-along audio and word-by-word highlighting.

  • Primary Search

    Primary Search® contains full text for more than 80 popular elementary school magazines.

  • Religion & Philosophy Collection

    Covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology and anthropology. Use this database not only to study theological approaches to social issues, but also to learn about the impact that religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts and language.

  • Science in Context

    Authoritative information for assignments and projects, providing detailed coverage of popular subjects from earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography.

  • Science Reference Centre

    Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content.

  • Select Phone

    Canada-wide database of individuals and businesses. Can be searched by name, address, telephone number, and business type. Available only at Central Library, Business and Social Sciences Dept.

  • Small Engine Repair

    Online tool for small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, PWC (personal watercraft/jet ski), snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines.

  • Statistics Canada

    Some free publications are available at the Statistics Canada website http://www.statcan.ca/start.html . Many additional publications are available online through any London Public Library computer. Available only in Library (all locations).

  • Student Edition

    InfoTrac® Student Edition is the quick and easy way to do classroom assignments and get answers to general reference questions.

  • Teen Health and Wellness

    Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is a comprehensive database that allows teens (and those who care about teens) to research health-related issues important to their well-being. Remote access available.

  • TumbleBookLibrary

    TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. Remote access available.

  • TumbleReadables

    TumbleReadables is a collection of online read-along titles in categories such as Early Readers, Chapter Books, Teen Fiction, Classics, and Drama/Poetry. Books are in English. Remote access is available.

  • Vocation & Careers Collection

    Providing content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

  • War & Terrorism Collection

    Researchers accessing the more than 1.7 million articles in the War and Terrorism Collection will gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact and perception on a global scale.

  • World Book Encyclopedia

    An online version of the 22-volume print encyclopedia set. Also contains multimedia, maps, editor-reviewed websites and more. Remote access available.

  • World Book for Kids

    A fabulous homework resource filled with articles, pictures, maps, activities and games.

  • World History Collection

    This collection provides balanced coverage of both current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field; useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher.