Electronic Resources

Visit these online resources which include online full-text magazines & newspapers. You will also find sites to assist you in finding your next perfect read, fix your car or even research your family history! Click on a logo (if link is currently available) to access the associated resource.

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Ontario Library Service - Audio and E-Books to Go

Audio and E-books to go. Now with your library card and an internet connection you can download audio and e-books to your computer with a few clicks of a mouse.

Visit: Ontario Library Service Download Centre

Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com is a genealogy research tool with data from census, military records, court, land, probate, vital and church records, passenger lists, etc. It covers Canada, the US, UK, and some European countries. Note: Access to the library edition of Ancestry.com is only available from inside the library either via one of our public computers or your own laptop using our Internet connection.

Visit: Ancestry Library Edition

Career Cruising

Career Cruising offers a suite of online career guidance and planning tools designed for people of all ages. Using our tools, you can find the right career, explore education and training options, build your own portfolio, manage your school’s course selection process, or set up a career development network in your community. Learn more about all of these possibilities on our Products page.

Visit: CareerCruising

Gale Cengage Databases

Gale Cengage Databases includes Gale’s OneSearch plus Gale’s five other databases: Health and Wellness Resource Center, Junior Edition - K12, Student Edition - K12, Kids InfoBits, and National Newspaper Index, giving access to more than 17,000 titles. (Formerly called Thomson Gale or INFOTRAC)

Visit: Gale Cengage Database

Global Road Warrior

Travelers, explorers, curiosity seekers, travel the world through this portal.

Visit: Global Road Warrior

Teen Health & Wellness

Teen Health & Wellness Real Life, Real Answers, the award-winning, critically acclaimed database from Rosen Publishing provides middle and high school students with curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases & conditions; drugs & alcohol; nutrition & fitness; mental and emotional health; sexuality & sexual health; bullying and internet safety; green living; family life, and more. Content in this database is aligned to Ontario curriculum standards in health & physical education; science; & language arts.

Visit: Teen Health & Wellness

PebbleGo

PebbleGo is an animal database designed by Capstone Publishers for grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade. This research website features more than 200 animal articles, animal audio and video, leveled text, educational games and a wonderful read-aloud capability. It is a fun tool for introducing early learners to database and research concepts.

Visit: PebbleGo

Tumblebooks

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.

Visit: Tumblebooks

TumbleTalkingBooks

Tumble Talking Books allows you to listen to your favorite audio books with just a click of a button.

Visit: TumbleTalkingBooks

TumbleReadables

Tumble Readables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration.

Visit: Tumble Readables

WorldBook

The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. World Book is publisher of the World Book Encyclopedia. Modules we are subscribed to include World Book Online Info Finder, World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, World Book Mobile and WB Encyclopedia Decouverte

Visit: World Book

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EBSCO Publishing Resources

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre™

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics covered include: environment, health, human rights, crime, race, technology, substance abuse, and many more.

Visit: Canadian Points of View Reference Centre

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete™ (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full-text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. CHC offers a unique search interface designed to call attention to the full text content available from many important source-types, and to provide an intuitive means for searching this specific information. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Consumer Health Complete: English Version
Consumer Health Complete: En Français

Multilingual Health Databases

We all share health concerns, regardless of our native language; unfortunately, it's difficult to trust the accuracy and quality of health care information available on the Web today. This database offers access to reliable health care information in up to 17 different languages with Multilingual Health Databases™ from EBSCO Publishing. Containing the latest evidenced-based health information, Multilingual Health Databases provide hundreds of reports for the most common health topics. Each of the 17 represented languages is served by its own dedicated database featuring expertly translated full-text content to ensure accuracy of information. In addition, all aspects of the search experience (e.g., browsing, help, and interface features) are presented in the same language as the content for greater accessibility. Information provided in these databases should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Ebscohost: Patron Login page

Novelist

Designed for fiction readers, NoveList®, a readers' advisory service, provides access to information on 155,000 fiction titles for readers of all ages. Features include author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more.

Novelist: English Version
Novelist: En Français

Novelist K-8

We’ve got students covered, too! With NoveList® K-8 Plus, you get titles and content that is focused on kindergarten through eighth grade. This is a perfect solution for busy teachers, school librarians, or parents who are homeschooling their children. In addition to information on 70,000+ fi ction and over 30,500 nonfi ction titles, resources crafted by experts to support the curriculum are just a click away.

Visit: Novelist K-8

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