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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Explore the updated online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia
Britannica with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies,
videos, images, and web sites .
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Judaica Online |
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Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish
life and knowledge. |
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Encyclopédie Universalis
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The Encyclopedia Universalis is the largest French language
general encyclopedia on the internet, written and validated
by over 7000 authors of international repute. It includes
30,000 articles, with more than 20,000 photographs, drawings,
charts and diagrams; an atlas of 400 administrative and
geographical maps; a dictionary containing 122,000 definitions;
animations, essays on major issues today, interactive media,
and interviews from the scientific and cultural community.
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Encyclopédie Universalis Junior |
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Universalis Junior Online was created in collaboration
with education and childhood experts. Students will enjoy
the intuitive interface that offers access to 2,500 French
encyclopedia articles. Perfect for homework, projects, and
satisfying natural curiosity, Universalis Junior Online
is an easy-to-use and engaging tool that teaches research
skills and makes learning fun. |
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| Canadian
Encyclopedia Online |
The full text of The Canadian Encyclopedia and its related
resources has been made available online by the Historica
Foundation as a public service since 1999. Since its publication
in book form in 1985, The Canadian Encyclopedia has provided
the most comprehensive, objective and accurate source of information
on Canada for students, readers and scholars across Canada
and throughout the world. |
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Newspapers & Magazines
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Ebsco
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Canadian Reference
Centre
Canadian Reference Centre covers Canadian magazines,
newspapers, newswires and reference books. This database
includes leading Canadian periodicals and international
(U.S. and U.K) periodicals in full text; full text reference
books; full text biographies and an Image Collection.
Coverage: Varies
MasterFile Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, this
multidisciplinary database covers virtually every subject
area of general interest.
Coverage: 1976 onwards.
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| Consumer Reports |
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ProQuest
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This database is composed of two other sub-databases:
Canadian Newsstand:
Canadian Newsstand offers unparalleled access to the full
text of Canadian newspapers. Coverage: 1980’s –
present. (There is a two-day delay for most recent newspaper
articles.)
CBCA Reference & Current
Events:
This collection provides in depth access to a wide diversity
of Canadian periodicals, ranging from academic titles
to special interest publications to general magazines.
Some articles are available in full-text. Coverage: Varies
depending on the title.
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Eureka.cc
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Provides access to the full-text of major
French newspapers from Quebec specifically, La Presse, Le
Devoir, Le Droit, and Le Soleil. It also has some full-text
major English papers, such as The New York Times.
Coverage: Varies depending on the title. |
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FindArticles.com
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FindArticles.com is a website that contains
millions of full-text articles from leading academic, industry
and general interest publications. Subjects include art,
business, society, health, entertainment, history, sports,
computers and technology.
Coverage: Varies |
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Novelist
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Novelist is the number one guide to over
125,000 works of fiction. It includes reviews and annotations
of books and other features such as Author Read-alikes,
What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks
and Annotated Book Lists. Coverage: Includes works of fiction
for all reading levels |
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| Literary Reference Center |
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| Business |
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ThomasNet
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ThomasNet, powered by ThomasRegister and ThomasRegional,
is a directory of
companies, products and services, and brand names. It brings
together industrial buyers and suppliers on a national,
regional, and local level.
ThomasNet provides direct access to the detailed information
needed to make
a purchasing or specifying decision, including line-item
product details,
CAD drawings, and more. |
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Canadian
Company Capabilities
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A centrally maintained current searchable database of 50,000
Canadian businesses |
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| Language
Learning |
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Mango is an online language learning system
that can help you learn a foreign language. French, Spanish,
Japanese, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian and Russian are just
some of the 29 languages offered. |
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