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Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge

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World Book Online is the source for accurate information on a wide array of topics ranging from countries to world events to arts and science. This comprehensive site includes all of the articles from the 22-volume print set, plus thousands more. In addition, there are more than 9,500 pictures and maps, 115 videos and animations, 9,300 sounds, 129 panoramic 360° views, and more than 100 simulated historic Web sites. This database also features a dictionary and an atlas.

Coverage: Continually updated

Newspapers & Magazines

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This database is composed of three 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:
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.

CBCA Current Events:
This collection includes Canadian titles focusing on current events. Coverage: Varies depending on the title

New York Times:
The US newspaper offers coverage of national and international news.

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Provides access to the full-text of major French newspapers from Quebec specifically, La Presse, Le Devoir, L’Actualite, Le Droit, Le Soleil, and Voir.

Coverage: 1980’s – present.

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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

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Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database covers virtually every subject area of general interest.  Coverage: 1976 onwards.

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This database provides access to articles in French language periodicals published in Quebec, France, Belgium and Switzerland. These periodicals cover a wide array of subjects in the humanities, social sciences, cinema, and Canadian affairs. Some articles are available in full-text.

Coverage: 1980’s onwards

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 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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Gale Literary Database provides information about authors and their literary works. It is composed of the following three databases:

Contemporary Authors: Is a biographical, critical and bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motions pictures, television, and other fields

Contemporary Literary Criticism: Provides excerpts of criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and scriptwriters.

Dictionary of Literary Biography: Provides coverage of notable American, Canadian, and international authors throughout history and places writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

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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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A centrally maintained current searchable database of 50,000 Canadian businesses