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Research Databases

The following databases are available for use by the HSSS community. You need a password to access each of the databases if you are not on campus. Password sheets may be picked up at the library.     

EBSCO DATABASES:

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Articles from scholarly journals in nearly every academic discipline. Excellent for student and researchers.  

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Auto Repair Source (EBSCO)
​Auto Repair Source provides service information optimized for the most common maintenance and repair operations. Technical service bulletins and recall notices. Component location diagrams for most domestic and imported cars and light trucks. Precise and comprehensive wiring diagrams for all systems.

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Canadian Points of View Reference Centre(EBSCO)
Contains a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Topics covered include: environment, health, human rights, crime, race, technology, substance abuse, and many more.
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Exploring Race in Society (EBSCO)
​Specifically designed for high school and undergraduate students, the database provides context and solutions-oriented points of view within a scholarly collection of content on topics related to race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.

LGBTQ+ Source (EBSCO)
LGBTQ+ Source is a major database for LGBTQ+ studies. It includes both scholarly and popular publications covering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues, including journals, books, magazines, and newspapers. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.
Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems. ​
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO)
This is a full-text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.

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Novelist Plus (EBSCO)
Find fiction by subject, or read reviews and summaries. Includes book discussion guides, author read-alikes.    

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Science Reference Center (EBSCO)  
Science Reference Center provides full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos. The database also contains science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and a vast image collection.

GALE DATABASES:

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Global Issues in Context (Gale)
Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. This database supports research in virtually every corner of the library and in a wide variety of subject areas, including sociology, current events, civics, politics, science, economics, cultural/religious studies, women’s studies, human rights, English composition and many more.
Canada in Context (Gale)
NEW ! Canada in Context is a multimedia database with a Canadian focus. The articles, video, interactive maps, and websites in this database are useful to any student wanting to learn more about Canada’s people, geography, history, science and sports.
Science in Context (Gale)
New! Science in Context contains articles from science journals and reference books covering all the sciences, including biology, chemistry, geology, and physics and provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
General Databases:
Indigenous Digital Resources K-12 
4Canoes is a Canadian publication that celebrates Indigenous voices, with each issue focusing on a distinct Indigenous culture. Publications include material suitable for all ages. 4Canoes is focused on authentic Indigenous voices discussing Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Environmental Rights and Equity.​
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   Blueprint
     Fantastic student portfolios and career education resources.


General Encyclopedia:

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World Book Encyclopedia
The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.
(Select level and language at the bottom of the homepage.) 
World Book Timelines
Timelines offers hundreds of pre-generated timelines or users can also create their own timelines from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media.
Know BC
KnowBC is the online edition of Harbour Publishing’s Encyclopedia of British Columbia. The encyclopedia remains the cornerstone of KnowBC, but there is much more on the site today including a number of major Pacific Northwest resources such as Harbour Publishing’s most significant publications and a series of field guides identifying trees, shells, and birds of the Pacific Northwest, wildlife of the Rocky Mountains and medicinal plants of Canada.

For Teachers: 

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Explora Educator's Edition (EBSCO)

Includes full text for 520 education journals including: Booklist, Education, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and many others. Contains 230 educational reports. 
Teens 101 
Youth Mental Health Resources Grades 10-12.
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