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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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Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Contains full text articles from 2,100 journals in all business disciplines, including marketing, management, MIS, POP, accounting, finance, and economic, as well as market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.    






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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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Canadian Reference Centre (EBSCO)
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; over 87,900 full text biographies and an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps, and flags. This database is updated on a daily basis.    

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Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. The database is updated on a weekly basis.    

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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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Masterfile Premier (EBSCO)
Contains full text for 1,700 periodicals, 500 reference books, 107,000 primary source documents and 592,000 photos, maps & flags. Covers general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and more.    


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.

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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.
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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.

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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.) 

For Teachers: 

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Teacher Reference Center (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.