Knowledge Ontario, a provincially funded initiative to provide Ontario residents with an opportunity to access new information resources, consists of six components that are being phased in over a period of time. The components, when complete, will consist of: Resource Ontario, an online electronic resource; Ask Ontario, a real-time, virtual reference service; OurOntario.ca, a digital library collection; Connect Ontario, a space for Ontarians to connect and interact with each other; Video Ontario, educational videos and content particular to health information; as well as Teach Ontario, online modules and learning tools to assist students, teachers, businesses and individuals in the use of all Knowledge Ontario has to offer.
Knowledge Ontario databases are offered to meet the needs of young learners at an elementary level up to and including researchers at a university level. The content includes full-text of newspapers, magazines, reference books, authoritative, current health and wellness information, Canadian newswires and much more. In many cases the content of the databases are updated daily. The information goes far beyond what is commonly available on the internet and the library offers remote access.
To access these databases from home you will need to visit the library to obtain a new library card.
Click on your choice of the 32 database tabs below:
Global Road Warrior is a research tool for travelers and students seeking information on customs, cultures, communications, travel and international business. Global Road Warrior has everything from country facts, security briefings to climate.
A - Z Maps Online - is the world’s largest subscription-based database of continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.
Scholastic BookFlix - is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. This engaging resource for children in grades PreK-3 will help early readers develop and practice essential reading skills and introduces students to a world of knowledge and exploration.
For access within the library click here.
For access from home click here.
Ancestry Library Edition (Proquest) For use in library only! Collection of approximately 4,000 genealogical databases including key collections such as the U. S. federal censuses from 1790 to 1930; census indexes for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from 1841 to 1901; civil registration of births, marriages and deaths for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from 1837 to 1983; civil registration of births (1869-1907), marriages (1857-1922) and deaths (1869-1932) for Ontario, etc.
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(This database is not part of Knowledge Ontario. Ancestry Library Edition is funded by the province`s 15 million dollar Investment in Public Libraries.)
Career Cruising - This is a fully bilingual database which has been designed to help students and others plan their future. With exceptional assessment tools, detailed occupation profiles, and comprehensive post-secondary education information, users move seamlessly through the career exploration and planning process. Users are able to access hundreds of detailed occupation profiles - everything from Actuary to Zookeeper. Profiles include: job descriptions, working conditions, education and training, learnings, and links to related occupations and other resources. It provides a national database of post-secondary schools which includes detailed information on colleges, universities and other training opportunities.
Click here for an English tutorial. Click here for a French Tutorial.
Auto Repair Reference Center(EBSCO) This database includes automotive repair information on most manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles and includes:
·More than 31,600 vehicles from 1945 to the present
·Over 250,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs
·Approximately 75,000 technical service bulletins and recall
·Over 130,000 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing
·Specifications and maintenance schedules
·Quick Tips – a complete guide to vehicle ownership and maintenance
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Canadian Point of View (EBSCO) This full-text database is 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, with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics include environment, human rights, race, substance abuse and many more.
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Overdrive - Free downloadable audiobooks are now available! This service allows you to check out and download audiobooks anytime, anywhere. Offering popular fiction and non-fiction, our “Virtual Branch” has over 2600 titles, covering a wide range of genres and including juvenile and young adult titles.
This collection is brought to you by the Ontario Ministry of Culture, through Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) and Ontario Library Service-North (OLS-North).
Eureka (Actualité Francophone Plus and Dailies from Across Ontario) (Cedrom sNI) The titles included in this collection of well-known francophone resources are available as text or PDF files. The resources are updated daily and contain 20 years of archives. The collection includes national and international newspapers, news wires, audio capsules and radio/television transcripts. (For example, L`Actualité, Le Devoir, Le Droit, etc.) The French-language titles are bundled with 20 English-language daily newspapers from across Ontario. (For example, the Timmins Daily Press, The Sudbury Star, The Sault Star, etc.) This database is available in both English and French.
Click here for an English tutorial. Click here for a French Tutorial.
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For access from home click here.
Gale PowerSearch gives you all the tools you will need to search multiple Gale periodical collections and references, and will enable you to efficiently managing your results. With the cross-search feature of Gale PowerSearch, you can search one, several, or all available databases simultaneously
You may also search the Gale databases individually. Click on the following logos to obtain direct access to these Gale resources.
***A password is necessary for remote access (if you are outside of the library.) Please visit the library to obtain a user identification number (ID) and a password.
| InfoTrac Student offers access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference sources. Information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more is offered and is a wonderful supplementary tool for homework and special school projects. |
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Kids InfoBits Specially designed for use by Kindergarten to grade five students this data base offers full-text curriculum-related magazines and reference articles and contains graphic interface and an easy to use subject-based topic tree search.
CPI.Q.(Canadian Periodicals) This database offers access to articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, Canadian biographies, sections from the Globe and Mail, to name a few, all with a Canadian focus. |
Health and Wellness Resource Center Full-text health information from magazines, journals, pamphlets and reference books may be accessed through this database.
Educator`s Reference Complete This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a great resource for any educator -- from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level. Educator`s Reference Complete is the perfect complement for any library that utilizes the ERIC database, because it provides full-text results for nearly half of the journal titles found in ERIC. This database covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty -- such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. Educator`s Reference Complete also focuses on issues in administration, funding and policy.
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General OneFile A one-stop source for a wide range of news and periodicals dealing with: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environment, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, arts, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and general interest topics. General OneFile contains millions of full-text articles and images and is updated daily.
Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning information based on national curriculum standards, covering core curriculum areas such as history, literature, science, social studies and more. Discovering Collection provides premium selections of references, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia and includes hours of video and audio clips.
Expanded Academic ASAP offers scholarly journals, news magazines and newspapers, many with full-text articles and images. The site is geared to researchers in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
The General Reference Center offers a general interest database that integrates a wide variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. The database includes newspaper articles, reference books, and periodicals, many with full text and images.
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials were once accessible only in a library, but now through the Gale Virtual Reference Library data base the information may be accessed online from the library during library hours or remotely 24/7.
Religion & Philosophy (InfoTrac) InfoTrac offers access to magazines and academic journal articles dealing with religion and related areas of philosophy as well as archaeology and anthropology.
Military and Intelligence Database This database is a custom collection of over 400 journals, dealing with all aspects of military affairs, past and present. Key subjects include socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and much. 80% full text.
LegalTrac provides indexing of major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international journals (primarily U.S. contents). |
Health Reference Center - Academic This multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac`s award-winning Health Reference Center™ plus 40 full-text nursing and allied health journals. All in a single, easy-to-use database, Health Reference Center -- Academic integrates the full text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books. |
National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indices of the top five American newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers This innovative Web-based full-text newspaper database allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields. Finally, a one-stop source for the day`s news and searchable archives. You can customize your online newspaper database features, including database name, screen layout and search options. With Custom Newspapers, you can easily search a collection of more than 1,000 newspapers, then select your own screen appearance, search options and results format.
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