Article Databases
Start with one or more of these article databases. Each database contains a variety of resources, including academic journals, professional/trade magazines, news articles, and more.
- ERIC (Educational Resource Information Centre) This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals related to education, teaching and learning.
Learn to Use ERIC - Educator's Reference Complete This link opens in a new windowA large collection of academic journals, reports and reference sources related to the field of education.
Learn to use Educator's Reference Complete - Science Direct This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals on topics in health and social sciences.
- Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new windowContains academic journals for research in the field of education.
Learn to Use Professional Development Collection
Also try the following multidisciplinary databases.
- Academic OneFile This link opens in a new windowContains academic journals, magazines and newspapers.
Learn to use Academic OneFile / Terms of Use (Academic OneFile) - Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowContains academic journals.
Learn to Use Academic Search Complete / Terms of Use (Academic Search Complete) - Humanities International Index This link opens in a new windowRecords for academic journals and magazines on culture, philosophy, literature, art and other humanities topics.
Learn to Use Humanities International Index - PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals in the field of psychology.
Learn to Use PsycARTICLES - Psychology eCollection This link opens in a new windowAcademic Journals and magazines related to psychology.
Learn to use Psychology eCollection - SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowIncludes academic journals related to all areas of sociology and social work.
Learn to Use SocINDEX with FT
Databases Containing Canadian Sources of Information
- Gale in Context: Canada This link opens in a new windowResearch a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places and events. Articles with lower lexile ranges (200-750) are easier to read. Choose a lexile score under the search page's Search Options.
- Canadian Points of View This link opens in a new windowContains essays, magazine articles and journal articles presenting multiple perspectives on current issues.
Learn to Use Canadian Points of View - Canadian Reference Centre This link opens in a new windowA collection magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books.
Learn to Use Canadian Reference Centre - Canadian Business and Current Affairs Database This link opens in a new windowIncludes general interest magazines, special interest magazines, and academic journals with Canadian content.
Learn to use Canadian Business and Current Affairs Database - CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals) This link opens in a new windowContains Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail and Canadian biographies. You can limit your search by word count by choosing a word count range on the Advanced Search page.
Encyclopedias
- Britannica Academic This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive encyclopedia, including videos, country comparisons, biographies, and a world atlas.
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- Encyclopedia of Education, 2003Research institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges, universities, organizations.
News Databases
Scan the news for major events affecting business, as well as hard-to-find details on competitors.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowContains newspapers, newswires, radio transcripts, trade and business magazines, country and company reports. Formerly LexisNexis.
- Regional Business News This link opens in a new windowRegional business and trade magazines covering the United States. Some international content as well.
Learn to Use Regional Business News
Image Collections
- Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
Contains millions of rights-cleared photos, graphics and images for educational use.
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Video Collections
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowContains educational streamed videos on a variety of academic, professional and technical topics.
Learn to use Films on Demand - Kanopy This link opens in a new windowIncludes films and documentaries from Criterion, California Newsreel, HBO, Psychotherapy.net, Learning Seed, Symptom Media and much more.
Learn to use Kanopy / Terms of Use (Kanopy)