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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.
- Academic OneFile This link opens in a new windowYou can limit by word count in the advanced search option in "Academic OneFile". Simply select "Word Count" in the drop-down lists of limiters and enter the desired word count (i.e., 500 ; 500-700, >300, etc).
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowYou can limit by page number in the advanced search option by the number of pages ( i.e., = 1 ; <1 ; >1)
- MAS Ultra This link opens in a new windowYou can limit your search by reading level (Lexile level) by choosing one of the Lexile Reading Levels listed under the search page's Search Options. Articles with lower lexile ranges (200-750) are easier to read.
- MasterFILE Elite This link opens in a new windowYou can limit your search by reading level (Lexile level). Articles with lower lexile ranges (200-750) are easier to read. Choose a lexile score under the search page's Search Options.
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.
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)
Encyclopedias
- Canadian EncyclopediaContains more than 8 million words in English and French in some 20 000 articles written by expert contributors from every part of Canada.
- Britannica Academic This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive encyclopedia, including videos, country comparisons, biographies, and a world atlas.
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- Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive encyclopedia covering a variety of subject areas.
Learn to Use Funk & Wagnall’s
Online Sources
- LingroUpload files to make every word clickable
Translate websites and even add your own words to an online dictionary