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History and Biography
Ancestry.ca (In Library Use Only)
Ancestry® Library Edition is the world's most popular online genealogy resource. Several significant subsets of Canadian genealogy data, including the fully-indexed 1911 Census of Canada are included. (In Library Access is available for this resource only.)
Canadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q)
Use this database to find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content, all with a Canadian focus.
EBSCOhost Web allows you to quickly search multiple EBSCO databases from one search interface, including: MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Primary Search, Literary Reference Center, Canadian Reference Centre, Book Index with Reviews, BIR Entertainment, and Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Explore the history of Canada's inhabitants and their culture. Meet people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada. Presents biographies of persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Many of the reference materials were once only accessible in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news that are related to these broader issues. It also includes detailed information on nations to provide a foundation for cross-cultural studies. International periodicals and news sources bring additional insight and currency.
Provides more than 150 full-text magazines and journals that are covered in indices such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
InfoTrac World History eCollection
Collection of over 40 journals providing coverage of current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field; useful both to the public and to the student or researcher.
Toronto Star Pages of the Past
Pages of the Past, the fully digitized and searchable online database of the Toronto Star newspaper since 1894. TorontoStar - Pages of the Past includes every page of every newspaper over the years—the editorial and opinion articles, business pages, photos, advertisements, classified ads, political cartoons, obituaries, birth and marriage notices—all in addition to the news that shaped each day.
