| Academic Research |
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| Academic OneFile | Provides extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. |
| Communications and Mass Media Collection | A custom collection of more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature |
| Environmental Issues & Policy eCollection | Nearly 200 journals provide coverage of environmental issues and policies, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images |
| Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection | A custom collection of nearly 50 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. |
| Health Reference Centre Academic | Multi-source database provides access to full text nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. |
| Health Source Consumer Edition | Access to full text of nursing and allied health journals. |
| Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection | This collection of nearly 500 journals provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field. |
| Psychology Collection | Over 200 journals gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops over time. |
| Automotive |
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| Auto Repair Reference Centre | Find repair information on many domestic and import cars and trucks. |
| Small Engine Repair Reference Center | Repair and maintenance information for small engines, including motorcycles, ATVs, generators, outboard motors and more. |
| Books & Literature |
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| Information Science & Technology eCollection | Find articles on publishing, library and information science. |
| Literature Resource Centre | Information on more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of the 2,500 most studied authors. |
| NetLibrary with Cliffs Notes | An online collection of non-fiction books, including those on computing, careers, business and Cliffs Notes on commonly studied 300 books |
| Novelist | A guide to fiction that will help you find books by an author, books with similar themes, and reviews. |
| Novelist K-8 | A guide to children's fiction. |
| Patron Books in Print | Guides and search options to help you find just the kind of reading you enjoy. Search and browse books by favourite subject, author and more. Access in library only. |
| TumbleBookLibrary | TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they will love. |
| TumbleReadables | An online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Jump online and read-along. |
| What do I read next? | Includes information on over 110,000 titles, including over 60,000 book summaries, recommendations on reading choices, lists of award winners, and subject guides to literature. |
| Biography |
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| Biography Resource Centre | A database of biographical information on over 340,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines more than 435,000 biographies from over 1,000 volumes. |
| Virtual Reference Library (Gale) | Gale Virtual Reference Library provides you with a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
| Business |
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| Canadian Business and Current Affairs | Covers mainly Canadian information from periodicals/newspapers and selected reference books. |
| CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index | Articles from Canadian and international journals and newspapers, including sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies and other Canadian content. |
| General Business File ASAP | Research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. Provides tools for tracking the markets or managing your own business. |
| General OneFile | A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. |
| General Reference Centre Gold | Information on current events, popular culture, business, sports, arts and science from magazines and newspapers. |
| Insurance & Liability eCollection | This collection, composed of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of the insurance and liability industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. |
| MasterFILE Premier | Full text for nearly 2,000 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covers almost every subject area of general interest. |
| NetLibrary | An online collection of non-fiction books, including those on computing, careers, business and other general subjects. |
| Small Business eCollection | With 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. |
| Canadian in Focus |
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| Canadian Business and Current Affairs | Covers mainly Canadian information from periodicals/newspapers and selected reference books. |
| Canadian Directory to Foundations & Grants | A searchable database of organisations offering grants, and recipients of grants, within Canada. Only available at the library. |
| Canadian Reference Centre | Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books, plus U.S. and U.K. periodicals with Canadian content. |
| CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index | Articles from Canadian and international journals and newspapers, including sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies and other Canadian content. |
| Early Canadiana Online | A large collection of scanned early Canadian print materials, including complete ebooks. Some resources only accessible inside the library. |
| eLibrary Canada | Over 1,500 periodicals covered - newspapers, magazines, books, maps, audio/video titles, weblinks, and pictures |
| eStat | E-STAT offers an enormous warehouse of reliable and timely statistics about Canada and its ever-changing people. Full contents only available in the library - limited remote access. |
| Eureka.cc | A collection of English and French newspapers and news magazines from Ontario and Québec. Provides regional titles including the Peterborough Examiner and Port Hope Evening Guide as well as widely published titles including L'Actualité and Le Devoir. |
| Index of Statistics Canada Publications | An index providing exhaustive listings of Statistics Canada's publications. |
| National Film Board Online | The National Film Board offers a large selection of Canadian films for online viewing. From animated shorts to documentaries, Canada's classic short films can all be found here. |
| Careers |
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| Canada Employment Weekly | Online access to Canada Employment Weekly. Access in library only. |
| Career Cruising | Covers educational requirements, salary, job profile, and even a career matchmaker. |
| Service Canada Job Bank | Job database from Service Canada |
| Vocation & Careers eCollection | Nearly 400 journals provide general career guides from highly specialized industry journals. |
| Computers & Information Science |
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| Computer Database | Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | Arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, information, from scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. |
| Information Science & Technology eCollection | Find articles on IT, publishing, library and information science |
| NetLibrary | An online collection of non-fiction books, including those on computing, careers, business and other general subjects |
| Children's Resources |
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| Animals | Information on the habitat and nature of animals and subjects related to animals. |
| eLibrary Elementary | Same great coverage as elibrary Canada, but a more youth-friendly interface. |
| InfoTrac Junior | Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| Kids InfoBits | Especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5, this database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Featuring a visually graphic interface. |
| Kids Search | Aimed at grades K-5, this database allows students to search for information on art, language arts, math, news, social sciences, science, and sports. |
| Novelist K-8 | A guide to children's fiction. |
| Primary Search | Primary Search provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. |
| Pro vs Con (SIRS Researcher) | Full-text articles from over 1,500 magazines. Research the pros and cons of leading issues in society |
| Searchasaurus | Searchasaurus makes it easy for students to search by keyword or topic to find the most useful information. Search the encyclopedia, dictionary, or picture library. Subjects include stories, animals, people & places, health, art & music, history and science & math. |
| TumbleBookLibrary | TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they will love. |
| TumbleReadables | An online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Jump online and read-along. |
| Education |
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| Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC) | World's premier database of journals and articles on education. |
| Educator's eCollection | This set of 250 journals covers the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs. |
| Educator's Reference Complete | Over 450 full-text academic journals as well as full-text reports and key reference sources. Focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. |
| Encyclopedias |
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| Animals | Information on the habitat and nature of animals and subjects related to animals. |
| Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. |
| Virtual Reference Library (GALE) | Gale Virtual Reference Library provides you with a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
| Genealogy |
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| AncestryLibrary.com | Only available in the Library - no remote access. Ancestry.com is the number one online source for family history information, including the web's largest collection of historical records. |
| Oshawa Book of Remembrance | Online version of the Book of Remembrance, dedicated to preserving the memory of those from the Oshawa region who served and gave their lives in WWI and WWII. |
| Oshawa Newspaper and Obituary Index | An index to the Oshawa newspapers preserved on microfilm at the McLaughlin Branch of OPL. |
| Toronto Star - Pages of the Past | The digitized full-image version of the complete contents of the Toronto Star newspaper since 1894. |
| General |
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| Canadian Reference Centre | Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books, plus U.S. and U.K. periodicals with Canadian content |
| eLibrary Canada | Over 2,000 periodicals covered - newspapers, magazines, books, maps, audio/video titles, weblinks, and pictures. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | Arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, information, from scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. |
| General OneFile | A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. |
| General Reference Centre Gold | Information on current events, popular culture, business, sports, arts and science from magazines and newspapers. |
| Home Improvement Reference Center | A collection of articles, guides, books and videos on home improvement and repair. |
| MasterFILE Premier | Full text for nearly 2,000 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covers almost every subject area of general interest. |
| Pop Culture eCollection | This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals. |
| Pro vs Con (SIRS Researcher) | Full-text articles from over 1,500 magazines. Issues covered are global, social, scientific and health related. |
| Virtual Reference Library (Gale) | Encyclopedias of cancer, genetic disorders, nursing and medicine, and literature. |
| Health |
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| Alternative Health Watch | Information about alternative and complementary medicine from 180 journals. |
| Health and Wellness Resource | Includes articles from nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of hard-to-find pamphlets and 2,200 general interest publications. |
| Health Reference Centre Academic | Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources. |
| Health Source Consumer Edition | Access to full text of nursing and allied health journals. |
| Teen Health and Wellness | A guide to key topics in teen health providing helpful information and advice. Also a homework resource for assignments on issues relevant to teen wellness. |
| Virtual Reference Library (GALE) | Encyclopedias of cancer, genetic disorders, nursing and medicine, and literature. |
| History |
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| Military & Intelligence Database | Over 400 journals, covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs including socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more. |
| Oshawa Full-Text Archive | Check out our expanded Oshawa Full-Text Archive, a collection of materials providing a glimpse into Oshawa's past. |
| Oshawa Images | Take a look at our newest online collection, featuring intriguing images from Oshawa’s past. |
| Toronto Star - Pages of the Past | The digitized full-image version of the complete contents of the Toronto Star newspaper since 1894. |
| World History eCollection | Over 40 journals providing coverage of both the current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. |
| Homework Help |
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| Canadian Reference Centre | Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books, plus U.S. and U.K. periodicals with Canadian content. |
| Discovering Collection | Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips. |
| eLibrary Canada | Over 1,500 periodicals covered - newspapers, magazines, books, maps, audio/video titles, weblinks, and pictures. |
| Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. |
| InfoTrac Junior | Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| InfoTrac Student | This database is designed for high-school students and provides access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| NetLibrary with Cliffs Notes | An online collection of non-fiction books, including those on computing, careers, business and Cliffs Notes on commonly studied 300 books |
| Primary Search | Primary Search provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. |
| Pro vs Con (SIRS Researcher) | Full-text articles from over 1,500 magazines. Research the pros and cons of leading issues in society |
| Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition | Reference resources, periodicals and multimedia content specifically selected for Canadian students and educators, with Canadian curriculum content in mind. |
| Virtual Reference Library (GALE) | Encyclopedias of cancer, genetic disorders, nursing and medicine, and literature. |
| Law |
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| Criminal Justice eCollection | A collection of 150 law and criminal justice journals. |
| LegalTrac | Provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals, plus over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles. |
| Music |
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| Naxos Music Library | Listen to classical and jazz from home. |
| Naxos Music Library - SheetMusic Now | Access digital sheet music to download or print. Over 45,000 original sheet music editions are included in the online catalogue. Please note: you will be required to download Solero software in order to download and print the music. |
| News |
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| CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index | Articles from Canadian and international journals and newspapers, including sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies and other Canadian content. |
| Custom Newspapers | An international collection of newspapers including major Canadian, American and British publications. Provides up to twenty years of coverage for larger news sources. |
| Eureka.cc | A collection of English and French newspapers and news magazines from Ontario and Québec. Provides regional titles including the Peterborough Examiner and Port Hope Evening Guide as well as widely published titles including L'Actualité and Le Devoir. |
| General Reference Centre Gold | Information on current events, popular culture, business, sports, arts and science from magazines and newspapers. |
| National Newspaper Index | NNI provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. |
| Oshawa Newspaper and Obituary Index | An index to articles, obituaries and death notices from the Oshawa newspapers preserved on mircofilm at the McLaughlin Branch of OPL. |
| Toronto Star - Pages of the Past | The digitized full-image version of the complete contents of the Toronto Star newspaper since 1894. |
| Society & Culture |
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| Diversity Studies eCollection | A collection of 150 journals, it explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. |
| General OneFile | A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. |
| GLBT Life & Issues eCollection | Full text journals & e-books about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. |
| MasterFILE Premier | Full text for nearly 2,000 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covers almost every subject area of general interest. |
| Religion & Philosophy eCollection | 250 journals provide coverage on different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. |
| War & Terrorism eCollection | 100 journals provide insight into conflicts and their multiple causes. An interesting source for those interested in history, social science and current events. |
| Science & Technology |
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| Environmental Issues & Policy eCollection | Nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. |
| General Science eCollection | Over 200 journals, providing information on the latest scientific developments -- including particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology. |
| Government - Federal |
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| Federal Consolidated Statutes and Regulations | The Government of Canada's consolidation of the Criminal Code of Canada with all amendments made to it, available for public reference. |
| Government of Canada | The website of the Government of Canada. Access federal services and federal government information here. |
| Government - Provincial |
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| Government of Ontario | Website of the Government of Ontario, providing access to information on provincial government services, laws and publications. |
| Ontario Gazette | Acts and announcements of the Government of Ontario, available in full on the web. Released on a weekly basis. |
| Ontario Statutes and Regulations | A search engine for the consolidated law of the Province of Ontario, and a site providing access to related resources. |
| ServiceOntario | The home of Ontario government services on the web. Register a business online, update personal information or find the forms you need. |
| Government - Local |
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| City of Oshawa | The City of Oshawa's home on the web, providing information on services, events, bylaws and opportunities in Oshawa. |
| Oshawa City Council Agenda | The most recent Oshawa City Council meeting agenda. Location and further details are provided. |
| Region of Durham | Durham Region's official website, offering information on services and opportunities in the regional municipality. |
