A-Z Databases

Popular Databases

The most frequently-used databases

Academic Search

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A database of articles from journals and magazines. Most of the content is available in full text. Covers a wide range of subject areas. DS (Discovery Search)

Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA)

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A Canadian database of articles from scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers. Much of the content is available full text in PDF. Covers a wide range of subject areas.

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)

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Key database for nursing and allied health. Access to full text journal articles as well as book chapters, dissertations, conference proceedings, and more. DS (Discovery Search)

Medline (Ebsco)

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"This database provides full-text for many of the most-used biomedical and health journals indexed in MEDLINE. Many journals are available with no embargo, allowing doctors, nurses, health professionals and researchers to access to the information as soon as it is published."

Statista

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A statistics portal that integrates data from thousands of sources. Excellent source for consumer market research.

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Project Gutenberg

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"Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education. "