Databases
Your library has an extensive collection of databases, filled with reliable information. These databases are accessible through "My Giant Search".
The databases are organized into the following subjects. Click on a subject to see which databases are included.
Biography
- Academic OneFile
- Biography Resource Centre
- Canadian Reference Centre
- CPI-Q
- Discovering Collection
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- General Reference Centre Gold
- GreenFile
- Legal Trac
- Literary Reference Centre PLUS
- Literature Criticism Online
- Literature Resource Centre
- MasterFile Complete
- Military and Intelligence Database
- National Newspaper Index
- Relgion and Philosophy
- World Book Student
Books and Literature
- Academic OneFile
- Biography Resouce Centre
- CPI-Q
- eBooks on EBSCOhost
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Literary Reference Centre PLUS
- Literature Criticism Online
- Literature Resource Centre
- NoveList
- NoveList K-8
- OverDrive (click to access from anywhere -- you'll need your Library Card number and PIN to sign out an eAudiobook)
- TumbleBooks
Business
- Biography Resource Centre
- Canadian Business and Current Affairs
- Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
- Canadian Reference Centre
- Career Cruising
- CPI-Q Canadian Periodical Index
- Discovering Collection
- E-Stat (available IN LIBRARY only)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
Careers
- Career Cruising
- Canadian Reference Centre
Con College and LU
- Confederation College Paterson Learning Commons Online Catalogue
- Lakehead University Chancellor Paterson Library Online Catalogue
Do It Yourself
- Auto Repair Reference Centre
- Small Engine Repair Reference Centre
eBooks
- eBooks on EBSCOhost
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Literature Criticism Online
- OverDrive (click to access from anywhere -- you'll need your Library Card number and PIN to sign out an eAudiobook)
- TumbleBooks
Encyclopedias and General
- Biography Resource Centre
- Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
- Canadian Reference Centre
- E-Stat (available IN LIBRARY only)
- eLibrary Canada
- Encylopedia Universalis
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- LegalTrac
- Literature Criticism Online
- MasterFILE Premier
- Teen Health and Wellness
- WorldBook
Environment
- Academic OneFile
- CPI-Q
- Discovering Collection
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- GreenFile
French Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Universalis
Health
- Academic OneFile
- AltHealthWatch
- Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
- Consumer Health Complete
- Discovering Collection
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Health Reference Center Academic
- Teen Health and Wellness (click to access from anywhere -- login not required)
Kids
- Children's Song Index (click to access form anywhere -- login not required)
- Discovering Collection
- Kids InfoBits
- Kids Search
- NoveList K-8
- OverDrive (click to access from anywhere -- you'll need your Library Card number and PIN to sign out an eAudiobook)
- Searchasaurus
- TumbleBooks (click to access from anywhere, login not required)
- WorldBook
Local History and Genealogy
- Ancestry Library Edition (please visit any Library Branch to use this database)
- Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History (click to access from anywhere -- login not required)
- Thunder Bay News Index (click to access from anywhere -- login not required)
Magazines and Newspapers
- Academic OneFile
- Canadian Business and Current Affairs
- Canadian Reference Centre
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- MasterFILE Complete
Music and Media
- Academic OneFile
- Biography Resource Centre
- Children's Song Index (click to access from anywhere -- login not required)
- Discovering Collection
- Naxos Music Library -- video overview of Naxos Music Library on YouTube
- Naxos Video Library -- video overview of Naxos Video Library on YouTube
- OverDrive (click to access from anywhere -- you'll need your Library Card number and PIN to log in to the site)
Science and Technology
- Academic OneFile
- Canadian Business and Current Affairs
- Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
- Canadian Reference Centre
- Discovery Collection
- eLibrary Canada
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- General Reference Center Gold
- GreenFile
- MasterFile Complete
- World Book
