Reference Databases by Subject

Academic Search Elite contains full text articles for more than 2,100 academic journals. Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology among others.

Covers issues surrounding both current energy sources and alternative energy options, with a primary focus on newer sources. Search the publication or browse via the eTable of Contents.

Full text to Canadian newspapers and periodicals, including the Vancouver Sun and Province, North Shore News, the Globe and Mail, and the National Post. 

Covers the history, politics, and ethical debates related to climate change, including the impact of climate change on daily life, trade and commerce, travel, and the future of both industrialized and impoverished nations.

Complete Connection helps you find book suggestions based on books you have already read, authors you like, or topics of interest.  Both fiction and non-fiction titles are included and suggestions can be printed or e-mailed for later review.

Consumer Health Complete™ (CHC) is a resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Covers major biomes and their component ecosystems. Includes information about climate, elevation, soil, water bodies, vegetation, animal life, food web, and human effects on the biome. Search the publication or browse via the eTable of Contents.

A survey of European history from the onset of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War. Covers the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare. Search the publication or browse via the eTable of Contents.

Covers the beginning of World War I in 1914 to the present, with a focus on the period's scientific, social and cultural history as well as the political, military and economic developments.

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedia entries covering a broad variety of subject areas.

Search the Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789-1914, the Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe since 1914, and Philip's Atlas of World History.

This popular resource includes the Encyclopedia of British Columbia as well as 5 other titles.  KnowBC contains more than 4,000 articles on BC places and things and hundreds of historic and colour photographs, handy statistics, maps, tables, charts and diagrams and added sound and video clips.  

Now you can take great books with you wherever you go! Download and read e-books on your computer or e-reader or listen to audiobooks on your PC or digital audio player at home, in the office, or anywhere in the world. 

Non-fiction titles now included!

Your guide to what to read next - contains reviews of over 200,000+ fiction and non-fiction titles. Search by author, title, series or plot. Includes lists of award-winning books, discussion guides, recommended reads and even create a personal reading list!

A classic and readable account of the stars, the planets, and the Universe, together with practical advice on observing the night sky. Includes charts and maps. Search the publication or browse via the eTable of Contents.

Records the history of human society throughout the world, from prehistory to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Search the publication or browse via the eTable of Contents.

Collection of essays by Shakespeare scholars for high school or undergraduate students. Each play covered includes an introduction; a plot synopsis; a character list; a discussion of the work's principal themes; the work's historical context; and a critical overview.

The Student Research Center provides students in secondary schools with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining information from a range of our databases, including magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, or media sources.

 World Book Kids is designed especially for younger users, English-language learners, and reluctant readers. The site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read content, bright colours, and a graphical design. Thousands of colourful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles selected for appeal and curricular standards. 

 Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is written at a reading level appropriate for younger users who are native speakers or readers of Spanish, as well as older students and adults for whome Spanish is a second language.  It offers thousands of encyclopedia articles, photos and illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and an interface that is easy to understand and intuitive to user.