Reference Databases by Subject

Academic Search Premier contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology.

An online encyclopedia of science & technology including articles, dictionary terms, biographies and hundreds of research updates.

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.

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.

This popular encyclopedia for BC 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.

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.

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.

Fiction Connection helps you find book suggestions based on books you have already read, authors you like, or topics of interest.  Easily create a personalized list of recommended titles based on characteristics you enjoy. Fiction and biography titles are included and suggestions can be printed or e-mailed for later review.

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.

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

NoveList K-8, a fiction database covering over 60,000 fiction titles, is designed especially for elementary and middle schools. Includes resources for teachers.

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!

Search a database of over 5 million book, audio book and video titles, or search Fiction Connection to use their intriguing interface to find titles you'd like to read.

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.

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.