HHPL Online Databases


	Online Databases
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	Categories General Research News, Careers & Business Student & Educator Resources Book Lovers Health Science & Technology Religion, Social Science & General History Local History & Genealogy Local Resources Power Search - Consolidated Resources
	General Research
	EbscoHost - Masterfile Elite - Search nearly 1200 full text magazines in all subjects including consumer health. Print articles or email them home.
	Canadian Points of View Reference Center - Full-text of Canadian and international magazines, newspapers and reference titles.
	Canadian Periodical Index - English and French Canadian periodicals; Full text articles; Selections from the Globe and Mail and more.
	Gale Virtual Reference Library - Check 60 encyclopedias all at once with one search.
	Digital Audiobooks - Audiobook Download Centre - The Ontario Library Service Download Centre is a growing collection of digital audiobooks and eBooks from OverDrive available for listening or reading on your computer, MP3 player, iPod or mobile device. Click here to get started.
	News, Careers & Business
	Career Cruising - Interactive Canadian career guidance resource. Links to post secondary education sites.
	Canadian Periodical Index - English and French Canadian periodicals; Full text articles; Selections from the Globe and Mail and more.
	EbscoHost - Masterfile Elite - Search nearly 1200 full text magazines in all subjects including consumer health. Print articles or email them home.
	Canadian Points of View Reference Center - Full-text of Canadian and international magazines, newspapers and reference titles.
	General BusinessFile ASAP - Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
	General OneFile - This databse provides instant access to periodical and news content and indexing from a variety of mainstream and specialized sources from The New York Times to refereed academic journals.
	National Newspaper Index - This database gives you quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers: The New York Times; The Wall Street Journal; The Christian Science Monitor; The Washington Post; and The Los Angeles Times.
	LegalTrac - Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac™ provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
	Military and Intelligence Database - Delivers answers for both the novice and the experienced researcher -- all in one seamless search.
	Newspaper Articles - Search for articles in the local newspaper archives of Milton, Burlington, Oakville, Halton Hills and Erin.
	Student & Educator Resources
	School Project Resources - Curriculum help for grades 3-6 including the Pioneer project and Ancient Egypt.
	NoveList K-8 Plus - Children can search by author, title, series name or plot/subject to find their next new fiction or non-fiction title.
	Canadian Points of View Reference Center - Full-text of Canadian and international magazines, newspapers and reference titles.
	Kids InfoBits - This database targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content.
	Student Resource Centre - Canadian Edition - Designed for high-school students. Includes Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics picklist on the home page that features one-click access to Canadian topics.
	Discovering Collection - Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.
	General Reference Center Gold - Full-text and image resources from general interest and business magazines, newspapers, and reference books, with information about current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences.
	Junior Edition K12 - Designed for junior high and middle school students, Junior Edition answers general reference questions. Graphic Interface.
	Student Edition K12 - Designed for secondary school students, Student Edition is the quick and easy way to do classroom assignments and get answers to general referece questions. Graphic Interface.
	Educator's Reference Complete - Content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Provides full-text results for nearly half of the journal titles found in ERIC.
	Career Cruising - Interactive Canadian career guidance resource. Links to post secondary education sites.
	Tumble Book Library - is an on-line library of talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. Language learning books, puzzles, and games add to the excitement making this site a great destination for kids and their families.
	Book Lovers
	NoveList Plus - is a fiction and non-fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 150,000 fiction and 50,000 non-fiction titles. Included are Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. NoveList is linked directly to the catalogue so you can place a hold on the title of your choice.
	NoveList K-8 Plus - Children can search by author, title, series name or plot/subject to find their next new fiction or non-fiction title.
	Digital Audiobooks - Audiobook Download Centre - A growing collection of digital audiobooks and eBooks from OverDrive available for listening or reading on your computer, MP3 player, iPod or mobile device. Click here to get started.
	Tumble Book Library - is an on-line library of talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. Language learning books, puzzles, and games add to the excitement making this site a great destination for kids and their families.
	Health
	EbscoHost - Health Source - This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics. This database is updated on a daily basis with searchable full text for nearly 300 journals.
	Health and Wellness Resource Center - Rely on this database for instant access to carefully compiled medical reference and periodical materials for all levels of health research.
	Health Reference Center Academic - Access full text nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources that offer reliable health information to researchers, including nursing and allied health students.
	Science & Technology
	Auto Repair Reference Center - Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945; includes bulletins and recalls.
	Academic OneFile - This database is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subject, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
	Computer Database - For researchers who need to keep pace with the fast changing world of high technology, Computer Database specializes in the computer, telecommunications and electronics industries.
	Religion, Social Science & General History
	InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy - This comprehensive database quickly delivers the answers to a wide variety of reference questions.
	Expanded Academic ASAP - This database provides full-text magazine coverage in the social sciences, humanities, science and technology, national news, general interest, newswires, and The New York Times on topics such as advertising, microbiology, history and women's studies.
	Local History & Genealogy
	Genealogical and Local History Research - Search for names and subjects in Halton's local newspaper archives and vital statistic sources.
	Newspaper Articles - Search for articles in the local newspaper archives of Milton, Burlington, Oakville, Halton Hills and Erin.
	Ancestry Library Edition - An essential genealogical tool with thousands of databases and billions of names, including census, vital, church, court, immigration records and more. International coverage including Canada. Access is available in library only.
	Early Canadiana Online - A digital library providing access to over 937,800 pages of Canada's printed heritage. It features works published from the time of the first European settlers up to the early 20th Century.
	Local Resources
	Halton Community Services Database - Access community information online. Search by organization, community, subject. You may also search for volunteer opportunities.
	Newspaper Articles - Search for articles in the local newspaper archives of Milton, Burlington, Oakville, Halton Hills and Erin.
	Power Search - Consolidated Resources
	EBSCOhost Databases - Search all EBSCOhost products including Health Source and Masterfile Elite Databases at the same time.
	Thompson Gale Databases - Search all of the Thompson Gale Databases at the same time.
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