Use the following databases to find articles on your topic.
- Start with these databases:
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive : back issues of important scholarly journals. All full text.
CBCA Complete : indexes Canadian journals, magazines and newspapers from all subject areas.
- More databases and indexes:
CPI.Q - Canadian Periodical Index : indexes Canadian journals, newspapers and magazines.
BC Studies: a cumulative index - indexes BC Studies. Print format.
The Beaver Index - indexes the Beaver. Print format.
Canadian Periodical Index - indexes Canadian journals from 1920 - 1996. Print format.
Canadian Historical Review Index - indexes the Canadian Historical Review. Print format.
Academic Search Complete : indexes journals and magazines from all subject areas.
Project MUSE : contains peer-reviewed Humanities and Social Sciences journal articles. All full text.
- Research Pro:
Do one search to find articles, books and websites. Use this in conjunction with the library catalogue and article databases.
The following is a small sample of the journals available in this field:
Library Catalogue - Find books at Douglas College Library.
WorldCat - Find books in libraries worldwide.
| Bibliographia Canadiana |
REF FC 10 Z9732 |
| British Columbia: A History |
REF FC 3811 O7 |
| British Columbia Local Histories |
REF FC 3811 H343 |
| Canadian History: A Reader's Guide |
REF FC 164 Z933 v. 1& 2 |
| Canadian Encyclopedia Online |
Online |
| Changing Women, Changing History |
REF HQ 1453 P433 1996 |
| Dictionary of Canadian Biography |
REF FC 25 D52 |
| Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online |
Online |
| Early Canadiana Online |
Online |
| Encyclopedia of British Columbia |
Online |
| Handbook of North American Indians |
REF E 76.2 H36 |
| Historical Atlas of Canada |
REF FC G 1116 S1 H587 v. 1-3 |
| Historical Documents of Canada |
REF FC 163 H58 |
| Historical Statistics of Canada |
REF HA 746 H58 |
| Historical Statistics of Canada |
Online |
| Horizon Canada |
REF FC 23 H67 1987 |
| Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature |
REF FC PS 8015 S766 |
| Oxford Companion to Canadian History |
Online |
| A Reader's Guide to Canadian History |
REF FC 164 Z968 v. 1 & 2 |
| Source-book of Canadian History |
REF FC 10 R436 1964 |
| A Short Guide to Writing about History |
D 13 M275 1995 |
| Writer's Guide: History |
D 13 S844 |
Book Reviews: How to Find Them - Douglas College
How to Locate Primary Sources in History - Douglas College
Canadiana Discovery Portal Search for a variety of Canadian primary source materials including maps, photographs, diaries, posters etc. from libraries, archives, museums. A partner site,
The West Beyond the West, focuses on materials about British Columbia history, heritage and culture.
ArchiviaNet Provides access to a variety of resources at the National Archives of Canada including Electoral Maps of Canada, Census of Canada, 1901, the Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King and photographs illustrating Canadian life.
British Colonist, 1858 - 1910
Published in Victoria, BC, this newspaper is the precursor of the Times Colonist.
British Columbia Archives
The home page of the British Columbia Archives provides access to a number of full text documents, online images and maps.
British Columbia History
Intended as a comprehensive compilation of websites related to British Columbia, this site contains links to social and economic history sites, archival information, and online exhibits.
Canada in the Making
This Early Canadiana Online site focuses on the history of Canada with emphasis on Canada's constitutional history, treaties and relations with Aboriginal people, and its pioneers and immigrants. It integrates links to hundreds of primary source documents from the Early Canadian Online collection.
Canadian Confederation
This page is developed by the National Library of Canada and deals with many aspects of Canadian Confederation.
Canadian Constitutional Documents
Canadian Encyclopedia Online
Canadian Images,19th and early 20th century - Library and Archives Canada
Canadian Heritage Gallery
Extensive collection of historical photos, original documents, Canadian artwork, maps and illustrations.
Canadian Letters and Images Project
Hosted by Malaspina University College, the site is an effort to create a digital archive of the Canadian war experience, as told through the letters and images of Canadians themselves.
Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
The Canadian newspaper, the Hamilton Spectator, kept a collection of more than 144,000 newspaper articles taken from various Canadian newspapers during the Second World War. This collection is now available online. The database also contains short historical articles on key topics from 1939-1945.
The Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King
A searchable database of the Diaries of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The Diaries cover January 1, 1893 to July 22, 1950.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography covers the years 1000 - 1930 and provides biographical information about persons who died during this period, or whose last known date of activity falls within these years.
Early Canadiana Online
"Primary sources in Canadian history from the arrival of the first Europeans to the late 19th century, with particular emphasis on literature, women's history, Native studies, and the history of French Canada." An excellent resource.
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
A source of BC information on the Internet. The EBC will also host, through a series of interactive forums, an interchange of stories, ideas and facts about BC.
Fortress of Louisbourg
From Colony to Country: A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History - National Library of Canada
This bibliography on Canadian military history focuses on the period, 1867-1918.
Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History
These mystery sites are intended to help students think historically, drawing on "recent best practices in history teaching including learning-centred and document-based inquiry". The mysteries addressed are:
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project - University of Toronto
Historical Statistics of Canada
Canada Year Book (CYB) Historical Collection (covers 1867-1967)
Hudson's Bay Company Archives
Information on the human and natural history of western and northern Canada and the western USA.
Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864 - 1990
The complete collection is available in full text.
Library and Archives Canada
This site offers texts, photographs and other documents that reflect Canadian cultural, social and political development.
Living Landscapes - Royal BC Museum
This site features the Thompson-Okanagan, the Columbia Basin and the Upper Fraser Basin projects that deal with the human and natural history of these regions. Click on the regions to get detailed information and resources related to the various projects. The Thompson-Okanagan project contains links to the Okanagan History Index.
National Historic Sites - Parks Canada
Numerous national historic sites are featured here including the Fortress of Louisbourg
New France: New Horizons: On French Soil in America
This site was created by the Library and Archives Canada and the Direction des Archives de France in order to bring together over one million digitized images of documents, maps, plans, and other visual material that document centuries of French presence in North America.
Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online
This project makes available Canadian local histories online and consists of local histories that have been published or reproduced in print previously.
Peel's Prairie Provinces - University of Alberta Libraries
This site contains numerous photos and a bibliography of books, pamphlets and other materials related to the development of the Prairies, many of which are full text.
South Asia History Bibliography - University of the Fraser Valley
See section on the Indo-Canadian and South Asian Diaspora.
The West Beyond the West
Contains materials about British Columbia history, heritage and culture.
British Columbia Historical Federation Makes available the full text of the
British Columbia Historical News, 1968-2007 and the
British Columbia Historical Quarterly, 1937-1958.
Canadian Historical Association 
