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Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information as produced in Canada.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Reference Centre	Emphasis on Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books, with some international coverage.

Google Scholar	Search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed journal articles and books.

MAS Ultra - School Edition	Covers all subject areas and includes an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Designed mainly for high school libraries.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Animal Health Technology
ScienceDirect	Health and Life Sciences.

MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)	Medicine, veterinary medicine and related fields.

Academic Search Complete	Covers all subject areas.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Agricola	Plant and animal sciences and agriculture

Anthropology
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

SocINDEX with Full Text	Sociology and related fields.

Academic Search Complete	Covers all subject areas.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Project Muse	Peer-reviewed Humanities and Social Sciences journal articles. All full text.

CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Biology
ScienceDirect	Indexes journals from the Sciences.

Academic Search Complete	Covers all subject areas.

Business
Business Source Complete	Business, Marketing, Management, Accounting, Finance and Economics.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

CBR:Canadian Business Resource	Contains detailed profiles of top performing Canadian companies.

CARDonline	Canadian advertising rates and data.

CICA: Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Standards and Guidelines Collection	Accounting. Includes the CICA Handbook.

International Financial Reporting Standards	Accounting

CPI.Q : Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Netlibrary	A collection of e-books that covers a wide range of subject areas.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Canada
Canadian Encyclopedia	A source of extensive information about Canada.

CBCA Complete	Current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information as produced in Canada.

CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Canadian Reference Centre	All subject areas.

Canadian Research Index	Canadian government publications at federal, provincial and municipal levels. Provides citations only.

CBR: Canadian Business Resource	Contains detailed profiles of top performing Canadian companies.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online	The Dictionary of Canadian Biography covers the years 1000 - 1920.

Early Canadiana Online	Primary sources in Canadian history from the arrival of the first Europeans to the late 19th century.

Encyclopedia of British Columbia	A reference source that contains a wide range of information about British Columbia.

QP LegalEze	Current British Columbia legislation from official sources. This includes Statutes, Regulations and related information such as Third Reading Bills, Gazette Part II and Hansard.

QuickLaw	Legislation and case law.

BC Stats	Socio-economic data for British Columbia.

Statistics Canada Depository Site	Index of downloadable Statistics Canada publications.

Chemistry
ScienceDirect	Indexes journals from the Sciences.

Academic Search Complete	Covers all subject areas.

Child, Family & Community Studies
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

SocINDEX with Full Text	Academic journals and books from Sociology and related fields.

Child Development and Adolescent Studies	Growth and development of children through the age of 21. Provides some full text.

PsycINFO	Covers psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

ERIC	Education. Contains full text articles and full text ERIC Documents.

Red Book Online	Guide to community, social and government agencies and services in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia.

Counseling and Therapy in Video	Psychology, Psychiatry, Sociology

Criminology & Law
SocINDEX with Full Text	Academic journals and books from Sociology and related fields.

Criminal Justice Periodicals	Crime and criminal justice.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

QuickLaw	Legislation, case law and full text articles from law journals.

QP LegalEze	Current British Columbia legislation from official sources. This includes Statutes, Regulations and related information such as Third Reading Bills, Gazette Part II and Hansard.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts	This site contains full text documents related to Corrections, Drug and Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice Statistics, Law Enforcement, and Juvenile Justice. Content is American.

PsycINFO / PsycARTICLES	Psychology. Covers psychological literature from 1887-present.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Oxford Reference Online	Major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Dental Assisting
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)	Medicine, dentistry etc.

CINAHL with Full Text	Nursing and allied health fields.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Dispensing Optician
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)	Medicine.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

PubMed	Medicine.

Early Childhood Education
Child Development and Adolescent Studies	Growth and development of children through the age of 21. Provides some full text.

ERIC	Education. Contains full text articles and full text ERIC documents.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Earth & Environmental Sciences
GeoRef	Geology, Hydrology, Geophysics, Petrology, Paleontology, Oceanography and Mineralogy. This database indexes over 3,000 journals with some links to full text articles.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

GreenFILE	All aspects of human impact on the environment. Provides full text articles.

GREENR	Environment.

Economics
CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Business Source Complete	Business, Marketing, Management, Accounting, Finance and Economics.

CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Statistics Canada Depository Site	Statistics Canada publications.

E-Stat	Canadian statistics.

BC Stats	BC statistics.

Education
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

ERIC	Education. Contains full text articles and full text ERIC Documents.

Teacher Reference Center	Education. Provides peer-reviewed indexing and abstracts.

English
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Canadian Periodical Index: CPI.Q	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Literary Reference Center	Information on thousands of authors and their works.

Project MUSE Premium Collection	Peer-reviewed humanities, arts and social sciences journals.

Gale's Literary Index	A master index to every literary series published by Gale (e.g., Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, etc.).

Oxford English Dictionary	Provides the meaning, history and pronunciation of words from across the English-speaking world.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Naxos Spoken Word Library	Classic literature and non-fiction, some Shakespeare plays, etc.

English as a Second Language
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

CBCA Complete	All subjects, with emphasis on Canadian content.

Naxos Spoken Word Library	Classic literature and non-fiction books are read aloud and are often accompanied by text on the screen.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Environmental Studies
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	All subjects, with emphasis on Canadian content.

GreenFILE	All aspects of human impact on the environment. Provides full text articles.

GREENR	Environment.

ScienceDirect	Health and Life Sciences.

Film Studies
International Index to Performing Arts: IIPA Full Text	Film, drama, television, arts & entertainment, reviews.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

CBCA Complete	All subject areas with emphasis on Canadian content.

Project MUSE Premium Collection	Peer reviewed Humanities and Social Sciences journal articles. All full text.

First Nations / Native Studies
SocINDEX with Full Text	Sociology and related fields.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

First Nations Periodical Index	Canadian content.

Geography
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Periodical Index: CPI.Q	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content. Provides full text articles.

GeoRef	Geology, Hydrology, Geophysics, Petrology, Paleontology, Oceanography and Mineralogy. This database indexes over 3,000 journals with some links to full text articles.

GREENR	Environment.

History
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Periodical Index: CPI.Q	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Encyclopedia	A source of extensive information about Canada.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online	The Dictionary of Canadian Biography covers the years 1000 - 1930.

Early Canadiana Online	Primary sources in Canadian history from the arrival of the first Europeans to the late 19th century.

Encyclopedia of British Columbia	A reference source that contains a wide range of information about British Columbia.

Military and Government Collection	Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.

Project MUSE Premium Collection	Peer-reviewed humanities, arts and social sciences journals

Hospitality
CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Business Source Complete	Business, Marketing, Management, Accounting, Finance and Economics. Provides full text articles.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Canadian Periodical Index: CPI.Q	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Library Science
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text	Covers subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloguing, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, and information management.

Marketing
Business Source Complete	Business, Marketing, Management, Accounting, Finance and Economics.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

CBR: Canadian Business Resource	Contains detailed profiles of top performing Canadian companies.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

CPI.Q:Canadian Periodical Index	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

CARDonline	Canadian advertising rates and data.

Mathematics
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Music
Naxos Music Library	Multiple genres of music.

Naxos Video Library	Multiple genres of videos.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

Canadian Music Periodical Index	Index to Canadian journals, magazines and newsletters, covering all aspects of musical activity in Canada from the late 19th century to the present.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Project MUSE Premium Collection	Peer-reviewed humanities, arts and social sciences journals.

Newspapers
Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Nursing
CINAHL with Full Text	Nursing and allied health fields.

MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)	Medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews	Provides systematic review of topics, article reviews and access to definitive controlled trials. Available through the library's Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews database.

Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews	Provides systematic review of topics, article reviews and access to definitive controlled trials.

ScienceDirect	Health and life sciences.

Biomedical Reference Collection	Medicine.

Alt-Health Watch	Alternative health.

e-CPS	Canadian drug information.

e-HL bc	Online health library resources.

e-Therapeutics	Canadian drug and therapeutic information.

Health Source: Consumer Edition	Health Care.

Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition	Nursing.

BioMed Central	Indexes full text, peer-reviewed articles in biology and medicine.

Lippincott, Williams and Wilson Total Access Collection	Also referred to as Your Journals @ Ovid. Subject: Medicine, nursing and life sciences.

MEDLINE (Ovid)	Medicine, preclinical sciences and allied health sciences.

Ovid databases	Provides all Ovid databases available through Douglas College Library.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

PsychiatryOnline	Contains DSM-IV-TR, journals, reference books, and textbooks.

PubMed	Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and related fields. This database includes MEDLINE and contains links to some full text articles.

Your Journals @ Ovid	Also referred to as Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Subject: Medicine, nursing and life sciences.

Medical Images Collection	Contains medical charts, maps, photos and illustrations.

DOAJ: Directory of Access Journals	Covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals in all subject and languages.

Office Administration (OADM)
Business Source Complete	Business, Marketing, Management, Finance, etc.

CBCA Complete	All subject areas with emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Newsstand	Full text newspaper articles.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Counseling and Therapy in Video	Psychology, Psychiatry, Sociology

Philosophy
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered. Provides full text articles.

Project MUSE Premium Collection	Peer-reviewed humanities, arts and social sciences journals.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy	Philosophy.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Physics
ScienceDirect	Indexes journals from the Sciences.

Academic Search Complete	Covers all subject areas.

Political Science
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

Project MUSE Premium Collection	Peer-reviewed humanities, arts and social sciences journals.

Canadian Periodical Index: CPI.Q	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content.

Military and Government Collection	Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.

Psychology
PsycINFO / PsycARTICLES	Psychology. Covers psychological literature from 1887-present. Includes full text journal articles.

PsychiatryOnline	Contains DSM-IV-TR, journals, reference books, and textbooks.

Counseling and Therapy in Video	Psychology, Psychiatry, Sociology

MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)	Medicine.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Sciences
ScienceDirect	Health and life sciences.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

Agricola	Agriculture and related disciplines. Provides citations and abstracts only.

Encyclopedia of Animals	Animals and birds.

Oxford Reference Online	Contains over 100 major reference books that cover a wide range of subject areas from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Sociology
SocINDEX with Full Text	Sociology and related fields.

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive	Scholarly arts, humanities and social sciences journals.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

CBCA Complete	Covers all subject areas with an emphasis on Canadian content.

Canadian Periodical Index: CPI.Q	All subject areas. Emphasis on Canadian content. Provides full text articles.

Counseling and Therapy in Video	Psychology, Psychiatry, Sociology

Sport Science
SPORTDiscus with Full Text	Covers all sport disciplines.

Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered.

MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)	Medicine.

PsycINFO / PsycARTICLES	Psychology. Covers psychological literature from 1887-present. Includes full text journal articles.

ScienceDirect	Health and life sciences.

Physical Education Index	Sport, recreation and fitness. Print index. No web access

Statistics
Statistics Canada Depository Site	Index of downloadable Statistics Canada publications.

BC Stats Depository Site	Provides B.C. statistics.

CANSIM	This database contains Canadian data on national accounts, financial institutions, corporate finance, government, population, labour, prices, construction, investment, trade, travel and industry.

E-Stat	Canadian statistics.

Canadian Research Index	Canadian government publications at federal, provincial and municipal levels. Provides citations only.

Therapeutic Recreation
Academic Search Complete	All subject areas are covered. Provides full text articles.

SPORTDiscus with Full Text	Covers all sport disciplines.

CINAHL Full Text	Nursing and allied health fields.

MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO)	Medicine.

PsycINFO / PsycARTICLES	Psychology. Contains almost two million references to psychological literature from 1887-present.

ERIC	Education. Contains full text articles and full text ERIC Documents.

AgeLine	This database contains abstracts of publications about older adults and aging. Citations and abstracts only (no full text).

last updated: July 22, 2010