Electronic Resources
| Use our All-in-One search to find articles in magazines, journals, newspapers, encyclopedias and directories, as well as materials in our catalogue. |
Online access to magazine, journal and newspaper articles as well as reference materials and e-books. You will need a valid St. Catharines library card to access the databases remotely.
* Databases denoted with an asterisk (*) are provided through Knowledge Ontario
- CBCA
Canadian magazines, newspapers and wire services. - Masterfile Premier
Magazine and newspaper articles. - CPI-Q *
Canadian topics; includes Globe & Mail. - Canadian
Points of View Reference Centre *
Multiple viewpoints on current topics of interest with a Canadian focus. - General
OneFile *
A single source for quick access to general and specialized topics. - General Reference Center Gold *
Articles on popular topics. - Academic OneFile *
Premier source for peer-reviewed fulltext articles. - Expanded Academic ASAP *
Humanities, social sciences, general sciences, current events. - Canadian Reference Centre *
Canadian information; includes biographies, photographs, maps, flags. - ELibrary Canada
Resources for students in grade 8 and up. - Power Search
Search all available Thomson Gale resources together. - Biography Resource Center
A resource centre for biographies.
- Dailies from Across Ontario
Articles from Ontario Newspapers, including the Niagara Falls Review, the Standard and the Welland Tribune. - Canadian NewsStand
Indexing and fulltext of Canadian newspapers. - NewsCan Virtual News Library: Southern Ontario
(for patrons accessing from home, please click here).
Indexing and fulltext including the St. Catharines Standard, Welland Tribune, and Niagara Falls Review. - Actualite Francophone Plus
Articles from newspapers, radio and TV news services en francais.
- Ancestry Library Edition
Search Historical Records, Stories & Publications and Photos & Maps (Please Note this is currently only available from within the library) - Local Names Index
This online index contains notices for Births, Marriages, Deaths, Adoptions, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Engagements, etc. The index starts from January 1, 1900 and records have been entered up to the early 1920s. Historical records are being entered daily.
- Health and Wellness Resource Center *
Consumer health. - Health Source – Consumer Edition
Health topics. - AltHealth Watch
Complementary and alternative medicine. - Health Reference Centre Academic
Consumer and professional health sources. - GVRL:
Health & Medical
Ebooks on health topics. - Teen
Health & Wellness
A unique resource for young people on health -physical, mental and emotional - as well as nutrition, drugs & alcohol, sexuality and family life.
- Literature Resource Center
Critical analysis and biographies. - Novelist
Find new books to read; includes reviews, award-winners. - GVRL:
Literature
Ebooks from Thomson Gale. - What Do I Read Next?
Find books by author, series, plot or genre.
- Access Science
Science Reference Materials.
- Auto
Reference Center
Repairs, specifications, wiring diagrams, service bulletins and recalls.
- Career Cruising
Interactive career guidance, course information.
- Computer Database *
Product information, news and reviews on software, hardware and technology.
- LearningExpress Library
Practice tests and tutorials for most standard tests for school, college and the workplace.
- LegalTrac *
Mainly US information from legal periodicals. Contains a few Canadian sources.
- Military and Intelligence Database *
Information on military history, aerospace, engineering and more
- Religion and Philosophy Collection *
Research different religions and philosophies in periodicals and reference sources
- Electric Library Elementary
For students in grade 3 and up. - Ebsco's Kids Search
For students in kindergarten through grade 8. - Discovering Collection *
Focuses on core curriculum (US) topics. - InfoTrac Junior Edition
Geared to the middle school and junior high school curriculum - Kids Infobits *
Especially for Kindergarten to Grade 5 - Novelist K-8
Find new books to read, reviews, award-winners. - Primary Search
Magazine and newspaper articles. - InfoTrac Student Edition *
Magazine, newspaper and reference materials designed for secondary level students.


