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Last updated November 19th, 2014

Interesting links and resources:

How to Create Effective Visual Presentations

Suicide Prevention Resources

The Phrase Finder – word and phrase origins
CBC Books – the page for booklovers!

Freedom to Read — free a challenged book!

NEW!! Hotdocs:  Documentaries by Canadian filmmakers

Research Resources

  1. Begin with general reference resources, such as encyclopedia articles, to give you a sense of the main issues.
  2. Move to critical articles (e.g. from the databases) that debate and discuss the issues.
  3. If applicable, consult primary sources for original evidence and examples.

A.  Print Resources

Search Library Catalogue for books on our shelves!
(Only accessible within school network)

Love Amulet or The Hunger Games and want to find more like them?  Novelist will help you find “read-alikes” for any novel you’ve enjoyed!

B.  Electronic Resources (Virtual Library)

Use the links to search for books, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, journals, and verified websites available on our “virtual shelves.”

Some of these databases require PASSWORDS. Passwords are posted in the Handout Folder (X drive).

1.  Encyclopedias

2.  General Reference Databases

Use these databases to access:

  • newspapers
  • magazines and academic journals
  • encyclopedias and reference books
  • multimedia sources

a.  Gale Databases (all together) or choose individual databases:

b. EBSCO Reference Centre (all together) or choose individual databases:

  • Points of View
  • Canadian Points of View
  • Literary Reference Centre
  • Canadian Literary Centre
  • Greenfile

3. Primary Sources (original information and documents, including newspapers)

  • The Ottawa Citizen (click the “View Today’s Paper” tab at the bottom of the SUBSCRIBE! page)
  • Popular Science Magazine
  • Statistics Canada
    • Student resources and quick links
    • Find, sort, compare, analyze, and make visuals with current and historical Canadian statistics on economy, environment, people, health, and crime and justice.
  • Library of Parliament Virtual Library
  • Early Canadiana Online
    • Canada in the Making, the Fur Trade, the Hudson’s Bay Company, Canadian Women’s History, Colonial Government Journals, the Early Governors General of Canada, English Canadian Literature, History of French Canada, Jesuit Relations, and Native Studies.
  • National Library and Archive Canada (Collections Canada)
    • Look in the Virtual Exhibitions and the Digital Collections for online, digitized versions of Canadian primary sources (diaries, newspapers, photographs, and other documents) in the National Library and Archive of Canada.
  • The Globe and Mail Archive, 1884-2003 (Ottawa Public Library)
    • You can access this archive of The Globe and Mail newspaper articles from 1844 to 2003 FROM HOME ONLY, with a public library card, by going to the Ottawa Public Library’s website and clicking on Articles and Research. Also access Study Zone’s Databases and “Ask a Librarian” service.
  • Ontario History Links Online
    • The Ontario Geneology Home Page lists online links and publications related to the history of Ontario communities and townships.  Many digitized primary documents.

Other Useful Resources

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