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Current and past magazine articles from Canadian Business and Maclean's can be found in Canadian Business and Current Affairs Complete?
Online Databases
Use our electronic collections of newspapers, magazines, journals, encyclopedias, eBooks, audiobooks, research reports, images and multimedia to research any topic. To gain access to these resources, you'll need your Oakville Public Library card (14 digit barcode with no spaces) and PIN (usually the last four digits of your phone number).
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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 subjects. Updated daily.
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology with over 8,000 articles, definitions, biographies and current news in the world of science.
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.
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Bibliothèque de Référence Virtuelle
La Bibliothèque de référence virtuelle est une source d'information thématique et fiable particulièrement axée sur les contenus canadien et ontarien.
Full text biographies, articles, images, and web sites on contemporary and historical figures worldwide.
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Canadian Business and Current Affairs Complete
Collection of journals, magazines, newspapers and newsletters searchable in full-text, including Canadian Business and Maclean's.
Complete text and multimedia of the Canadian Encyclopedia courtesy of Historica. Also includes the Youth Encyclopedia of Canada and the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.
Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly
Many full-text Canadian magazines and newspapers, including selected articles from the Globe & Mail
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
Full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Each of the 100+ key topics of interest to Canadian researchers have an overview, point, counterpoint, and critical thinking guide.
Full-text of Canadian and international magazines, newspapers and reference titles.
An interactive Canadian career reference guide that provides in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers.
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Dear Reader (Online Book Club)
Sign up for any one of the 11 available online book clubs and begin receiving daily excerpts from a different book each week. This free service has been made possible with the help of the Sprott Foundation.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Historical information on Canada's inhabitants and their culture courtesy of Library and Archives Canada. Biographical information is provided for persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years.
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Current and historical data from Statistics Canada's CANSIM and Census databases, specially designed for use by the educational community.
Canadian and international newspapers, newswires and magazines searchable in full-text, including the Toronto Star and the National Post.
Ce site est adapté pour les jeunes élèves, dont la langue maternelle est le français, ainsi que pour les étudiants plus âgés et les adultes étudiant le français comme langue secondaire. En plus des articles adaptés à ce niveau, le site contient des activités pratiques correspondant aux différents sujets, beaucoup d'images et des liens à d'autres sites Web externes, sélectionnés par les rédacteurs de World Book.
Online version of the complete encyclopedia, including video clips.
Scholarly journals, news magazines and newspapers in all academic disciplines searchable in full-text.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Includes over 25,000 encyclopedic entries on a large variety of topics
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference eBooks and encyclopedias available 24/7 on a vast array of topics including biographies, business, history, medicine, science and social science.
Comprehensive general interest resource with access to more than 79 million magazine, newspaper and journal articles plus hundreds of travel guides and eBook reference titles.
General interest database of magazines, newspapers and reference books on a wide variety of topics.
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Halton Community Services Database
Search for local community services by subject, keyword or organization name.
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InfoTrac GLBT Life and Issues eCollection
A collection of journals covering topics like gender studies, health aspects and family and marital issues. Titles include Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Curve and Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide.
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A growing collection of more than 1800 downloadable audiobooks and eBooks from OverDrive available for listening or reading on your computer, MP3 player, iPod or mobile device.
Critical analyses, bibliographies and biographies of authors from every age and literary genre.
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MasterFILE Premier - EbscoHost
2000+ full-text periodicals covering a broad range of subjects; also includes the full-text of Consumer Reports magazine.
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Streaming access from any computer, anytime, anywhere for more than 45,000 CDs and 650,000 tracks of classical, jazz, world and contemporary music with more than 1,000 CDs added each month.
Comprehensive resource for those seeking new fiction and non-fiction titles, including lists of award winners and discussion guides for book clubs.
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Oakville Beaver and other Halton Newspapers
Browse or search local newspapers, including the Oakville Beaver, Independent & Free Press and Halton Compass.
Oakville events listings presented in 1-week-at-a-glance calendar views.
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Online collection of over 450 technical eBooks from the world's top IT publishers including O'Reilly Media, Pearson Technology and John Wiley ("For Dummies" series). Find answers to your most routine or complex technology questions.
Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition
Reference, periodical, primary source and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics picklist and essays on Canadian topics are included.
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Student homework and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more. Includes hotline phone numbers, online polls, personal stories and online advice.
Narrated read-along eBooks for middle school students, teens and ESL students.
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Enhanced online version of the complete encyclopedia, including multimedia, maps, reports and links to editor-selected websites. Also includes Spanish-language encyclopedia.
World Book Online Reference Center
Excellent resource for the high school or more advanced researcher. In addition to encyclopedia articles and images, it contains thousands of e-books, primary source documents and allows users to save their research on the World Book's servers.
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