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Are you a student who is writing an assignment using encyclopedias, magazines or reference books? Are you interested in finding the most up to date information on wellness and holistic resources? Are you trying to decide which career path to take? The databases below provide access to all types of information, including newspaper and magazine articles, journals for scholarly or school research, encyclopedia articles, book reviews and so much more.

Click on the Database title to access. Home access requires you to use your valid Mississauga Library card. Enter all 14 digits with no spaces. Once you are logged in as a Mississauga Library user, you should be taken to either the main search screen for the database or a link to it. You can begin your search from there.

You will need to log in for each searching session. Some features may not work well or at all with older browser versions. Some of the databases, such as eLibrary, only allow 15 users at one time; therefore you may have difficulty accessing the databases at peak times.

If you need further assistance, drop by your local branch and one of the staff will be very happy to sit down at a computer with you and help you get started. The databases are organized by subject or in alphabetical order (scroll down to see alphabetical listing).

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Accounting CICA Handbook The CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants) Handbook provides access to information pertaining to accounting practices and processes. At Mississauga Central Library, Business Department only	Business/Legal Canadian Business Online A directory to business and non-profit organizations in Canada, searchable by one or more criteria, for example by type of business, geographic area, and/or number of employees. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home CARDonline Search CARD (Canadian Advertising Rates and Data) for listings of Canadian publications, broadcasting stations, and other advertising venues; or search NLA (National List of Advertisers) for listings of Canadian advertising companies, Canadian companies which advertise, and more. In all Mississauga Libraries CBCA Full Text Business This collection provides in depth access to a broad range of Canadian business periodicals. It satisfies the information needs of business professionals, journalists, students, and teachers interested in business issues in Canada. Over 400 journals make up the collection, with file depth back to the early 1980s. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home CBCA Full Text Reference This collection provides in depth access to a wide diversity of Canadian periodicals, ranging from academic titles to special interest publications to general magazines. The academic titles include the most prominent journals from the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and professions. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home LegalTrac Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in this database. Draws on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home OECD Economic Surveys Each online issue of the OECD Economic Survey covers a particular country, providing a comprehensive analysis of developments in the subject country, along with individual chapters covering key economic challenges being faced and recommendations for dealing with the challenges. This subscription website is available for use, through special login, in the Central Library Sciences and Business Department. The electronic publication is available in French or English. At Mississauga Central Library only Scott's National Plus The Scott's National Plus database, searchable using one or more criteria, covers over 177,000 Canadian industrial and service companies. To access Scott's online click on the green rectangle, "Online Account Login".� In all Mississauga Libraries Value Line Value Line is a top-ranked investment newsletter, and provides analyses of industrial sectors and of particular stocks trading on the New York, NASDAQ, American, and Toronto Stock Exchanges, with a focus on U.S. firms. In all Mississauga Libraries
Careers/Learning Career Cruising Canadian database containing information on 140 different occupations including job descriptions, salary range and educational requirements. Occupations are indexed by school subjects, occupational clusters and alphabetical listings. Find a career that suits your interests, skills or background. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Learning Express Library A comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons', students and adult learners' succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home	Computers/Statistics Computer Database Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home E-STAT E-STAT is Statistics Canada's interactive learning tool designed with the needs and interests of the education community in mind. E-STAT offers an enormous warehouse of reliable and timely statistics about Canada and its ever-changing people. In all Mississauga Libraries
Genealogy Ancestry Library Edition A genealogy research tool that gives researchers a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. In all Mississauga Libraries	Junior Research / Homework Help Canada in Context Canada in Context is a unique online resource that places the emphasis on Canada, its people, and its history. Aligned to Provincial learning standards, the database includes reference, periodicals, primary source, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. It contains more than 525 full-text magazines including 200 Canadian periodicals, nearly one thousand biographies on famous Canadian individuals, 400 new essays written by Canadian writers and comprehensive coverage of nearly 300 Canadian authors. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Discovering Collection Offers easy access to award-winning content on a broad range of topics including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Discovering Collection provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home eLibrary ELibrary Canada is the best way for students of all ages to do research over the Internet, using a deep database of reliable sources. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Junior Edition (Subject Guide) Info Trac Junior Edition Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Kids Infobits Targets the research needs of students from Kindergarten through Grade Five. The curriculum - related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources, newspapers and magazines. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home PebbleGo An award winning pre-K to grade 3 database for reading and research. Leveled text, educational games, and multimedia help teach concepts to young researchers. PebbleGo offers two separate databases: PebbleGo Animals and PebbleGo Earth & Space. PebbleGo Tips Sheet In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Teen Health & Wellness Provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home TumbleBooks An online collection of animated, talking picture books that teach children the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. Online jigsaw puzzles and games reinforce concepts from the books. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home World Book Online Reference Center: World Book Kids/L'Encyclopeida Dacouverte World Book Kids is based on the award winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia and offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, and thousands of illustrations. Select the L'Encyclopeida Decouverte for the French Encyclopeida. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home
Newspapers Canadian Newsstand Search the full-text of 20 English Language newspapers across Canada including the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals) Find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content from Gale Group, all with a Canadian focus. Available: In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Library Press Display Read newspapers from all over Canada and across the world, including ones in the original language. The database carries today’s papers plus a 60 day archive. It's just like reading the print version, including the headlines, articles, classified ads and photos. You can browse page by page for search for articles on a specific topic. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Pages of the Past One of our most popular databases! Literally millions of pages available on The Toronto Star's state-of-the-art online archives - back to 1894. When you choose the Pages of the Past database, it will bring you to a basic Proquest page with a search box. (this will search Canadian Newsstand and CBCA only) To search Pages of the Past, you must choose “change” databases from the top of the screen. A Pages of the Past link will appear on the right hand side. Once you choose this icon, you will be able to use this database as usual. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home	Reading & Literature Literature Resource Centre Access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. Designed to meet the research needs of undergraduate and high school students. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Litfinder Provides access to thousands of full-text poems, stories, plays and speeches and essays, in addition to a glossary of poetic terminology, essays on poetry, author biographies and illustrations. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home NoveList Whether you are an adult, teen, or kid, NoveList can help you find your next book to read. This database of over 155,000 fiction titles and 50,000 nonfiction titles for readers of all ages and lets you use your favourite author to link to other books you might enjoy. It offers reading guides, including book club guides, author biographies, and reviews. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home
Reference/Encyclopedia Canada In Context A unique online resource that places the emphasis on Canada, its people, and its history. Aligned to Provincial learning standards, the database includes reference, periodicals, primary source, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. It contains more than 525 full-text magazines including 200 Canadian periodicals, nearly one thousand biographies on famous Canadian individuals, 400 new essays written by Canadian writers and comprehensive coverage of nearly 300 Canadian authors. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Canadian Government Electronic Publications Access selected federal government publications, including Statistics Canada and Library of Parliament reports and reviews. Available: In all Mississauga Libraries Canadian Points of View A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers with an overview, point, counterpoint and Critical Thinking Guide. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Canadian Reference Centre Updated daily, the Canadian Reference Centre combines Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, images and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full-text content available to Canadian libraries. This database includes U.S. and U.K. magazines in full text. Tips Sheet In all Mississauga Libraries From Home ChiltonLibrary.com Represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Gale Virtual Reference Library A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home General OneFile A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home General Reference Centre Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Gzimek’s Animal Life Grzimek's Animal Life is an image-rich, dynamic online resource featuring more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life, including information on evolution, habitat, behaviour, range and more. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Military and Intelligence Database Delivers answers for both the novice and experienced researcher - all in one seamless search. Contains information from over 500 books, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers and journals. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home	Science/Health AccessScience The online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology with access to articles, definitions and biographies. Astronomy, paleontolgoy, technology and much more. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Consumer Health Complete A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Consumer Health Information - French (Canadian) Multilingual Health Database (French) provides translated full-text articles about common medical conditions and procedures in an easy-to-understand manner. These multilingual health database articles include full color illustrations, and links to the English version for easy reference. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home E-CPS - Online version of the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialities Provides product monographs written by pharmaceutical manufacturers and approved by Health Canada In all Mississauga Libraries Teen Health & Wellness Provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home
Social Issues CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals) Use this database to find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content from Gale, all with a Canadian focus. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Religion and Philosophy Collection A customised selection of over 200 magazines and academic journals covering religion, philosophy, and the related areas of archaeology and anthropology. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home	Young Adult/Adult Research Canadian Points of View A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers with an overview, point, counterpoint and Critical Thinking Guide. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home eLibrary ELibrary Canada is the best way for students of all ages to do research over the Internet, using a deep database of reliable sources. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images! In all Mississauga Libraries From Home Student Edition (Subject Guide) Info Trac Student Edition K-12 Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. In all Mississauga Libraries From Home
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