Resource Guides: Funeral Services: Library Research

Start with Library Search

Library Search is our comprehensive search tool - think of it as a "Google" search for the Library.

With Library Search you can:

Search for books, articles and more all from the same search box;
Search a wide range of article databases from one place;
Filter your results by content type, library location, subject terms or date;
Easily limit your searches to full-text articles or peer-reviewed journals.

Databases for Advanced Searching

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, magazines, newspapers, and trade publications. It is a multi-disciplinary database.
Health & Medical Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, eBooks, trade journals, dissertations, and theses on medical and biomedical topics. It includes MEDLINE.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Contains citations and links to some full-text peer-reviewed and other academic journals from MEDLINE and other sources on medical, life sciences, and biomedical topics.
Public Health Database This link opens in a new window
Contains journal articles, dissertations, eBooks, videos, and trade publications on a variety of disciplines ranging from social sciences to business to biological sciences, all with a public health focus.
Science Database This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles on materials science, aerospace, engineering, computers, physics, telecommunication, and transportation.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, encyclopedia articles, practice guidelines, and more on the physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
SocINDEX with Fulltext This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, eBooks, magazines, and conference papers on sociology, including gender studies, criminal justice, racial studies, religion, and social work.
Morgue, The This link opens in a new window
An index of the literature in the field of Mortuary Science.

Current Issues, Events, and Trends: Exploring News Information

The Library subscribes to several Canadian news and media databases. Start your search with the databases listed below to access current and past newspaper articles published across the country.

Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Contains articles from national and local Canadian newspapers. Includes The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the National Post, and the Vancouver Sun, among others.
Canadian Reference Centre This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, newspapers, reference books, and biographies on Canadian and international topics.
CPI.Q This link opens in a new window
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, biographies, magazines, newspapers, and company profiles on Canadian history, health, technology, arts, literature, culture, and business.
News (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Includes Canadian, US and international newspapers, and radio and tv broadcasts and transcripts. Also includes local Ontario newspapers like the Etobicoke Guardian.