Librarian
Key Databases
Explore selected databases to find journal articles, public opinion polls, statistics and more for your research assignments.
- Canada Commons This link opens in a new windowContains publications from public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, and university research centres.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowContains peer-reviewed and other academic articles and eBooks on the humanities and social sciences. Material is DRM-free.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowContains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, book chapters, and primary source material on arts, science, language and literature. In addition, contains images of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, architecture, garden, and landscapes, maps, fashion, costumes, and jewellery.
- CORA (the Canadian Opinion Research Archive) This link opens in a new windowContains the results of Canadian surveys conducted by commercial research firms, independent think tanks, research institutes, NGOs, and academic researchers, going back to the 1970s. Access to CORA is through the
portal. Be sure to check the CORA box once you are in the platform. - Ipsos News & Polls This link opens in a new windowContains market research and public opinion survey data from Canada, the U.S., and other countries on a wide range of topics.
- Oxford English DictionaryDictionary of English past and present, from across the English-speaking world.
- America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new windowContains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles and magazine articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada.
- Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowContains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, magazine articles, and ebooks on diversity studies.
- Informit Indigenous Collection This link opens in a new windowContains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, eBooks, newspapers, and magazines related to Indigenous culture, health, and human geography in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, North America and The Pacific.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowContains statistics, charts, tables, and public opinion polls on marketing, demographics, consumers, communication, technology, politics, health, and leisure.
Current News Collections
- Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new windowContains articles from national and local Canadian newspapers. Includes The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the National Post, and the Vancouver Sun, among others.
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowContains current and recent newspapers from 70 countries in 37 languages in the original full-page and full-colour print format.
- U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new windowContains national and local U.S. newspapers. Features The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowContains international and domestic newspapers, magazines, and trade journals, company financial information, industry and market news, legal resources, medical news, abstracts, and country profiles.
Selected Journals and Magazines
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- Canadian Business JournalCanadian Business is the longest-publishing business magazine based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and founded in 1927.
- The EconomistThe Economist is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture.
- MacleansMaclean's, founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.
- MaisonneuveMaisonneuve has been described as a new New Yorker for a younger generation, or as Harper's meets Vice, or as Vanity Fair without the vanity—but Maisonneuve is its own creature. Maisonneuve's purpose is to keep its readers informed, alert, and entertained, and to dissolve artistic borders between regions, countries, languages and genres. It does this by providing a diverse range of commentary across the arts, sciences, daily and social life.
- The New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.
- Quill & QuireQuill & Quire is a Canadian magazine about the book and publishing industry.
- The WalrusThe Walrus provokes new thinking and sparks conversation on matters vital to Canadians. As a registered charity, we publish independent, fact-based journalism, produce national, ideas-focused events, and train emerging professionals in publishing and nonprofit management.