Resource Guides: Research Analyst: Explore Library Collections

Key Databases

Explore some featured databases to find journal articles and more for your research assignments.

Academic Search Complete
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, magazines, newspapers, and trade publications. It is a multi-disciplinary database.
Black Thought and Culture
Contains non-fiction writings, letters, speeches, essays, leaflets, periodicals, and interviews by American Black leaders, including teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, veterans, and entertainers.
Exploring Race in Society
Contains essays, articles, and reports examining the history of race and provides critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.
Informit Indigenous Collection
Contains 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.
IEEE Xplore
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles, magazine articles, IEEE guides, and standards and conference proceedings across all areas of engineering and technology. Make sure to choose Subscribed Content under Show on the results page.
JSTOR
Contains 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.
Project MUSE
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic articles and eBooks on the humanities and social sciences. Material is DRM-free.
PsycArticles
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles on the social and behavioral sciences.
Psychiatry Online
Contains the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), a classification manual used by mental health professionals.
Sage Premier
Contains peer-reviewed and other academic journal articles on social sciences and humanities, health sciences, life and biomedical sciences, and material sciences and engineering.
ScienceDirect
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
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.

Current News Collections

Canadian Newsstream
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.
PressReader
Contains current and recent newspapers from 70 countries in 37 languages in the original full-page and full-colour print format.
U.S. Newsstream
Contains 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
Contains international and domestic newspapers, magazines, and trade journals, company financial information, industry and market news, legal resources, medical news, abstracts, and country profiles.

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