LibGuides: Learning Resource Centre: Databases

Passwords for Databases

Password is required in order to search and download resources from the databases listed below. A document with all the passwords for students is pinned on the Learning Resource Centre page on EDSBY.

General Studies

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
New multidisciplinary database with full-text content for more than 4,650 publications in the arts, social sciences, humanities and sciences.
Biography in Context This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 650,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. It offers authoritative reference content alongside, videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles.
Canada in Context This link opens in a new window
Created especially for researchers and educators studying Canada, its people and its history. Includes different content types, i.e., news and magazine articles, audio, video, interactive maps, and images.
Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the full text of nearly 300 newspapers from Canada's leading publishers, including The Globe and Mail.
Formerly called Canadian Newstand.
Canadian Points of View This link opens in a new window
Articles describing Social issues in Canada. Essays on controversial issues from a Canadian perspective.
Explora This link opens in a new window
A research interface designed specifically for students and educators. The secondary school version features relevant and reliable content and easy-to-use functionality to help high school students successfully complete their research.
Flipster This link opens in a new window
Flipster provides access to current and back issues of The Atlantic and Inc.
MacLean's Magazine Online Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Canada's national current affairs magazine. Covers all news articles from 1905 to present. New content is continually added as new issues are published.

Jewish Studies

BAS Library This link opens in a new window
Biblical Archeological Society online archive allows access to the content of Biblical Archaeology Review (1975–present), Bible Review (1985–2005), and Archaeology Odyssey (1998–2006), as well as the supplementary volume (vol. 5) of The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land.
Index to Jewish Periodicals This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in more than 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs. Journal coverage dates back as far as 1988.
Jewish Studies Source This link opens in a new window
Provides a collection of active full-text journals and magazines, as well as books, monographs, biographies and more. Searches also the Index to Jewish Periodicals.
Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society This link opens in a new window
A cumulative index of all the journal's published articles, since the beginning of its publication up to and including Number 50. Print copies available in the library.
Hakirah - The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought This link opens in a new window
Ḥakirah, The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of halakha and Jewish thought. The database provides and Index to the journal's articles.
The Reform Jewish Quarterly This link opens in a new window
The journal seeks to explore ideas and issues of Judaism and Jewish life, primarily from a Reform Jewish perspective. The website provides access to the table of contents of all issues. The full text is accessible only in print and can be found in the library.
Tradition - a journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought This link opens in a new window
Tradition is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Rabbinical Council of America. This database provides access to articles and back issues since 1958.

What is an Academic Journal

The Differences Between Academic Journals v. Popular Magazines Articles
A quick reference chart that breaks down the differences between academic journals and popular magazines

Introduction to Academic Journals and Searching for Articles (Video)

TPL Databases

If you wish to expand your research, you may try Toronto Public Library's databases. These databases can only be accessed with a Toronto Public Library card. Every student who lives in the City of Toronto is eligible for a free TPL card. If you don't have a library card, register online for a Digital Access Card to use our digital resources and services (if you don't live in Toronto, please contact your librarians to get access).

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology & literature.
Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from Canadian business, academic and general magazines.
Canadian Periodical Index (CPI.Q) This link opens in a new window
Articles from general, academic and business magazines. Index from 1980, full-text articles from 1983. Includes some French magazine titles.
Financial Post (FP) Advisor This link opens in a new window
Information on Canadian publicly traded companies, private companies, Crown corporations and municipal and provincial agencies as well as predecessors and defunct companies and industry reports.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text research books. Includes Business Plans Handbooks, Grizmek's Animal Life Encyclopedia and Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook.
Globe and Mail & Toronto Star Pages of the Past This link opens in a new window
Articles and full page reproductions of the complete newspaper from 1844 to 2014.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of articles from scholarly journals for arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities. Includes selected book chapters and primary sources. Sign in with Toronto Public Library card.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Research on literary topics, authors and their works as well as biographical information, reviews and criticism.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Online access to newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in over 60 languages.

Toronto Public Library Databases
Full list of Toronto Public Library's databases.

Leisure Reading and Viewing

Flipster This link opens in a new window
Current issues of popular magazines including Maclean’s, Chatelaine, Bloomberg Businessweek, People and more.
Hoopla This link opens in a new window
Borrow digital music, video and comics to stream in your web browser or enjoy offline on your smartphone or tablet.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Classic films, world cinema, documentaries and popular movies available for on-demand streaming.
Lynda.com This link opens in a new window
Over 3,500 video tutorial courses led by experts on web design, software development, photography, business skills, home and small office, and more.
NoveList Plus: Your Guide to Reading This link opens in a new window
Fiction and nonfiction reading suggestions. Also includes audiobooks.