Top Resources
Depending on your topic, there may be a variety of resources to choose from. For additional resources, see the tabs to the left.
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Academic Search PremierThis multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.Licence Summary:
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CBCACanada’s most comprehensive and diverse full-text online database. Broad coverage from a Canadian perspective spans agriculture, business and economics, education, government and politics, health sciences, history, literature, medical sciences, social sciences, and many more subject areas.Licence Summary:
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CPI.QProvides indexing for approximately 700 Canadian periodicals with 240 available in full-text. Content includes news, biographies, company profiles and historical information.Licence Summary:
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Scholars Portal JournalsScholars Portal is a digital repository of over 15 million scholarly articles drawn from from over 8400 full text journals covering every academic discipline.Licence Summary:
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Search Tips
Start with the general or multidisciplinary resources mentioned on this guide to get an idea of your topic, then try searching more specialized resource areas found through the Research Guide list below.
Try different keywords (for example, 'cars' could also be automobiles, transportation, Nissan, etc.) when searching for a topic. Also try different spellings (e.g. colour or color). Always try searching for a variety of keywords and combinations of keywords.
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