Before you can use these databases from home, you must get the passwords from the library.
For copyright reasons, we can no longer post all of the passwords on the school website.
Make sure that you are always searching by KEYWORD , not by SUBJECT!
The Research Path
Begin with more general reference resources, like encyclopedia articles, to give you a sense of the main issues;
then use the databases to find critical articles that debate and discuss the issues.
1. Encyclopedias
Grolier (6 encyclopedias)
Contains the most recent versions of World Book, The New Book of Popular Science, Encyclopedia Americana, Lands and Peoples, and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
Contains the most recent versions of World Book, The New Book of Popular Science, Encyclopedia Americana, Lands and Peoples, and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Universalis (French)
Le niveau de français est parfois un peu poussé pour nos élèves d'immersion, mais les informations sont excellentes. Il pourrait bien servir d'outil de recherche pour cours avancés dans nos programmes de français.
Le niveau de français est parfois un peu poussé pour nos élèves d'immersion, mais les informations sont excellentes. Il pourrait bien servir d'outil de recherche pour cours avancés dans nos programmes de français.
2. Primary Sources(original, historical information and documents)
Statistics Canada (E-Stat)
Find, sort, compare, analyze, and make visuals with current and historical Canadian statistics on economy, environment, people, health, and crime and justice.
Find, sort, compare, analyze, and make visuals with current and historical Canadian statistics on economy, environment, people, health, and crime and justice.
Early Canadiana Online
Canada in the Making, the Fur Trade, the Hudson's Bay Company, Canadian Women's History, Colonial Government Journals, the Early Governors General of Canada, English Canadian Literature, History of French Canada, Jesuit Relations, and Native Studies.
Canada in the Making, the Fur Trade, the Hudson's Bay Company, Canadian Women's History, Colonial Government Journals, the Early Governors General of Canada, English Canadian Literature, History of French Canada, Jesuit Relations, and Native Studies.
National Library of Canada
Look in the Virtual Exhibitions and the Digital Collections for online, digitized versions of Canadian primary sources (diaries, newspapers, photographs, and other documents) in the National Library and Archive of Canada.
Look in the Virtual Exhibitions and the Digital Collections for online, digitized versions of Canadian primary sources (diaries, newspapers, photographs, and other documents) in the National Library and Archive of Canada.
The Globe and Mail Archive, 1884-2003 (Ottawa Public Library)
You can access this archive of The Globe and Mail newspaper articles from 1844 to 2003 FROM HOME ONLY, with a public library card, by going to the Ottawa Public Library's website and clicking on Find articles and research guides.
You can access this archive of The Globe and Mail newspaper articles from 1844 to 2003 FROM HOME ONLY, with a public library card, by going to the Ottawa Public Library's website and clicking on Find articles and research guides.
The Ottawa Citizen (and more)
Thanks to an agreement reached with the Ottawa Citizen, OCDSB teachers and students now have easy to use access to the online "digital" editions of the Ottawa Citizen, the National Post, and 8 other papers from across the country. This web-based access is free for teachers and students to use for educational purposes from both home and school. The on-line paper is laid out exactly as the print edition, but has digital tools, such as RSS feed and voice capabilities for enhanced viewing.
Thanks to an agreement reached with the Ottawa Citizen, OCDSB teachers and students now have easy to use access to the online "digital" editions of the Ottawa Citizen, the National Post, and 8 other papers from across the country. This web-based access is free for teachers and students to use for educational purposes from both home and school. The on-line paper is laid out exactly as the print edition, but has digital tools, such as RSS feed and voice capabilities for enhanced viewing.
3. Articles
Thomson Gale Databases (16 databases in total): For junior and senior research.
When you search, the database will give you results sorted by TYPE of publication - click on the type you want to get those results. Pick one or all of the databases to choose and filter your search. Here are some suggestions:
When you search, the database will give you results sorted by TYPE of publication - click on the type you want to get those results. Pick one or all of the databases to choose and filter your search. Here are some suggestions:
- Academic OneFile – scholarly journals (professional research)
- Student Edition and Discovering Collection K12– material designed for students
SIRS Online Database: for junior and senior research
- reference sources and pros/cons for "Leading Issues" (popular topics on current issues
- searchable database of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles
- Click on SIRS Products
- Click on SIRS Knowledge Source
- Select Keyword Searching NOT Subject Searching
- When you search, the database will give you the results sorted by TYPE of publication - click on the the you want to get those results
Ebsco Canadian Reference Centre: for junior and senior research
Search magazines, newspapers, biographies, books, encyclopedias, TV and radio news transcripts, country reports, photos, maps, and flags.
Search magazines, newspapers, biographies, books, encyclopedias, TV and radio news transcripts, country reports, photos, maps, and flags.
History Resource Center: for junior and senior research
Literature Database
See the librarian for information about the Literature database that the library has on trial access.
Canadian Literacy Centre
You can access this literature database FROM HOME ONLY, with a public
library card, by going to the Ottawa Public Library's website and clicking on Find articles and research guides.
4. Other Useful Resources
Queen's Better Beginnings, Better Futures Child Development Encyclopedia
The latest findings on children's early development - from aggression and language acquisition to tobacco, pregnancy, and parenting skills - are available online in a virtual encyclopedia written by a consortium of Canadian experts and co-edited by Queen's Emeritus Professor of Psychology Ray Peters.
The latest findings on children's early development - from aggression and language acquisition to tobacco, pregnancy, and parenting skills - are available online in a virtual encyclopedia written by a consortium of Canadian experts and co-edited by Queen's Emeritus Professor of Psychology Ray Peters.