Databases
The Archibald Library subscribes to a wide range of electronic databases containing newspapers, magazines, journals, and books. Choose a subject area from the menu below for a listing of appropriate databases to search. We have also included some free online journals, databases, repositories and websites of particular value to academic research.
Databases by subject area:
- Anthropology/Sociology
- Biblical Studies
- Business, Economics, Leadership & Management
- Christian Ministry (including Worship)
- Counselling & Psychology
- Education
- English Literature
- General Reference
- History: North America
- History: Religions
- History: World
- Indigenous Studies
- Kinesiology
- Music
- Natural Sciences
- Philosophy
- TESOL
- Theology
Anthropology/Sociology
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Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
See also
Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Voice of the Shuttle ( Resource Directory )
Links to humanities and humanities-related resources (both primary and secondary).
Biblical Studies
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ATLA Religion Database with Serials
ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
See also
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Bible Research ( Resource Directory )
Detailed information on the history of the canon, texts, and versions of Scripture.
Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Institute of Biblical Greek ( Resource Directory )
Aids for four main areas of New Testament exegesis (lexical, morphological, grammatical, contextual).
Online Critical Pseudepigrapha
Critical texts of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and related literature.
Open Access Digital Theological Library
Digital content in religious studies that includes access to over 190,000 ebooks and over 6,000 journals. The OADTL is an initiative of the Digital Theological Library and all content is open access.
Resource Pages for Biblical Study ( Resource Directory )
Links to various websites and articles related to the bible, specifically the new testament.
The Bible and Critical Theory ( Journal )
An online scholarly journal for biblical studies. Contains peer-reviewed articles and an active series of book reviews.
Business, Economics, Leadership & Management
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
Business Source Elite is a collection of academic journals and magazines covering areas such as: business, management and economics.
Canadian Business and Current Affairs ( with Canadian Newsstand )
CBCA provides several databases with Canadian content. The business database indexes 440 business and industry periodicals, the reference database indexes over 760 periodicals, the education database indexes 195 periodicals, while the Current Affairs database indexes 50 newsmagazines, newspapers, and news programs . Many of the indexed publications are available in full text through the database.
Canadian Research Index provides citations and abstracts for federal, provincial, and municipal government documents, documents issued by Canadian government agencies and departments, scientific and technical report literature issued by research institutes and government laboratories, and policy, social, economic, and political reports.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Digitized book and journal content including both in copyright and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as various public libraries.
Ludwig von Mises Institute ( Document Repository )
Books, journal articles, and other writings about the literature of the Austrian School and libertarian ideas.
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Christian Ministry (including Worship)
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ATLA Religion Database with Serials
ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.
See also
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Art in the Christian Tradition
An initiative of the Divinity Library at Vanderbilt University, this regularly updated database of over 6950 images provides access to art in the Christian tradition from the 1st century A.D. to the present. All images may be used for non-commercial purposes, with attribution.
Canadian Centre for Worship Studies ( Document Archive )
A collection of resources and research papers dedicated to thoughtful engagement of ideas and practice related to Christian worship.
Church & Faith Trends ( Magazone )
Articles, book reviews, and new reports on aspects of Canadian Evangelicalism.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Index of sermons from around the world. The content is either audio or text and part of the public domain.
Counselling & Psychology
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
ATLA Religion Database with Serials
ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
Health and Medicine contains academic journals and magazines on a wide variety of health topics, including medicine,mental health, nutrition, public health, and prescription drugs.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
This is the leading psychology database available. It contains the full content of every journal published by the APA, beginning with volume one for most titles.
Psychotherapy.net Essential Collection
Pyschotherapy.net is a leading provider of psychotherapy training videos. Through the Essential Collection, access to 50 videos is provided where students can observe master therapists conducting psychotherapy.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
ERIC ( (Educational Resources Information Center) )
Bibliographic records of education literature, plus a growing collection of full text articles.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
An online psychology and mental health encyclopedia tied into the DSM-5.
Education
Best
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
See also
Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
CBCA provides several databases with Canadian content. The education database indexes 195 periodicals, with many available in full text.
Recommended Internet Sources
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Physical & Health Education ( (journal) )
Empirical, theoretical, and methodological research, and position papers, as well as reviews and critical essays by Canadian and International authors.
English Literature
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
The Literature Resource Center is a one stop database for material about authors and their works. Included are biographies of authors, overviews of their writing, and critical essays and articles about literature.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Digitized book and journal content including both in copyright and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as various public libraries.
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Voice of the Shuttle ( Resource Directory )
Links to humanities and humanities-related resources (both primary and secondary).
General Reference
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Canadian Research Index provides citations and abstracts for federal, provincial, and municipal government documents, documents issued by Canadian government agencies and departments, scientific and technical report literature issued by research institutes and government laboratories, and policy, social, economic, and political reports.
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica also includes: Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Internet Guide.
General Onefile is a one-stop database that provides indexing and content for a wide variety of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, health, science, business, and general interest topics. It is an excellent starting point for finding information on current events and happenings around the world. General Onefile contains 94% of the content formerly available through General Reference Center Gold, including full text access to many popular interest magazines such as Newsweek, Popular Science, and many others.
Not sure what to read next? Novelist is designed to help you find a good book (fiction) based on books or authors you already know you like, or topics of interest.
Recommended Internet Sources
Collections of resources from two internet libraries on a wide variety of topics. Access to online newpapers an magazines.
History: North America
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
Canadiana Online ( formerly Early Canadiana Online )
This digital repository is an excellent place to find primary sources related to all aspects of Canadian history.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
19th Century Schoolbooks ( (Document Archive) )
Full-Text Collection contains 141 schoolbooks from the Nietz Old Textbook Collection and two works by Dr. John Nietz which survey historic American schoolbooks in the context of the history of education.
American Life Histories ( (Document Archive) )
A collection of manuscripts from the federal writers' project (1936-1940) chronicling vivid life stories of Americans who lived at the turn of the century.
American Memory at Library of Congress
Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document and chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas of the Unites States of America.
Archive of Women's Political Communication ( (Document Archive) )
An online archives of women's political communication including present and past speeches of women political leaders.
Athabasca University Digitization Portal
Digital information resources for teaching, learning and research.
Atlantic Canada Portal ( (Document Archive) )
A virtual archive of primary source material relating to the Atlantic Provinces. Each collection features digitized documents and images, accompanied by learning activities and commentary.
Avalon Project ( (Document Archive) )
Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Best of History Websites ( (Resource Directory) )
Annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
A website created by ProQuest containing primary source documents related to people and events in African American history.
Canadian Letters ( (Document Archive) )
A permanent online archive which preserves Canada's wartime correspondence, photographs, and other personal materials, from the battlefront and from the home-front.
Columbia Anthology ( (Journal) )
Articles from COLUMBIA magazine focused on Washington history.
Common-Place ( (Journal) )
Text and articles with discussions and insightful analysis of early American history (before 1900).
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Du Bois Central ( (Document Archive) )
An online repository of primary materials for the study of African American history and culture. Digitized papers of W.E.B. Du Bois including correspondence, essays, lectures, and notes.
Electronic Texts in American Studies ( (Document Archive) )
PDF electronic texts of documents, primary texts, and literature associated with the history and culture of the United States.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
First Nations Collection ( at Southern Oregon University (Document Archive) )
Documents, books, and articles relating to the indigenous peoples of Southern Oregon including the Coos, Hupa, Karuk, Klamath, Modoc, Takelma, Shasta, Siuslaw, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua, Yahooskin, and Yurok nations.
Galileo Education Network - Aboriginal Resources
Documents, books, and articles available to read online.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Web-accessible resources on a wide variety of topics available from Harvard University, including historical texts and pictures.
Digitized book and journal content including both in copyright and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as various public libraries.
Electronic resources (books, articles, theses, documents, photographs, archival resources, maps, etc.) compiled for Indigenous Studies by the University of Saskatchewan.
JURN
Library and Archives Canada - Ethnic Groups Booklets
Access to full text documents on various ethinc groups living in Canada.
Library and Archives Canada - Historical Booklets
Access to full text documents on the history of Canada.
Primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Especially strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
MemorySask is the Saskatchewan Archival Information Network’s database of descriptions of archival material held in Saskatchewan archives as well as some repositories in Nunavut. The database also contains over 30,000 linked digital objects, primarily photographs. You can browse by archival description, institution, name (town, person, etc.), or browse the linked digital objects directly.
A multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed discussion of human experience in the Circumpolar North. Ranging from issues of social policy and northern politics to questions of Indigenous cultures in transition and the historical experience of newcomers.
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
A collection of Canadian local histories in French and English made available through the University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections.
An online bibliography of books, pamphlets, and other materials related to the settlement and development of the Prairies, as well as a searchable full-text collection of many of these items. (both text and images)
Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
Socialist History Project ( (Document Archive) )
Writings on the experiences, ideas, analyses and insights of a century of socialism in Canada and Québec.
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Digital access to a number of digital collections separated by topic.
A listing of free books, definitive collections, and serials.
UBC Library Digital Collections
Locally-created digital collections developed and maintained by the University of British Columbia Library.
UMDL Text Collections ( (Document Archives) )
Electronic books and journals provided by the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service. (wide variety of topics)
Woman Suffrage Resources ( (Resource Directory) )
The collected speeches of Abigail Scottt Duniway (1834-1915)
Working Histories ( (Resource Directory) )
Results from over 500,000 images in selected Library Digital Collections.
History: Religions
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
ATLA Religion Database with Serials
ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Al-Quantara ( note: page may load in Spanish. Look for ENGLISH link on centre right of page )
Journal published twice a year, devoted to the study of classical Islamic civilization up to the 17th century, with special emphasis on Western Islam.
Book of Abraham Project ( Document Archive - Mormonism )
Documents about The Church of Latter Day Saints: history, important people, publications etc.
Canadian Journal of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
Articles that locate Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in a number of contexts including Canadian religious history, North American Pentecostalism, and global society.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library ( Document Archive )
A digital library of hundreds of classic Christian books. (html and pdf)
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
French and Spanish Missions in NA ( Maps and Documents )
An online interactive book including maps, historical overview, the bibliography, and web links.
Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism
A multilingual online library offering access to more than 650,000 full-text articles, journals, books and other resources. Its focus is on theology, intercultural and inter religious dialogue, ethics, and ecumenism in world Christianity.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Digitized book and journal content including both in copyright and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as various public libraries.
Internet History Sourcebooks ( Document Archive )
A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts.
A free scholarly journal devoted to the study of religion in the American South.
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Post-Reformation Digital Library ( Document Archive )
A database of digital books relating to the development of theology and philosophy during the Reformation and Post-Reformation/Early Modern Era (late 15th-18th c.). Some Late medieval and patristic works are also included.
Project Gutenberg ( Document Archive )
Thousands of public domain ebooks (copyright free).
Project Wittenberg ( Document Archive )
Texts (from short quotations to commentaries, hymns to statements of faith, theological treatises to biographies, and links) by and about Martin Luther and other Lutherans.
History: World
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Avalon Project ( (Document Archive) )
Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Digitized book and journal content including both in copyright and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as various public libraries.
Internet History Sourcebooks ( Document Archive )
A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts.
JURN
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
An online library that covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.
Project Gutenberg ( Document Archive )
Thousands of public domain ebooks (copyright free).
World History of Science Online
A free resource for scholars worldwide. It is meant to give scholars basic information about current activities in the field of history of science and technology.
Indigenous Studies
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
Canadiana Online ( formerly Early Canadiana Online )
This digital repository is an excellent place to find primary sources related to all aspects of Canadian history.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
19th Century Schoolbooks ( (Document Archive) )
Full-Text Collection contains 141 schoolbooks from the Nietz Old Textbook Collection and two works by Dr. John Nietz which survey historic American schoolbooks in the context of the history of education.
American Life Histories ( (Document Archive) )
A collection of manuscripts from the federal writers' project (1936-1940) chronicling vivid life stories of Americans who lived at the turn of the century.
American Memory at Library of Congress
Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document and chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas of the Unites States of America.
Archive of Women's Political Communication ( (Document Archive) )
An online archives of women's political communication including present and past speeches of women political leaders.
Athabasca University Digitization Portal
Digital information resources for teaching, learning and research.
Atlantic Canada Portal ( (Document Archive) )
A virtual archive of primary source material relating to the Atlantic Provinces. Each collection features digitized documents and images, accompanied by learning activities and commentary.
Avalon Project ( (Document Archive) )
Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Best of History Websites ( (Resource Directory) )
Annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
A website created by ProQuest containing primary source documents related to people and events in African American history.
Canadian Letters ( (Document Archive) )
A permanent online archive which preserves Canada's wartime correspondence, photographs, and other personal materials, from the battlefront and from the home-front.
Columbia Anthology ( (Journal) )
Articles from COLUMBIA magazine focused on Washington history.
Common-Place ( (Journal) )
Text and articles with discussions and insightful analysis of early American history (before 1900).
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Du Bois Central ( (Document Archive) )
An online repository of primary materials for the study of African American history and culture. Digitized papers of W.E.B. Du Bois including correspondence, essays, lectures, and notes.
Electronic Texts in American Studies ( (Document Archive) )
PDF electronic texts of documents, primary texts, and literature associated with the history and culture of the United States.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
First Nations Collection ( at Southern Oregon University (Document Archive) )
Documents, books, and articles relating to the indigenous peoples of Southern Oregon including the Coos, Hupa, Karuk, Klamath, Modoc, Takelma, Shasta, Siuslaw, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua, Yahooskin, and Yurok nations.
Galileo Education Network - Aboriginal Resources
Documents, books, and articles available to read online.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Web-accessible resources on a wide variety of topics available from Harvard University, including historical texts and pictures.
Digitized book and journal content including both in copyright and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as various public libraries.
Electronic resources (books, articles, theses, documents, photographs, archival resources, maps, etc.) compiled for Indigenous Studies by the University of Saskatchewan.
JURN
Library and Archives Canada - Ethnic Groups Booklets
Access to full text documents on various ethinc groups living in Canada.
Library and Archives Canada - Historical Booklets
Access to full text documents on the history of Canada.
Primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Especially strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
MemorySask is the Saskatchewan Archival Information Network’s database of descriptions of archival material held in Saskatchewan archives as well as some repositories in Nunavut. The database also contains over 30,000 linked digital objects, primarily photographs. You can browse by archival description, institution, name (town, person, etc.), or browse the linked digital objects directly.
A multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed discussion of human experience in the Circumpolar North. Ranging from issues of social policy and northern politics to questions of Indigenous cultures in transition and the historical experience of newcomers.
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
A collection of Canadian local histories in French and English made available through the University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections.
An online bibliography of books, pamphlets, and other materials related to the settlement and development of the Prairies, as well as a searchable full-text collection of many of these items. (both text and images)
Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
Socialist History Project ( (Document Archive) )
Writings on the experiences, ideas, analyses and insights of a century of socialism in Canada and Québec.
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Digital access to a number of digital collections separated by topic.
A listing of free books, definitive collections, and serials.
UBC Library Digital Collections
Locally-created digital collections developed and maintained by the University of British Columbia Library.
UMDL Text Collections ( (Document Archives) )
Electronic books and journals provided by the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service. (wide variety of topics)
Woman Suffrage Resources ( (Resource Directory) )
The collected speeches of Abigail Scottt Duniway (1834-1915)
Working Histories ( (Resource Directory) )
Results from over 500,000 images in selected Library Digital Collections.
Kinesiology
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
See also
Health and Medicine contains academic journals and magazines on a wide variety of health topics, including medicine,mental health, nutrition, public health, and prescription drugs.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Gymnasium: Journal of Pysical Education and Sport
Specialized interdisciplinary articles from the field of Physical Education and Sports, published twice/year.
Journal of Exercise Physiology
A professional peer reviewed Internet-based journal devoted to original research in exercise physiology.
The official journal of the Saskatchewan Physical Education Association published twice/year.
Physical & Health Education ( (journal) )
Empirical, theoretical, and methodological research, and position papers, as well as reviews and critical essays by Canadian and International authors.
Music
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Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Oxford Music Online provides access to Grove Music Online, the leading online music encyclopedia, as well as The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music. With over 51,000 articles, Oxford Music Online delivers comprehensive coverage of music, composers, and music history and scholarship. Utilize the Tools and Resources feature to access author resources and subject guides.
See also
Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
This tool provides international phonetic alphabet pronunciation for hundred of songs, particularly opera and classical, as well as translations into English.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Natural Sciences
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
JURN
Philosophy
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Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
See also
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
ATLA Religion Database with Serials
ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Links to thousands of full-text digital books from commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. Most of these books, texts, and documents are free.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
Digitized book and journal content including both in copyright and public domain materials digitized by Google, the Internet Archive, and Microsoft, as well as various public libraries.
An open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
An online library that covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
An online library that combines an online encyclopedia of philosophy with peer reviewed publication of original papers in philosophy,
Voice of the Shuttle ( Resource Directory )
Links to humanities and humanities-related resources (both primary and secondary).
TESOL
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Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
See also
CBCA provides several databases with Canadian content. The education database indexes 195 periodicals, with many available in full text.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
The Literature Resource Center is a one stop database for material about authors and their works. Included are biographies of authors, overviews of their writing, and critical essays and articles about literature.
Recommended Internet Sources
CELEA Newsletter ( Christian English Language Educators Association )
Articles, reviews, responses, interviews, announcements, and news items relating to Christian ESL/EFL teaching.
English Teaching Forum ( Magazine )
A publication produced by the US state department for teachers of English outside of North America.
English Teaching Professional ( Contact library for access )
Articles covering practical techniques for teaching, written by leading authors, experts and professionals. Each issue includes reviews of the latest books and products, competitions, practical tips, and advice on personal and professional development.
International Journal of Christianity & English Language Teaching
The journal title pretty much sums it up.
A refereed journal focusing on discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, language analysis, language assessment, language education, language use, and research methodology.
Journal of Academic Language and Learning
A peer-reviewed scholarly journal focusing on student transition issues, student experiences with academic writing, student learning (including difficulties and disabilities), interrelation of theory and practice, the use of technology, etc.
Journal of Christianity and Foreign Languages
A peer-reviewed journal that focuses on research written from Christian perspectives on the teaching of modern foreign languages or second language and on literature and culture studies germane to the field.
Theology
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Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
ATLA Religion Database with Serials
ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.
See also
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Recommended Internet Sources
Academic Info ( Resource Directory )
A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.
Book of Abraham Project ( Document Archive - Mormonism )
Documents about The Church of Latter Day Saints: history, important people, publications etc.
Canadian Journal of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
Articles that locate Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in a number of contexts including Canadian religious history, North American Pentecostalism, and global society.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library ( Document Archive )
A digital library of hundreds of classic Christian books. (html and pdf)
Directory of Open Access Journals
Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.
Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.
International Journal of Religious Freedom
Peer reviewed scholarly discourse on religious freedom in general and the persecution of Christians in particular. Contains research articles, documentation, book reviews, academic news, etc.
John Howard Yoder Digital Library
An archive of primarily unpublished writings by one of the most important Anabaptist authors of the 20th century.
Open Access Digital Theological Library
Digital content in religious studies that includes access to over 190,000 ebooks and over 6,000 journals. The OADTL is an initiative of the Digital Theological Library and all content is open access.
Project Gutenberg ( Document Archive )
Thousands of public domain ebooks (copyright free).
Databases by type of content
High School
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The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica also includes: Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Internet Guide.
General Onefile is a one-stop database that provides indexing and content for a wide variety of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, health, science, business, and general interest topics. It is an excellent starting point for finding information on current events and happenings around the world. General Onefile contains 94% of the content formerly available through General Reference Center Gold, including full text access to many popular interest magazines such as Newsweek, Popular Science, and many others.
High School Edition is designed for high-school students and contains over 1100 periodical and e-book titles. The publications cover current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Science Online ( access provided by the Multitype Library Board )
Science Online facilitates STEM research and discovery by allowing users to locate information as well as evaluate and apply their findings. Users will find expertly researched content from encyclopedic references on core science areas and in-depth overview essays on key science topics. The database includes: over 67,000 thousands of articles and 580 ebooks in addition to thousands of images, videos, diagrams, and experiments.
See also
Canadiana Online ( formerly Early Canadiana Online )
This digital repository is an excellent place to find primary sources related to all aspects of Canadian history.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
Health and Wellness contains magazines, professional publications and reference material on a wide range of health topics and specific diseases and conditions. Please be aware that the database provides information only, and should not replace consulting with a medical professional.
The Literature Resource Center is a one stop database for material about authors and their works. Included are biographies of authors, overviews of their writing, and critical essays and articles about literature.
Not sure what to read next? Novelist is designed to help you find a good book (fiction) based on books or authors you already know you like, or topics of interest.
This database offers newspaper content for the last 90 days from a wide range of newspapers around the world.
Recommended Internet Sources
The full text of The Canadian Encyclopedia and its related resources.
information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
A collection of Canadian local histories in French and English made available through the University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections.
Theses/Dissertations
EThOS ( (UK Theses & Dissertations) )
Access to all theses produced by UK Higher Education.
An open access portal of voluntarily submitted theses and dissertations.
Access to voluntarily submitted Canadian theses and dissertations in electronic format (or on microfiche).
TREN ( (Theological Research Exchange Network) )
TREN provides access to theses and dissertations from a range of seminaries and divinity schools in North America. The library has a range of older documents from TREN on microfiche, but not a current subscription to their electronic database.
E-Book Databases
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
A-Z List of all Subscribed Databases
Academic OneFile Select is a multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, with over 2,000 journals not represented in other library databases.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.
This electronic resource includes about 4,500 full-text, cross-searchable books in the humanities selected by scholars for their continuing importance for research and teaching, with a particular focus on history titles.
ATLA Religion Database with Serials
ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.
Business Source Elite is a collection of academic journals and magazines covering areas such as: business, management and economics.
Canadian Business and Current Affairs ( with Canadian Newsstand )
CBCA provides several databases with Canadian content. The business database indexes 440 business and industry periodicals, the reference database indexes over 760 periodicals, the education database indexes 195 periodicals, while the Current Affairs database indexes 50 newsmagazines, newspapers, and news programs . Many of the indexed publications are available in full text through the database.
Canadian Research Index provides citations and abstracts for federal, provincial, and municipal government documents, documents issued by Canadian government agencies and departments, scientific and technical report literature issued by research institutes and government laboratories, and policy, social, economic, and political reports.
Canadiana Online ( formerly Early Canadiana Online )
This digital repository is an excellent place to find primary sources related to all aspects of Canadian history.
This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica also includes: Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Internet Guide.
Explore History ( accessible to Saskatchewan residents only )
Gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources including maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits and more. Relevant databases include Archives of Sexuality and Gender, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and Nineteenth Century Collections Online.
Gale Ebooks ( formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library )
This is a collection of electronic reference works from a variety of subject areas.
General Onefile is a one-stop database that provides indexing and content for a wide variety of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, health, science, business, and general interest topics. It is an excellent starting point for finding information on current events and happenings around the world. General Onefile contains 94% of the content formerly available through General Reference Center Gold, including full text access to many popular interest magazines such as Newsweek, Popular Science, and many others.
Health and Medicine contains academic journals and magazines on a wide variety of health topics, including medicine,mental health, nutrition, public health, and prescription drugs.
Health and Wellness contains magazines, professional publications and reference material on a wide range of health topics and specific diseases and conditions. Please be aware that the database provides information only, and should not replace consulting with a medical professional.
High School Edition is designed for high-school students and contains over 1100 periodical and e-book titles. The publications cover current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
This tool provides international phonetic alphabet pronunciation for hundred of songs, particularly opera and classical, as well as translations into English.
JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )
JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.
The Literature Resource Center is a one stop database for material about authors and their works. Included are biographies of authors, overviews of their writing, and critical essays and articles about literature.
Not sure what to read next? Novelist is designed to help you find a good book (fiction) based on books or authors you already know you like, or topics of interest.
Oxford Music Online provides access to Grove Music Online, the leading online music encyclopedia, as well as The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music. With over 51,000 articles, Oxford Music Online delivers comprehensive coverage of music, composers, and music history and scholarship. Utilize the Tools and Resources feature to access author resources and subject guides.
This database offers newspaper content for the last 90 days from a wide range of newspapers around the world.
This is the leading psychology database available. It contains the full content of every journal published by the APA, beginning with volume one for most titles.
Psychotherapy.net Essential Collection
Pyschotherapy.net is a leading provider of psychotherapy training videos. Through the Essential Collection, access to 50 videos is provided where students can observe master therapists conducting psychothe
Science Online ( access provided by the Multitype Library Board )
Science Online facilitates STEM research and discovery by allowing users to locate information as well as evaluate and apply their findings. Users will find expertly researched content from encyclopedic references on core science areas and in-depth overview essays on key science topics. The database includes: over 67,000 thousands of articles and 580 ebooks in addition to thousands of images, videos, diagrams, and experiments.
Troubleshooting note:
Sometimes your Internet browser will bypass the proper login screen (with the BCS logo and blue band across the screen) because you have previously logged in, but the database will block access because you have not actually logged in during your current session. Restarting your computer should resolve this problem.