Peace Library System

Online Databases

Online databases provide current, reliable information you will not find free on the Internet. Contents include the latest news, articles, business and agricultural information, automotive repair, health news and more.

• SCIENCES
• BUSINESS
• CAR REPAIR
• HEALTH AND MEDICAL
• HISTORY
• LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
• NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
• GENERAL REFERENCE
• EDUCATION

SCIENCES

1. AGRICultural Online Access (AGRICOLA) Listings include all aspects of agriculture as well as plant and animal sciences, forestry, soil and water resources, alternative farming practices, food and nutrition.
2. Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index Topics include horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. To obtain FULLTEXT results, use the Refine Search option (available in both Basic and Advanced Search) and select the LINK TO FULLTEXT box. If you want the fulltext of an article that is only available in Abstract form, your librarian can order a fulltext copy of the article for you.
3. Environment Complete Covers environmental aspects of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning.
4. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Covers psychiatry, psychology, anthropology and observational and experimental methods.
5. Computers & Applied Sciences Complete Covers the research and development spectrum of computing and applied sciences disciplines.  Subjects include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory & systems, new technologies, and social & professional context.

BUSINESS

1. Regional Business News Comprehensive coverage of regional U.S. journals, newspapers and newswires.
2. Business Source Elite Contains business information dating back to 1985. Also includes over 5,000 company profiles.
3. Associations Unlimited Provides data on 456,000 organizations and helps users locate national, international and local associations; monitor association trends; identify related associations; network and make professional contacts; and market to associations, their members and markets.

CAR REPAIR

1. Auto Repair Reference Center Complete automotive repair information for both domestic and foreign models from 1954 on.

HEALTH AND MEDICAL

1. ALT Health Watch In-depth coverage of alternative, holistic and integrated approaches to health and wellness.
2. Health Source – Consumer Edition Includes information on medical sciences, food sciences, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine.
3. Health Source – Nursing / Academic Features over 550 scholarly journals on many medical disciplines.
4. Health and Wellness Resource Center Designed for consumers as well as professionals, site includes drug and herb finder, medical encyclopedia, alternative health encyclopedia and health assessment information.
5. MEDLINE Provides medical information on nursing, dentistry and veterinary medicine.

HISTORY

1. Alberta Heritage Digitization Project: Our Future, Our Past Documents related to personal, community, business and government history.
2. Heritage Quest HeritageQuest line represents the most comprehensive collection of genealogical and local history information available, combined with digital, searchable images of US federal census and records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy.

LITERATURE AND THE ARTS

1. Canadian Literary Centre Biographies, essays, literary criticism and book reviews. Contemporary Authors Biographical information and reviews for modern popular authors, poets, novelists, playwrights, journalists and more. Film and Television Literature Index with Full Text Covers film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
2. International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text (IBTD with Full Text) Comprises a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries.
3. Novelist Browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 160 award lists and 1,800 fiction related web-sites. Novelist contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's chapter books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. Novelist K-8 Contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's chapter books and young adult titles. Updated monthly, Novelist K-8 is the place to start for learning about the books that children and young adults need and will want to read.
4. Novelist Plus Contains over 200,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles, book lists, author read-a-likes, book discussion guides, and more.
5. Canadian Book Review Annual (CBRA Online) Allows users easy access to a comprehensive collection of authoritative reviews of English-language, Canadian-authored scholarly, reference, trade, children's, and youth books published in Canada. This resource offers over 30,000 reviews and over 100 new titles added every month.

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES

1. Canadian Newsstand Includes major Canadian newspapers including Alberta dailies and weeklies. Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly (CPIQ) Covers a broad range of Canadian magazines, biographies and other reference sources. Canadian Reference Centre Includes leading Canadian and international magazines, newspapers, reference books.  
2. Expanded Academic ASAP Meets research needs across all academic disciplines from the arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology.  Provides access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers, many with full-text and images.
3. General Reference Center Gold Contains magazines, reference books and newspapers with information on current events, pop culture, the arts, sciences and sports. MasterFILE Premier Source for general reference, business, consumer health, general science and multicultural magazines.

GENERAL REFERENCE

1. Gale Virtual Reference Library Contains electronic book (eBook) reference sources on the environment, history, multicultural studies and science.
2. World Book Online Reference Center Contains 25,000 encyclopedia articles, tens of thousands of additional reference articles, 10,000 photographs and maps, over 100 videos and animations, and over 9000 audio clips.  This link leads to the portal for both World Book Kids and World Book Students.

EDUCATION

1. Academic Search Elite Scholarly journals covering every area of academic study.
2. Education Research Complete Covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education; all educational specialties, including multilingual education, health education, testing; areas of curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related social issues.
3. Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Education-related documents and journals.