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Internet Databases - Especially For Teens
Enter the 14 digit number (no spaces) from your Burlington Public Library card to access online databases from outside the library. These resources are not available to reciprocal borrowers from other libraries.
AccessScience (McGraw Hill)
Explore the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online with over 8,000 articles, definitions, biographies and current news in the world of science.
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Biography Resource Center (Gale)
Contains over 400,000 biographies on more than 320,000 people from a wide range of subject areas, including full-text articles from more than 280 magazines.
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Canadian Encyclopedia (Historica)
The complete Historica Canadian Encyclopedia, including the Youth Encyclopedia of Canada and the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre (EBSCO)
This database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, with an overview (objective, background, description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics include the environment, human rights, race, substance abuse and many more.
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Canadian Reference Centre (EBSCO)
Combines Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to Canadian libraries.
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Career Cruising (Anaca)
An interactive career reference guide providing in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers, multimedia interviews with real people, and career search tools.
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CPI.Q - Canadian Periodical Index (Gale)
Contains articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content, all with a Canadian focus.
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Discovering Collection (Gale)
Offers easy access to award-winning content based on American curriculum standards. Coverage includes history, literature, science, social studies. DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips.
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Download Centre (Overdrive)
A digital library collection available for download, enabling library patrons to download popular digital audiobooks and eBooks from the library's customized website. It's a complete download service!
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eLibrary Canada (ProQuest)
Canadian and international newspapers, newswires, and magazines searchable in full-text, including the Toronto Star and the National Post.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Offers over 25,000 articles on a variety of universal topics.
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General OneFile (Gale)
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Updated daily.
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InfoTrac Diversity Studies eCollection (Gale)
A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes 150 journals.
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InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy eCollection (Gale)
A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes 150 journals.
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InfoTrac GLBT Life and Issues eCollection (Gale)
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues impact society on many levels – from the global and cultural to the individual and personal. This collection of nearly 40 journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
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InfoTrac Pop Culture eCollection (Gale)
It's all around us and influences our lives every day. This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
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LearningExpress Library (Learning Express)
An online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students of all ages succeed in areas of math, science, reading/writing and in taking standard tests and entrance exams. Includes immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of results. From home, you will need to create a password and use your 14-digit library card number as your username.
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Literature Criticism Online (Gale)
Contains the cross-searchable full text of all volumes of Contemporary Literary Criticism and Shakespearean Criticism from the first publication to present.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Biographical and critical coverage for literary figures and their works, from all time periods. Genres include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, history and journalism. Critical essays from literary journals; links to over 5000 web sites.
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Mango Languages (Mango)
Learn a new language… Online! Mango is an interactive language-learning system that uses sound and visual display to teach conversation skills for a wide variety of languages, including ESL. By listening to and repeating, you'll not only learn the individual words and phrases, you'll know how they're used in practical situations and conversations. You'll learn more than grammar, vocabulary and conjugation, you'll learn how to communicate.
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MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text information for more than 2,000 popular and academic publications relating to general reference, business, health, education, science and multicultural issues.
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NoveList Plus (EBSCO)
A complete reader's resource, this database contains over 200,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles, including lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, book talks, recommended reads and more.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale)
A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues, drawing from the acclaimed social issues print series published by Greenhaven Press. Includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents and links to websites on social issue topics.
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Student Edition K-12 (Gale)
Designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
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Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition (Gale)
Aligned to Provincial learning standards, this database includes reference, periodicals, primary source, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. It contains more than 525 full-text magazines including 200 Canadian periodicals, nearly one thousand biographies on famous Canadian individuals, 400 new essays written by Canadian writers and comprehensive coverage of nearly 300 Canadian authors.
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Teen Health & Wellness (ROSEN)
Provides curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs & alcohol, nutrition, mental and emotional health, cyber literacy, family life, sexuality and more. All content is reviewed by leading professionals across fields including medicine, mental health, nutrition, substances abuse prevention, guidance and career counseling.
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World Book (World Book)
An authoritative reference featuring thousands of articles, maps, pictures, sounds, and video on all subjects. Search articles from the World Book Year Book dating back to 1922. Includes the option to jump to World Book Online for Kids for younger users, World Book InfoFinder for middle school users, and World Book Online Reference Centre for high school and advanced research. Also available in French and Spanish.
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