Online Resources

Use our free online resources for consumer research, online classes, language learning, newspaper reading and more.

Displaying 1 - 12 of 15
  • Research

    Gale Academic OneFile (Formerly Academic OneFile)

    Nearly 15,000 journals with full-text and indexed articles on a wide range of academic subjects with strengths in the physical sciences, technology, social sciences, the arts, business, literature and more.  A wide range of limiters provide options for peer-reviewed, full-text articles, many as far back as 1980.

    Access from home will prompt you to re-enter your library card number.

    Full-text remote access for Globe & Mail is available here:

    • Login to Gale Academic Onefile by using your library account
    • Click Go to Publication Search
    • Type Globe and Mail in the search box
    • Click on the search results for The Globe and Mail
    • Select different years and browse specific issues
    Content Language
    English
  • Read

    Gale Ebooks

    This collection of reference eBooks -- the kind of reliable, in-depth material once in a printed reference collection -- gives full-text access to thousands of articles on a wide variety of topics. Users can search topics within a single reference book or within the entire collection of books.  Some sample titles are: Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Business Plans Handbooks (44 volumes of full-text business plans), World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, Encyclopaedia Judaica, and Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, & Addictive Behavior.

    Access from home will prompt you to re-enter your library card number.

    Content Language
    English
  • Research

    Gale OneFile: Business

    Gale OneFile: Business provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily. Complementing these titles is a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications, all available on the state-of-the-art Gale OneFile platform.

    Access from home will require that you re-enter your library card number.

    Full text remote access for Globe & Mail is available here:

    • Login to Gale OneFile: Business by using your library account
    • Click Go to Publication Search
    • Type Globe and Mail in the search box
    • Click on the search results for The Globe and Mail
    • Select different years and browse specific issues
    Content Language
    English
  • Research

    Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship

    Ideal for business schools and entrepreneurs, Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship is updated daily and provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Users find more than 600 subject-appropriate, active, full-text periodicals on general topics and specific business & Economics and  Small Business topics, including Beverage Industry, Black Enterprise, Economist, Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, HR Magazine, Real Estate Weekly, Restaurant Business, Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, and more.  

    Access from home will require you to re-enter your library card number.

    Content Language
    English
  • Research

    Généalogie Québec

    Provides access to over 42,000,000 images and files from the origins of New France to today, drawn from the search tools of the Drouin Genealogical Institute. Includes baptism and death certificates (1621-1849), the Fond Drouin registries from 1621 to 1967, and marriage and death certificates (1926-1997). Many digital documents are also available, such as notarized contracts, post cards, censuses, etc.


    This product is limited to 10 simultaneous users. Please log in to PRDH separately if you would like to use materials linked to both databases.

    Content Language
    Bilingual
  • Research

    Globe and Mail: ProQuest Historical Newspapers (1844-2019)

    This digitized version of The Globe and Mail includes all of the newspapers' sections, images, classifieds, advertisements, births, deaths, political cartoons and more for the dates covered.   Users can browse by date or perform a keyword search.

    Content Language
    English
  • Research

    Grant Connect

    Grant Connect is a fundraising platform that connects charities with funders who share their cause. Find new prospects by searching comprehensive data managed by the expert research team.With Grant Connect, you have access to:

    • Over 11,000 Canadian foundations, 560 corporate giving programs, 370 government grant programs, 120 American foundations, and 200 other kinds of grant opportunities.
    • Funder profiles that offer insights on specific grant programs, application preferences, financial summaries, and key decision-makers, and more.
    • Data on billions of dollars in past donations, categorized by size, cause, population, and region.
    • Targeted search filters that help you quickly find the right funder for your charity by gift size, deadline, type of support, and more.”

    Grant Connect is available for in-library use only.

    Content Language
    Bilingual
  • Read

    Maclean's

    Canada's national current affairs magazine. Coverage includes news, social issues, politics, business, sports, health, education, arts and entertainment.

    • Effective on Nov.1, 2025, Maclean's will be available on Overdrive Magazines Platform and no longer available on Flipster eMagazine Platform
    Content Language
    English
  • Learn

    MAURIL : Digital Platform for Learning French and English

    Mauril is a new, free digital platform to help clients learn English and French.

    • 100% Canadian French and English
    • Exercises designed for all levels
    • Progress at your own pace
    • A wide range of stimulating, entertaining , and captivating content from CBC/Radio-Canada
    • Improve oral comprehension and integrate language knowledge in everyday life
    • Feel more confident using French or English in any context 

     

    Getting started with Mauril is easy. Download the app on Apple and Android mobile phones and tablets, or use the website version. Simply create a profile and access your learning journey from any device, whenever and wherever you wish!

    The platform is called Mauril to pay tribute to the Honourable Mauril Bélanger, the former Ottawa-Vanier MP who championed official languages in Canada. It is financed and endorsed by the Government of Canada, this new tool is designed and deployed by CBC/Radio-Canada, in collaboration with a committee of pedagogical experts..

    Content Language
    Bilingual
  • Watch

    Medici.tv | EDU

    The world's premier resource for classical music videos, it gives you unlimited and simultaneous access to stunning live events streamed every year from the world’s most prestigious venues. Plus, it offers thousands of concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master classes, Jazz, and many more films from the 1940s through to the present day. Available on all digital devices anytime, anywhere.

    The new Jazz music collection is available now. You can simply click the 'Jazz' tab at the top of the Medici.tv home page.

    You can change the language setting to English, French, Spanish, and Russian

    A new feature on Medici. tv: you can create your individual account. For more detailed info, please click  the help guide link

    Medici.tv|EDU  iOS mobile app & Android mobile app are now available!

    Download it at no cost, sign in using your existing individual account, and cast the extensive on-demand catalog and live streams to your TV with Airplay or Chromecast.

  • Learn

    Mozaik

    Free and unlimited online courses in French. Learn languages, sewing, singing, coding for kids, watch documentary films, and more! Find audiobooks, BD (graphic novels) on the Nextory app, as well as games such as sudoku and crossword puzzles.

    Content Language
    French