Online Resources

Offers access to Encyclopedia articles, images, audio files and videos, biographies, a country comparison tool, and a world atlas. Includes Britannica Library Children, Britannica Library Young Adult and Britannica Library reference center.

The double-click dictionary, powered by Merriam-Webster, is available on most content-based pages in Britannica’s site, including search results, articles, and content browses.

A virtual who's who and what's where in Canada. Canada’s Information Resource Centre now provides online access to four titles that we currently have in our collection:

• Canadian Almanac and Directory

The Almanac section has its own pages and is searchable along with the directory.

• Associations Canada

Introductory material is only available in PDF, the other content is searchable from the search fields.

• Canadian Parliamentary Guide

Introductory material is only available in PDF, the other content can be searched by various fields.

• Canadian Who’s Who

It has its own search screen. Please just click on the title and it will take you to the search screen.

Since all those four printed titles are for in-library use only, this online remote access will provide a convenient option to access a diverse array of virtual who’s who and what’s where in Canada

This online access is for a single-user license. If you have trouble logging on you may wish to try again later

Offers access to full-text content from several major publications including Consumer Reports, Canadian Geographic, Maclean's, Time and many more. It also includes full text biographies and a collection of photos, maps and flags.

FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history.

Ottawa Public Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, this designation means library clients will now have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch at our 33 branches.

Benefits of an Affiliate Library

• Due to contractual obligations, some images are only viewable online through FamilySearch centers and Affiliate Libraries
• Through the affiliate program, OPL customers have access to over 350 million additional records that are otherwise restricted

This resource is available for in-library use only.

Please note that each individual client must log into FamilySearch using their own unique username and password. There is no institutional login. 

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.