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Online Research A-Z

Here you will find a list of all our electronic and online resources to assist with your research.

Online Research by Subject

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Academic Search Premier (ASP)

Subjects: Multidisciplinary: Social sciences, Humanities, Education, Computer Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Linguistics, Arts & Literature. Coverage: 1965 forward.

Full text from 1975. Indexes over 8100 journals, with full text for nearly 4700 scholarly publications, including more than 3600 peer-reviewed titles.

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff Quick Guide to finding articles and citations.  
ACM Digital Library

Subjects: Technology Indexing coverage : 1985 to present.

Full text articles

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agricola

Subjects: Agriculture, plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, food and nutrition. Created by the National Agricultural Library (US). Coverage: 1970 forward (covers some pre-1970 materials).

Many full text articles.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.
Quick Guide to finding articles and citations.  
ALLDATA

Subjects: Automotive manufacturer repair manuals.
Coverage: 1982 - present

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty, staff and users in the Cloverdale library only Quick Guide to finding articles and citations.  
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America: History & Life

Subjects: Canadian & American history. Indexing coverage : 1950's to present -- Varies depending on the publication.

Links to full text articles

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applied science and technology index

Subjects: Astronomy, Chemistry, Conservation, Earth Science, Engineering, Physics, Zoology. Coverage: 1983 to present.

Links to citations only.

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art index

Subjects: Architecture, Costume, Decorative and Graphic arts, Industrial and Interior design, Landscape architecture, Photography, Textiles, Video Arts. Coverage: 1984 to present.

Citations only.

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ARTstor

Subjects: Art images from the areas of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design.

Art images

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biological and agricultural index plus

Subjects: Agriculture, Biology, Botany, Entomology, Environmental Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Zoology. Coverage: 1983 to present.

Links to some full text from 1997.

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biomed Central

Subjects: Medical Science. BioMedCentral is a database of over 100 full text medical journals that are available free over the Internet. Coverage depends on a journal title.

Many full text articles.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.    
biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive edition

Subjects: Medical Science. Full text journals covering such disciplines as clinical medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences and the health care system.

Many full text articles.

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff. Quick Guide to finding articles and citations.  
British Columbia Building Code 

Subjects: BC Building Code applies to the construction of buildings, including extensions, substantial alterations, buildings undergoing a change for occupancy, and upgrading of buildings to remove an unacceptable hazard.
Coverage: 2006 version

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty, staff and users on-campus only    
British Columbia Stats (Subscription Site)

Subjects: BC census and statistical information

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff    
Business source premier

Subjects: Business. Full text journals covering such disciplines as management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and other related topics.

Many full text articles.

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cambridge journals online

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities. Coverage: 1989 to present.

Many full text articles.

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canadian association of research libraries (carl) open access metadata harvester

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Includes full-text theses and dissertations. Coverage: Over 21,000 records (as of September 2005).

Full text.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.
   
canadian business and current affairs (cbca) complete

Subjects: Canadian Business, current events, arts, sciences . Indexes over 1650 journals, trade journals, general business publications, academic journals, topical journals, and professional publications. Coverage: 1982 to present.

Many full text articles.

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff Quick Guide to finding articles and citations.  
Canadian Census Analyser

Subjects: Canadian census information

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canadian newsstand

Subjects: Articles, columns and features from major Canadian newspapers. Coverage varies depending on newspaper.

Full text newspaper articles (generally 2-7 days embargo).

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canadian periodical index (cpi)

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Canadian periodicals. Coverage: 1980 to present.

Full text from 1983.

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canadian reference centre

Subjects: Canadian, US and UK periodicals, reference books in full text, 83000 biographies, and a 100,000 image collection. Coverage: 1975 to present (coverage varies amongst titles).

Some full text articles.

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canadian research index (microlog)

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Canadian research and report literature in all fields. It includes research, scientific, technical and annual reports, policy papers and statistical materials. Coverage: 1982 to present.

Citations and abstracts only.

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CANSIM

Subjects: Canadian data and statistics. CANSIM is Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Statistical Information Management system. It is a searchable collection of tables from hundreds of surveys conducted by Statistics Canada.

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CICA Standards and Guidance Collection (CICAHB)
Subjects: Canadian accounting and auditing standards.
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CINAHL WITH fULL TEXT (CUMULATIVE INDEX TO NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH LITERATURE)

Subjects: Nursing, Allied Health, Biomedicine. Coverage: indexes 2,200 journals from 1982 to present.

Many full text articles.

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COMMUNICATIONS & MASS MEDIA COMPLETE

Subjects: Communications, Mass Media. Coverage: Indexes 400+ journals from 1920 to present.

Many full text articles.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ABSTRACTS

Subjects: Crime Trends, Crime Prevention, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Police, Courts, Punishment, Sentencing. Coverage: 1968 to present.

Some full-text articles.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERIODICALS INDEX

Subjects: Corrections Administration, Law Enforcement, Social Work, Drug Rehabilitation, Criminal and Family Law. Coverage: 1981 to present; full text from 1988.

Some full-text articles.

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CRIMINOLOGY: A SAGE FULL TEXT COLLECTION

Subjects: Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology. Coverage: 1984 to present.

Full-text articles.

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Data Liberation Initiative (DLI)

Subjects: Canadian data and statistics.
Coverage: varies by survey.

A large collection of data from Statistics Canada. It includes public-use microdata files (PUMFs), databases and geographic files, covering many areas: business, education, the social sciences, and more. These files are usually 'raw' datasets which must be downloaded into special software like SPSS or ArcView for statistical analysis.

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty, staff and students. Use is restricted by the DLI license agreement. Currently, all requests for DLI data must be sent to Chris Burns (604-599-3198) in the Library.    
DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Includes free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

Many full-text articles.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.
   
Dominion Law Reports

Subjects: Canadian case law

Full text case law from all levels of Canadian courts from 1912 to present.

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty, staff and users in the Richmond & Surrey libraries only    
Dun & Bradstreet Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios

Subjects: Industry and company information

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Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database - Western Canada  

Subjects: Company profiles and information for Western Canada

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E-STAT

Subjects: Canadian data and statistics.
Coverage: varies by survey.

From Statistics Canada. Includes data and statistics from both the Census and CANSIM. Users can cross-tabulate data variables; generate charts, tables and maps; or download the information into a variety of programs for further analysis.

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ELECTRONIC JOURNALS SERVICE

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Coverage: 1997 to present.

Many full-text articles.

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Encyclopedia of British Columbia

Subjects: A comprehensive online reference source for BC-related information. 2000 edition.

Full-text articles.

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ERIC Resources in Education

Subjects: Education. Coverage: 1966 to present.

Many full-text articles and reports.

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EVIDENCE BASED MEDICAL REVIEWS

Subjects: Medicine. Coverage: 1991 to present.

Many full-text articles and reports.

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Garden, Landscape & Horticulture index

Subjects: Horticulture, Garden and Landscape Design, Botany, Ecology, Plant and Garden Conservation, Garden Management, Horticultural Therapy. Coverage:

Citations, abstracts, some full-text.

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff  
General Science Index

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Environment, Genetics, Health, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology. Coverage: 1984 to present.

Citations only.

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The Globe & Mail: Canada's Heritage since 1844

Subjects: Complete coverage of The Globe and Mail newspaper from 1844 through 2003.

Full-text articles.

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Google Scholar

Google Scholar provides access to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources. The main focus is on Scientific subject areas, but also Social Sciences and Humanities.

Some full-text articles.

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GreenFILE

Subjects: human impact on the environment

Some full text articles.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.
 
Grove Art Online  

Subjects: Articles and images from the areas of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design.

Full-text articles.

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Health Sciences Databases

Subjects: Nursing, Allied Health. Coverage: 1990 to present.

Some full-text articles.

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Hein Online   

Subjects: Legal documents, treaties and commentaries. Political Science journals.

Full Text.

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Hoover's Company Records

Subjects: Company and industry profiles. Coverage: 2000 forward.

Full Text.

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Humanities Index

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Coverage: 1984 to present.

Citations only.

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IngentaConnect

Subjects: Table of contents alerting service. Coverage: 1971 to present.

Citations at no charge. Full text - payable by personal Visa.

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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)  

Subjects: Financial Reporting Standards for more than 90 countries, including the European Union, Australia, and Russia

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JSTOR

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Coverage: varies depending on journal titles.

Full text.

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Literature Resource Center

Subjects: biographies and excerpts from literary criticism.

Full text.

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LWW Total Access Journal Collection

Subjects: Includes the essential core journals to specialized resources in such areas as medicine, nursing, and life sciences.

Full text.

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Medline

Subjects: MEDLINE is the NLM's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.Coverage: 1950 to present.

Citations and abstracts. Some full text articles.

Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff. Access provided to free public site.
Quick Guide to finding articles and citations (Ovid).

Quick Guide to finding articles and citations (Ebsco).
 
Mental Measurements Yearbook

Subjects: English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas. Coverage: 1985 to present.

Full text.

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Military and Government Collection (US)

Subjects: US Military and Government.

Many full text articles.

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MLA International Bibliography

Subjects: Language, Linguistics, Folklore, Printing, Publishing. Coverage: 1963 to present.

Some full text articles.

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National Research Council Press

Subjects: Science. Coverage: 1971 to present.

Full text articles.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.    
Naxos Music Library
Subjects: Online collection of music. Audio files.
Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff Quick Guide to finding articles and citations.  
NetLibrary
Subjects: Online collection of over 800 business-related ebooks and over 3400 public domain titles.
Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff    
Nursing & Health Sciences: A Sage Full Text Collection

Subjects: Nursing, Allied Health.

Full text.

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OAIster Digital Depository

Subjects: Multidisciplinary.Theses, dissertations, electronic books, online journals, audio files, images, movies, and reference texts.

Full text.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.
   
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Full text dictionary entries.
Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff    
Oxford Reference Online  

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Access to 170+ key Oxford dictionaries and reference works across a broad subject spectrum. The collection also includes the Literature Collection and the Western Civilization Collection.

Full text.

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Philosopher's Index

Subjects: Philosophy.

Citations only.

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Political Science Journals (Plus)   

Subjects: Legal and political science journals..

Full Text.

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Subjects: Audit Standards.

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PsycARTICLES

Subjects: Psychology and the behavioural sciences . Coverage: 1806 to present.

Full text.

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PsycCRITIQUES

Subjects: Psychology. Book and film reviews.

Full text reviews.

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PSYCINFO

Subjects: Psychology. Coverage: 1840 to present.

Many full-text articles.

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PUBMED (CENTRAL)

Subjects: Medicine.

Full text articles.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.
   
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QP LEGAL EZE
Subjects: Current British Columbia Legislation.
Restricted to Kwantlen students, faculty and staff Quick Guide to finding articles and citations  
Quicklaw  

Subjects: Canadian Case Law and Legislation, some articles.

Full text.

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READERS' GUIDE ABSTRACTS

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Coverage: 1983 to present.

Citations and abstracts.

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RILM ABSTRACTS OF MUSIC LITERATURE

Subjects: Music.

Note that only one person may use RILM at a time. Please logout of your session when you have finished your searches so others can use the database.

Citations only.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES FULL TEXT

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Coverage: 1983 to present.

Full text from 1995.

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SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS

Subjects: Social Sciences. Coverage: 1963 to present.

Citations and abstracts. Some full text.

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SERIALS CATALOGUE (JOURNAL TITLES OF BC'S PUBLIC, COLLEGE & INSTITUTE LIBRARIES)

Subjects: Journal titles of BC's public, college & institute Libraries.

 

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.    
THESES CANADA PORTAL

Subjects: Multidisciplinary. Coverage: 1965 to present; limited full-text (1998-2002).

Citations and abstracts with some full text.

Open access database freely available to anyone over the Web.
   
Trade Analyser

Subjects: Canadian and international trade statistics

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WORLD SHAKESPEARE BIBLIOGRAPHY

Subjects: Annotated entries for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare and published or produced between 1964 and early 2005.

Citations only.

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Updated: 05/16/08
Updated by: CD
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