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Databases

EBSCO DATABASE COLLECTION:  2020-2021 school year
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At school:​  clicking on the links below will take you directly to the database page.  No login required.

At home:

Option 1: 
clicking these links will take you to a login page where you should choose the Google login option and then enter your school email and password.  NOTE: this "at home" option ONLY works after you have linked the databases to your school Google account. You only need to do this once, but that step must be done here at school. 
 Instructions on how to do this can be found further down on this page.  

Once you are into a database, you can switch from one database to another, or search multiple databases at the same time, without signing in again by clicking on the "choose another database" link at the top of the search box OR you can come back to this page and choose another database from here.


Option 2: If you are having difficulty at home logging in, try this alterative log in method:

Choose the database you want from the list below and fill in the user ID and password boxes with this info:  

user ID: 
s1893570 and password:  Collingwood2021!  
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(note that this is NOT a Google log in so don't choose that option when you log in this way)
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Scroll down on this page to find a series of short video tutorials to help you with using these databases.
If you already have a topic:
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Canadian Points of View
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(includes resources that present multiple sides of a current issue; more than 800 essays on 270+ topics) 

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Canadian Reference Centre
(Canadian magazines, newspapers, and reference books;  also includes some U.S. and U.K. publications; biographies, images, maps, flags, and more) 

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​History Reference Center
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(magazine and encyclopedia articles, biographies, reference books, historical documents, images and videos)

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History Reference eBooks
(selection of historical eBook titles covering global topics from the ancient world through today)

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Literary Reference Center Plus
(articles from literary magazines, reference books, literary study guides, and videos, as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing)

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Canadian Literary Center
(biographies, essays, literary criticism, book reviews, and full reference books from Essays on Canadian Writing Press (ECW Press). 

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​Literary Reference eBooks
(eBook titles covering a broad range of literary-related subjects, including literary criticism, study guides, and full texts of some classic novels.

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Science Reference Center
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(articles from magazines and reference books; topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife)

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Science Reference eBooks
(eBook titles covering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
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Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
(over 25,000 entries on a variety of subjects)

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Teacher Reference Center
(articles from teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators)

To browse for topic ideas use these links for a more visual version of select databases:
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Canadian Points of View - browse topics

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History Reference Center - browse topics

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Literary Reference Center Plus - browse topics

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Science Reference Center - browse topics

Some other resources found in the database collection:

Short guides (researching, taking notes, facts vs. opinions, writing a thesis statements, doing a presentations, etc.)

A guide to research, writing and critical reading

Research and Writing Tips for Students

​Encyclopedia of Literature 

Dictionary of Literary Terms

Citation help

Citing Articles, MLA style

Citing Article, APA style

Citing Articles, Chicago style

Citing Images
To link the EBSCO databases to your school Google account (you only need to do this once)

1.  While you are AT SCHOOL, click on the database link above
2.  Choose any database
3.  At the top of the page, click on "sign in" 
4.  Choose the "sign in with Google" option
5.  Use your school email and password
6.  Click "yes" on the consent page, then "continue"
7.  Your account should now be linked and you should see your name at the top right corner of the database page
8.  Now when you are at home, you should be able to log into the databases using your school email

Note that your account can expire after a set period of time so you might be prompted to re-authorize your Google login at some point.

When at school, you don't need to sign in at all - the links above take you directly to the databases.  

Short video tutorials for the databases can be found here:
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General introduction
How to do a basic search 
How to do an advanced search

How to work with your results list
Options you can use with articles
​How to use the cite tool to create citations

Searching in the Ebsco Reference eBooks collection
Reading books in the Ebsco Reference eBooks collection
Exporting specific pages from an Ebsco Reference eBook to Google Drive

Canadian Points of View Reference Center                                      
History Reference Center
Literary Reference Center
Science Reference Center


DPLA logo and link
The Digital Public Library of America

The DPLA portal allows you to search hundreds of American library and museum collections for digital objects such as images, sound and video files, texts, etc. all from one search environment. This is a great place to start your search for primary sources about any American topic from baseball to the Civil Rights Movement!


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Statistics Canada resources for students

Statistics Canada home page

Statistics: Power from Data! - an online book written for secondary students to help them gain confidence in using statistical information to complete study requirements, appreciate the importance of statistical information in today's society and make critical use of information that is presented to them.

Canadian Social Trends - articles describing research done on various significant social trends, (for example: "Education and earnings of childhood immigrants") - new articles posted every 6 weeks (note: senior academic reading level)

A short video that gives you some great tips on how to easily and effectively find resources in a database.
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