Contains full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals and reference sources. Areas of focus include physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, and literature. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.

Includes the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, with new trends and developments in science and technology, access to 110,000 definitions, biographies of scientists, and late-breaking science and technology news.

Provides content relating to complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness from nearly 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. Also includes pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.

A database of continent, country, and state maps. Included in the more than 4,000 maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps.

Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945.

Over 422,000 biographies on more than 335,000 people, including 538,000 full-text articles from nearly 300 magazines.

Full-text coverage of more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles for all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

Contains every article, column, and feature published in ten major Canadian daily newspapers, as well as transcripts from television shows like Venture and CTV's National News.

Combines Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books. Also includes 84,774 full text biographies and an image collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.

A comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource.

Provides fulltext access to over 150 general interest periodicals. There also is indexing for over 600 periodicals and eight daily newspapers.

Search all of Richmond Hill Public Library's local history databases simultaneously.

Provides computer-related information on hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

Articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content with Canadian content.

The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

The largest digital collection of magazines, newspapers, journals and other periodicals currently available – with about 18,000 titles and 62 collections.

For high school students, thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements. Covers five core subject areas: history, literature, biography, science and social studies.

The electronic version of the popular book by Robert M. Stamp, has been designed to make finding information about Richmond Hill's rich history and past citizens easy and convenient for students, genealogists, and local history enthusiasts.

Growing online collection of over 25,000 electronic books of academic and general interest.

Offers in-depth information on topics relating to animals. It includes full-text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

Offers quick and easy access to almost 2,000 periodicals covering general reference, business, and health topics. Included in the databases are many popular Canadian publications such as Canadian Geographic and Canadian Business.

This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a great resource for any educator -- from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level.

Searches through more than 150 full-text newspapers, hundreds of full-text magazines, two international newswires, two thousand classic books, hundreds of maps, and thousands of photographs.

Provides acess to more than 3 000 reliable and relevant sources covering current events on the local, regional, national and international scenes: newspapers, trade publications, databases (corporate histories and profiles) news wires, radio and television program transcripts, selected blogs and indexed Web sites.

Balanced coverage on a wide range of topics for all academic disciplines.

Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Offers remote, 24-7 access to eBooks including Non-Fiction Classics for Students and Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.

Provides an array of key business and general interest titles with both full text and image resources.

Provides deep content coverage in major topic areas of society and culture, travel, communications, business, trade, marketing, and security. It has over 750 country maps and more than 12,000 photographs.

Online searchable articles and pictures from Canada's national newspaper.

Offers integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and wellness information through an innovative Web interface. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

Up-to-date information on health issues such as, fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, alcohol and drug abuse, and prescription drugs. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

Contains more than 130 full-text, consumer health magazines, including Harvard Health Letter, Men's Health, Fit Pregnancy, Muscle & Fitness, and Prevention. Also includes searchable full text for more than 1,000 health-related pamphlets and 130 health reference books.

Genealogists and students of local history can now examine images of historic tombstones (pre-1930) of Southern York Region.

A collection of more than 100 journals focusing on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature.

Articles from 150 journals of interest to individuals pursuing a career in law.

Information on cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community from 150 journals for social science, liberal arts and history coursework.

Material for future teachers and administrators from 250 journals. Topics include the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs.

Approximately 200 journals covering of environmental issues and policies, from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

Nearly 50 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.

Over 200 journals, providing current information on the latest scientific developments, including topics such as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.

Balanced coverage of significant aspects and topics as gender studies, family and marital issues and health aspects.

Provides coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field.

Content from nearly 100 leading industry journal, with current and accurate information for the information professional.

This collection includes nearly 40 journals covering the insurance and liability industry.

Sources include full-text coverage of general interest magazines and newspapers as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary, the Columbia Encyclopedia, and the World Almanac and Book of Facts.

Comprehensive news source with more than 6,000

Useful information from 100 full-text periodicals for researching a social science, history, art or liberal arts course.

Includes 200 full-text titles relating to the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops over time.

Full-text coverage of more than 250 magazines and academic journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy,archaeology and anthropology.

Designed for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories.

Offers screened, age-appropriate and reliable content from the magazines, newspapers and reference books.

Provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

Designed for students of history, social science and current events, providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes.

Balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

Includes more than 100 full-text, age-appropriate magazines and more than 2,500 searchable, indexed images.

Provides access to popular magazines, biographies and images. It is designed specifically for middle and junior high school research.

Indexing for approximately 1,300 titles featuring major law reviews, legal newspapers, law specialty publications, bar association journals, and international legal journals.

Literature Criticism Online has centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.

Over 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 5,000 full-text short stories, 2,800 full-text essays, 1,800 full-text speeches, and 1,000 full-text plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary.

Full-text for more than 1,730 general reference publications. Also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.

Full-text articles from more than 140 popular magazines suitable for students from Grades 5 to 8. Contains thousands of biographies and historical essays, primary source documents, reference books, and an image collection of 276,132 photos, maps and flags.

This database is updated daily and offers full-text coverage to more than 500 military-related and general

Indexing for major American newspapers including The New Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Time and The Washington Post.

This readers' advisory product locates works of fiction by title, author or by simply describing the book. Provides subject and keyword access to over 86,000 titles, with full-text reviews and descriptions for over 40,000 books.

Like NoveList, this readers' advisory database provides articles and reviews of juvenile books and authors.

For students' curriculum-related discussions of real world issues. This is a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Provides full text coverage of nearly 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator.

Comprehensive full text coverage from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Provides a digital database of the contents of the Richmond Hill Public Library's local history photograph collection from 1860 on. Containing over 1,000 photographs, the collection has been assembled from donated family photos provided by local residents, as well as from images from the Liberal newspaper archives.

Information for projects and school assignments.

Brings together general reference data, full-text scholarly periodicals, reprinted criticism, primary source material, as well as annotated versions of Shakespeare's work.

Provides comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. It includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images.

A search interface designed specifically for high school students to search a wide range of databases including: Canadian Reference Centre, Columbia Encyclopedia, and Health Source.

Contains thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, magazine and newspaper articles, photographs and illustrations, and video clips.

Includes reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. The database includes Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics picklist on the home page that features one-click access to Canadian topics, and new and updated essays on Canadian

A resource completely focusing on the medical health and emotional needs of teenagers.

High quality digital images in the original page format of over 30,000 issues of The Toronto Star. It includes editorial and opinion pieces, advertisements, want ads, birth and death notices, in addition to the stories detailing the events of the day.

An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games and teacher resources.

Includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 60,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 562 awards. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series and more.

Includes World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online Info Finder, and World Book Online for Kids.

Includes thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, interactive games and activities, and teacher resources.

A powerful reference tool that features thousands of e-books, tens of thousands of articles, and hundreds of thousands of primary source documents. It also has computer and Web tutorials, "How To" documents, and government resources.