Databases

Search or browse for databases across all subject areas. Databases are collections of scholarly resources, such as articles, journals, videos, images, primary source materials, and more. We also recommend using Omni, our academic search tool, to quickly find individual titles across the library's collection.

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JSTOR
Over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs, primary sources and other materials valuable for academic work. Journals are always... Connect
ProQuest Social Sciences
A comprehensive resource that searches all social sciences databases on the ProQuest platform including:American PeriodicalsBritish PeriodicalDissertations & Theses @UWindsorERICLinguistics and Language Behavior... Connect
Academic OneFile
A multi-disciplinary collection of nearly 13,000 titles, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals and more than 5,000 in full-text. Coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the... Connect
Academic Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of over 6,000 periodicals, including more than 5,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,000 journals and a total... Connect
AnthroSource
AnthroSource is a service of the American Anthropological Association providing a digital searchable database containing the past, present and future AAA publications.  It contains  more than 250,000 articles... Connect
Cairn Journals
Over 150 French and Belgian journals in human and social sciences, from Economics, Politics, Public affairs, Sociology, Education, Psychology, History to Geography and more. Connect
Canadian Census Analyser
Access to census profile data: Enumeration Area/Dissemination Area (2001) and Census District: 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 Census Tract and Census Metropolitan Area: 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006... Connect
Canadiana
Web access to a digital library of primary sources in Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of literature, women's... Connect
Canadiana Héritage
Chronicling the country and its people from the 1600s to the mid-1900s, this collection will represent a vast and unique resource for Canadian historians, students, and genealogists, once completed. The Héritage project... Connect
Defining Gender, 1450-1910
Source materials from European archives intended for researching the humanities from a gendered perspective.Defining Gender contains original source material from British and European archives for those studying history... Connect
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
A directory of free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages. The Directory of Open Access Journals aims to: 1. increase the visibility and ease of use... Connect
Films On Demand Master
Stream full-length films in four categories: Business & Economics, Health & Medicine, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science & Mathematics, and Allied Health. Licensed for classroom use with Canadian... Connect
Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Cultural Exchange
Primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history. This resource brings together manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history.... Connect
Google Scholar
Leddy Library has registered its holdings with Google Scholar. Google Scholar indexes the scholarly press and university websites and with this link, adds "Get It!" for locally licensed content.For more... Connect
Historical Debates of the Parliament of Canada
(For enriched Hansard Debates see LiPaD) These Historical Debates represent a free searchable database of digitized versions of the debates of the Senate and the House of Commons of all debates from Parliament 1,... Connect
Inter-University Consortium For Political and Social Research
One of the world's largest electronic data archives of social science data. ICPSR is an organization of member institutions working together to acquire and preserve social science data, to provide open and equitable... Connect
Investigative Dashboard
Represents a transnational, collaborative effort to help journalists and civil society researchers expose organized crime and corruption around the world. It hosts three core tools: a crowd-sourced database of... Connect
JSTOR
Over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs, primary sources and other materials valuable for academic work. Journals are always... Connect
Mass Observation Online: British Social History 1937-1972
Mass Observation was a pioneering social research organisation whose papers provide insights into the cultural and social history of Britain from 1937 to 1965. This collection covers the end of the 'Hungry Thirties... Connect
National Film Board of Canada
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Full-length films, trailers, and clips online for use in educational institutions. NFB showcases films that take a stand on issues of global importance that matter to Canadians: stories about the environment, human...
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OAPEN: Online Library and Publication Platform
The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of humanities and social sciences. OAPEN works with publishers to build a quality controlled collection of open access books, and provides... Connect
OpenEdition Books
OpenEdition Books is a web platform for books in the humanities and social sciences. More than half of them are available in Open Access.  Note to patrons: you can select either French or English for your search... Connect
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