Licensed Resources

AtoZ World Food is a food culture and traditional recipes database for 174 countries. AtoZ World Food will educate your patrons/students about cuisine around the world, the cultural norms and traditions surrounding it, and the unique ingredients used to prepare it.

"Ebrary pioneered the ebook subscription model over a decade ago with the advent of Academic Complete.

"The premier resource for peer-reviewed, full-text journals and reference sources, Academic OneFile is a 2009 and 2008 CODiE Award Finalist for Best Online General Reference Service.

"A popular resource found in many academic settings worldwide, [Academic Search Premier] was designed for the premier researcher, rich with the most valuable, comprehensive multidisciplinary content available.

"Welcome to McGraw-Hill's AccessScience 2.0 - a top-to-bottom redesign of the premiere online science platform, featuring fully searchable content from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition.

"ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is an online collection of around 5,000 books of high quality in the humanities, accessible through institutional and individual subscription. HEB is available to entire campus communities.

Active Reading is a comprehensive life skills software program which enables adult ESL students to develop and refine their reading skills using a variety of realistic texts.  Active Reading provides adult ESL students with a wide range of authentic and realistic texts and a variety of exercises.

AgBase specializes in agricultural and non-model organisms, providing tools to classify and organize a researcher’s genes of interest according to the standardized Gene Ontology (GO) classification system, even where no GO annotations previously exist.  

"With ALLDATA Repair, you have instant access to a single source of accurate, up-to-date OE-direct diagnosis, repair, and maintenance information. Available online 24/7 and automatically updated, our huge database offers you information covering more than 33,000 engine-specific vehicles.

"This alternative health research database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Alt HealthWatch provides the latest information and materials for the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies, with in-depth c

"Ancestry Library Edition, distributed exclusively by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.

"[Art Source was] developed from a merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W.

AtoZ World Travel consists of 202 city travel guides, featuring in-depth information on attractions, neighborhoods, excursions, dining tips, language, insider tips, transportation, and much more!

AtoZ World Travel will libraries to:

"This database contains do-it-yourself repair and maintenance information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. New repair procedures, TSBs and updates are added to the product on a regular basis. All of the content has been created by ASE certified technicians."

The BioCyc web portal from SRI International contains genome and metabolic-pathway information for over 14,000 microbes.  The BioCyc website provides a suite of software tools for database searching and visualization, for omics data analysis, and for comparative genomics and comparative pathway q

"[Book Index with Reviews is] for developing book lists and subject guides, BIR includes over five million book titles, with more being added constantly. BIR is indispensable for addressing daily challenges such as finding replacement copies and full-text reviews.

"Britannica Online delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information.

BrowZine is a revolutionary new service that presents e-journals in visually immersive way.

"… Business Source Complete offers comprehensive full-text coverage plus indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals, dating back as far as 1886."

CAN-CORE is a streaming platform for post-secondary institutions, offering 100% Canadian content.

"All the facts and figures you will ever need about Canada. No other single source provides users with the quality and depth of up-to-date information for all types of research."

"Canadian Business & Current Affairs™ (CBCA) Complete is the nation's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic full-text reference and current events database.

"With a deliberate Canadian focus, this database consists of book and reference content from Essays on Canadian Writing Press (ECW Press). ECW Press also provides several individual monographs and biographies, essays and literary criticism.

"CPI.Q, the award-winning electronic version of the Canadian Periodical Index, provides the most-requested Canadian reference information available.

"This database includes leading Canadian periodicals and international periodicals in full text, full-text reference books, thousands of full-text biographies, and an image collection containing thousands of photos, maps and flags.

"Capering is the foundation of Career Cruising. Designed with students and patrons of all ages in mind, it contains exceptional assessment tools, engaging and detailed career profiles, comprehensive post-secondary information, a resume builder, employment guide, and much more.

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ChiltonLibrary supplies a solution for the “do-it-yourselfer” that is easy to use no matter the skill level. Repair, maintenance and specification tables provide critical data on thousands of domestic and imported models of cars and light trucks from 1940 onward.

"[Collection HQ] Helps public libraries select, manage and promote their collections."

ColourBox is a digital media library with over 26 million images, vectors, and videos available to download which can be used for coursework, course materials, papers and assignments, presentations.

"[Communication & Mass Media Complete] provide[s] the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media.

"Computer Database is a one-stop reference resource for up-to-date information on the world of technology.

"ConsumerReports.org® — the largest paid-publication subscription-based website in the world — enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions on the products they are shopping for.

Instruct (formerly known as InfoLit Modules)

"Criminal Justice Abstracts™, formerly produced by Sage Publications, includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology.

"Criterion Pictures has developed an on-line digital delivery feature film platform called Criterion-on-Demand. Our goal is to provide easy access to educationally relevant feature films used in Canadian Higher Education Institutions.

"Imagine video that is easy to browse and navigate. Video that lets you access the exact second of footage you want. Imagine video that is painstakingly, semantically indexed and powerfully searchable.

"We are very excited to let you know about the brand new version of Curio.ca! Our full site revamp includes a comprehensive suite of upgrades, thanks to feedback we've received from our many Curio.ca subscribers.

Psychiatry Online (POL) Core is a package that includes DSM5 current edition and 3 journals

DSM5  is composed of 3 DSM current edition textbooks

"EBSCO’s extensive collection of eBook and audiobook titles on EBSCOhost allows for a comprehensive and powerful search experience—with every search, relevant eBook and audiobook titles will appear directly alongside your other EBSCO databases, exposing users to the full depth of your library’s o

This is a new TAL offer for the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald Recent Newspapers (2011-3 months from current) from ProQuest.

This is an annual subscription offer for the current newspapers.

"Developed through the merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W. Wilson, and including many unique sources not previously available, this database covers scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers.

eHRAF World Cultures contains ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life. eHRAF is unique in having subject indexing at the paragraph level. This allows detailed and precise searching for concepts not easily found with keywords."

"This resource offers deep coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.  This valuable database contains millions of records from over 2,500 domestic and international titles dating back over 100 years." (From the vendor)

"Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Regional Surveys of the World series."

"[Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text] provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for hundreds of publications (and selected coverage of 300), as well as full text for more hundreds of journals and books.

""At Films On Demand, we know that content matters. Our video library has been assembled not just with a focus on volume, but also with a discerning eye for quality and relevance.

Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters Collection by Adam Matthew is a one-time purchase collection for academic institutions. It is not a subscription.

"This index and abstracted product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design & history. "

Geopoliticalmonitor is a Canadian intelligence publication and political risk consultancy.  Experts provide in-depth and predictive analysis on key geopolitical issues that will come into play on both domestic and international levels, such as:

Electoral Politics

Gold Rush® Decision Support (formerly Gold Rush® Reports) is developped by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. Decision Support allows library staff to compare title lists from over 1,500 aggregators, publishers, and indexing/abstracting services that have been loaded into Gold Rush®.

"Grove Art Online is the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia, covering both Western and non-Western art. First published as the landmark 34-volume Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner, the content of Grove Art encompasses all aspects of visual culture.

"Featuring full-text articles, indexing and abstracts from an international array of publications, [H. W. Wilson Art Full Text] is a comprehensive resource covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as photography, folk art, film, architecture and much more."

Providing full text, indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals, books and yearbooks, [H. W. Wilson Education Full Text] covers a broad range of subjects pertaining to education and is invaluable for education students, professionals and policy makers."

The Harvard Business Publishing Student Success Package includes foundational text essential to students’ business knowledge, case studies to prepare for their careers and tools to build lifelong soft skills.

"Newly updated and expanded, this revolutionary resource meets your library's needs for a fully integrated, ever-growing reference center for all levels of health research.

"HeritageQuest Online™ combines digital, searchable images of U.S.. federal census records with the digitised version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.

"[Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center] offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.

"[Hospitality & Tourism Complete] contains more than one million records, with coverage dating back to 1930, with full text for nearly 560 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books.

"Developed through a merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W. Wilson, and including many unique sources that were never previously available, this database offers worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.

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"International Political Science Abstracts, produced since 1951 by the International Political Science Association, this database is the authoritative global standard in support of scholarly research in political science and proximate disciplines.

KOIOS Ads is a library marketing tool, helping libraries improve visibility by making them appear first in a Google search results.  

"Developed through a merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W. Wilson, and including many unique sources not previously available, this database provides full-text coverage of the world's most respected scholarly law journals.

LexisNexis Academic Plus adds to LexisNexis Core with improved US, UK and Aus/NZ legal materials, JurisClasseur, HLOE, HLOC, 10 quantum services and over 50 Butterworths texts.

Quicklaw Plus contains all the content in Quicklaw Core and a set of premium supplementary content.

"[LGBT Life with Full Text] contains all of the content available in LGBT Life as well as full text for hundreds of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers including The Advocate, Gay Parent Magazine, Girlfriends, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian

"[Library & Information Science Source] was developed by librarians through a merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W.

"This unique resource is essential for keeping pace with all of the latest trends in the evolving field of library studies.

Literary Package contains the following EBSCO products:

• Humanities International Complete
• Literary Reference Center
• MLA International Biography

lyndaCampus provides academic institutions with unlimited, cost-effective, organization-wide access to the vast lynda.com library of instructional videos. Inspire students, faculty, and staff to learn the latest software, creative, and business skills at their own pace.

Maclean’s Magazine Archive, 1905-2015, the leading Canadian news and general interest magazine, provides a unique perspective on both national and international affairs.

"MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of the most popular full-text magazines, journals, and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers, covering virtually every subject area of general interest. "

This is Consortia Canada offering, for both academic and public libraries with separate subscription cycles and response deadlines.

According to the vendor, this is the largest catalogue of classical music, opera, and dance videos.

Miss Humblebee's Academy is an Early Literacy tool.

Music Online: Listening, which consists of 5 collections: Classical Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound, Jazz Library, American Song, & Contemporary World Music.

Alexander Street Press now offers unlimited user subscriptions to all libraries.

The acclaimed MUZZY language learning courses created by the British Broadcasting Corporation target every child's "window of opportunity" years to learn a second or even a third language.

"Introducing CAMPUS, the National Film Board’s unique online streaming service for film and media, that is gaining momentum across Canada. Launched in January 2012, CAMPUS is the primary resource for credible and relevant Canadian film and media content across a wide range of subject areas.

National Geographic magazine brings the world to some 60 million readers each month. Now, thanks to digital technology, you can deliver unlimited online access to archived and recent issues alike.

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"[New Testament Abstracts Online] is the product of a partnership between ATLA and Boston College. The database is an indispensable research and bibliographic aid for scholars, librarians, clergy and students of the New Testament and its historical milieu."

Niche Academy is a training tool with immediately accessible training. There are ready-to-use tutorials or libraries may create their own.  Tutorials may be embedded in the library website or stand-alone. Libraries may use their own branding for all tutorials.

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"For many libraries, over half their circulation comes from fiction readers and NoveList can help you provide the best possible service for these readers.

"If you are looking for ways to introduce both teachers and students to new books, and if you want to encourage independent reading and help students think more about why a particular story appeals to them -- you should look at NoveList K-8!

"Meeting your patrons’ pleasure reading needs is of critical importance.

"A product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association, Old Testament Abstracts features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies.

This is a new TAL offering on an opt-in basis, as it is no longer included in LHCADL as of May 1, 2017.

"The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 19,000 men and women whose lives have shaped the nation.

"Explore the lives of over 55,000 people worldwide who have shaped the British past over the last 2,400 years – from the 4th-century BC Greek explorer Pytheas to Princess Diana, and from the founding fathers of America to the Nawabs of Bengal.

"The innovative Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (OLDO) offers essential language resources never before available online: fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languag

International in scope, this leading database provides full text of philosophy's most esteemed journals. Covering all major fields of philosophy and including full-text journals from more than 30 countries, it is an invaluable resource for philosophy students and researchers around the world.

Whether writing a descriptive essay for academic purposes or sending a letter to a landlord, Practical Writing helps users structure messages, select the right vocabulary and choose the most appropriate writing style.

PressReader is a place for people to find, share, and talk about great content from anywhere in the world. With it, libraries can bring newspapers and magazines to their patrons in a way that gets them talking and keeps them engaged.

"The Premium Collection is MUSE's foremost collection of high quality, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary journals from leading university presses, not-for-profit publishers and prestigious scholarly societies.

UPCC (University Press Content Consortium) Book Collections on Project MUSE offer thousands of books covering a variety of subjects from noted university presses and scholarly publishers. Books are available for purchase in collections to institutions.

"This multidisciplinary database, provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 10,000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications."

"Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) is an international abstracting and indexing service designed for library professionals and other information specialists."

"Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA) contains records drawn from the World's literature on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography and environmental sciences.

Formerly known as Literature Online/LION

ProQuest Research Companion is ProQuest’s flagship information literacy product. It was built to help students do more effective scholarly research and to support educators as they teach the core information literacy principles of finding, evaluating, and using information.

"ProQuest Science Journals is a definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences."

RBdigital audiobooks offers unlimited simultaneous user access to over 30,000 audibook titles with many exclusive titles and many best sellers included.

RefWorks is a powerful online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers at all levels easily gather, organize, store and share all types of information and to instantly generate citations and bibliographies.

Religion Package contains the following EBSCO resources:

It’s so much easier for students to do well in an exam if they know exactly what to expect. The British Council’s Road to IELTS provides students with a unique advantage.

Rosetta Stone Library Solution offers 30 languages to meet a range of cultural interests, core lessons to build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, focused activities to refine grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and more.

"This comprehensive research database provides easy access to a wealth of full-text, science-oriented content.

Scientific Style and Format Online is a bibiliographic citiation tool from University of Chicago Press.

"360 MARC Updates streamlines your workload and provides patrons the ability to effectively find e-serials and ebooks in your OPAC.

"360 Link quickly and easily connects users to full-text articles and chapters in your library's collections.

Slice Fractions is an educational game for children to assist in learning fractions.

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Kids between 5 and 12 slice through ice and lava to clear the mammoth’s path, unraveling the mystery of fractions!

The Scientific & Medical ART (SMART) Imagebase is a collection of 20,000+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.

"This is the most comprehensive, full-text database covering sports and sports medicine journals and providing full text for hundreds of journals indexed in SPORTDiscus.

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Study Skills Success V9 was created for students in academic high school settings or for college and university students and candidates. Study Skills Success focuses on developing critical thinking, writing, research and presentations.

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) is an online database of genetic and molecular biology data for Arabidopsis thaliana, a key reference plant. It is an indispensable resource for Arabidopsis researchers.

TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture ebooks for children in grades K-6.

"U.S. History in Context delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from the most extensive online collection of historical information available today."

EBSCO Ultimates on offer include:

• Academic Search Ultimate
• Business Source Ultimate
• Applied Science and Technology Source Ultimate
• Humanities Source Ultimate
• Sociology Source Ultimate

A key component of the Licensing Program is the TAL Universal Core - a suite of electronic resources applicable to all Alberta libraries supporting barrier free access to quality information. All TAL member libraries currently subscribe to the Universal Core.

"Designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges, [Vocational Studies Premier] provides full-text, comprehensive coverage of the most relevant Associates program level content.

"Offering a global perspective, [Wildlife & Ecologies Studies Worldwide] is the world's largest index to literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.

 World History in Context provides an overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements, and people.