Licensed Resources

ABI/Inform is a database of business content including: Scholarly Journals, Working Papers, Newspapers, Blogs, Podcasts, and Websites, Books, Conference Papers and Proceedings, Dissertations and Theses, Magazines, Newspapers, Other Sources, Reports, Standards and Practice Guidelines, Tables, Trad

"Academic Complete contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter, and is a strong complement for any academic collection.

"Academic institutions worldwide depend on this database as their core resource of scholarly information.

Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers ~ 68,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.

"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.

Aesthetic VideoSource offers a comprehensive, high quality video subscription providing unlimited access to curriculum-focused videos.

5 Streaming Video Collections are offered:

"Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, [Agricola] provides access to millions of citations. The citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses and much more, all relating to the field of agriculture....

The Allied Health Package is comprised of the following EBSCO resources:

• Natural & Alternative Treatments
• SportDISCUS with Full Text

The American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection is the largest collection of North-American-focused historical periodicals available for purchase.

"Developed through the merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W.

"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."

TAL has cooperated with a comic book retailer, to provide graphic novels and comic books to its members at competitive prices.

"[Communication Abstracts] covers major journals in communication, mass media and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource that encompasses the breadth of the communication discipline.

"[Computers & Applied Science Complete] the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines.

These modules are now a part of Credo Learning Tools: Instruct.

"Credo's Core General Reference Collections enable libraries to build e-reference collections from highly regarded publishers around the world.

"The full-text counterpart of Criminal Justice Abstracts, this resource includes bibliographic records and full text of the essential journals related to criminal justice and criminology. This comprehensive database features hundreds of journals from around the world." (From the vendor)

Criterion Pictures offers non-theatrical public performance licenses for feature films on an annual subscription basis. The movies that are licensed through Criterion are dependent upon the Studio and/or Producer.

"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

"Education Research Complete covers the areas of curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. The database provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,500 journals.

"eHRAF Archaeology is an online, full-text database with information on prehistory of the world.

"eLibrary Canada is an affordable and easy-to-use online general reference database for Canadian K-12 schools and public libraries.

"The Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) provides access to educational literature and resources. This database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index." (From Vendor)

"[Family & Society Studies Worldwide] provides the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development and Social Welfare.

"Subscribe to Films On Demand and give faculty and students instant access to thousands of programs neatly grouped into convenient subject-specific categories.

Flipster: digital magazine subscriptions to popular magazines. Flipster is a next-generation digital magazine solution that makes it easy for you to read your favorite magazines on your computer or mobile device. With flexible magazine subscription options and seamless user authentication, Flipst

Gale Primary Sources are multi-disciplinary collections of primary source documents.  There are 66 collections available in total.

"[Gender Studies Database] combines the Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. Several thousand links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and documents on the Internet are available.

Books In Print® is the leading bibliographic database for publishers, retailers and libraries around the world.  From the enriched metadata that is supplied by publishers, Books In Print provides a valuable resource for retailers in the process of making smart purchasing decisions.

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"Grove Music Online has been the leading online resource for music research since its inception in 2001, a comprehensive compendium of music scholarship offering the full texts of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition (2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), and Th

"A powerful working, learning and research tool, this database provides the full text of articles covering a broad array of science issues, with about 45 percent of the focus on agriculture."

"Covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, [Social Sciences with Full Text provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language social science journals."

"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 & Technology Abstracts] indexes more than 580 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings.

"Build strong connections to your readers with LibraryAware.

"[Literary Reference Center] provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames—to give students, professors, and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs."

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."

NISC + LGBT Full Text Package contains the following EBSCO resources:

"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.

PrepSTEP provides a comprehensive selection of academic and career-related resources for students.

"Professional Development Collection is a High-Quality, Valuable Collection of Education Journals that includes full text for more than 500 high-quality education journals including:"

"The Standard Collection is a subset of the Premium Collection. It is an interdisciplinary collection of high quality, peer reviewed journals designed for institutions acquiring extensively in the humanities and social sciences.

"This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.

"The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) is an essential online resource for social science and interdisciplinary research. IBSS includes over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951.

"CSA Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) abstracts and indexes the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Calgary Herald—1883-2010

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Edmonton Journal—1903-2000 (not yet released - coming Q1 2020 according to ProQuest)

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:

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.

SAGE Knowledge Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA) program for ebooks is an opportunity for members to access over 5,000 SAGE ebooks for the year. At the end of the year program, the prepaid amount is then used to purchase ebooks.

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ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and 26,000 books.

"360 Core is an ideal solution for libraries seeking an affordable set of foundational access, management, and assessment services to improve workflows and reduce workloads.

"While many libraries are today looking at The Summon Service as a web-scale discovery solution built on unified index, 360 Search federated search also gives libraries the opportunity to use a single search box for finding the multiple resources and highly credible content that your lib

Readers can subscribe with Impelsys to get unlimited access to a library of more than 180 Sesame 
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"Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. All of the content is organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly gain the information they need."

Many study solutions only address one or two subjects. SOLARO provides study help for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science for students in grades 3 through 12. Students get access to all of SOLARO's content at any time.

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"Sustainalytics provides clients with comprehensive analysis on corporate ESG performance.

Transparent Languages, available from Recorded Books is an language learning service.  

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"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.

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