Databases by Title
- See also: Databases sorted by subject
- Off-campus access is for NSCC students, faculty and staff only.
- A NSCC username (i.e. your "W" number) and password is required for off-campus access to databases.
- Need help? See the Library staff, search guides, or online help in the databases.
Alphabetical list of databases
Academic Search Complete
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- Covers arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences
- Access to more than 6000 full-text periodicals
- Covers almost 10,000 journals.
- Indexes some monographs, reports, & conference proceedings.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
AccessScience
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- Online searchable version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
- Includes
- encyclopedia articles,
- scientific and technical definitions,
- biographies of scientists,
- late-breaking science and technology news,
- learning resources, study guides, and more.
- Search Guide
AGRICOLA
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- The National Agricultural Library (U.S.) catalogue
- One of the world's largest agricultural information collections.
- Note: This is not a full text database.
- Search Guide
Agriculture Collection
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- Full-text content from over 400 agricultural periodicals
- Some e-books
- Search Guide
Anatomy.tv
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- 3D computer-generated models of human anatomy. You may manipulate the images by rotating, zooming, and peeling away layers, while viewing accompanying text. Also contains interactive quizzes.
Business Source Complete
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- Scholarly business information
- Coverage:
- Accounting,
- Finance,
- Economics
- Management,
- Marketing,
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Production and Operations Management (POM), and more.
- Covers over 3000 full text journals
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
Canada Year Book Historical Collection 
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- Covers Canadian history from Confederation (1867) to 1967
- Includes: historical text, tables, charts and maps.
Search Options
Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) Complete
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- Need Canadian content? Start here.
- Coverage:
- Canadian current events,
- business,
- education,
- science and medicine,
- arts,
- law,
- academia, and
- lifestyles.
- Lot of online full text
CICA Handbook
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- Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Standards and Guidance Collection.
- Also known as: the CICA Standards and Guidance Collection.
- Includes:
- CICA Accounting handbook,
- Assurance handbook,
- Public sector accounting handbook,
- Public sector statements of recommended practice Managements discussion and analysis,
- Guidance of the criteria of control board,
- Risk management and governanace collection,
- Investigative & forensic accounting, and
- Standard practices for investigative and forensic accounting engagements.
CINAHL
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- Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
- CINAHL is an authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. This database provides indexing for more than 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 2.3 million records dating back to 1981.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
Culinary Arts Collection
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- Over 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines
- Includes:
- Recipes,
- Industry news, and
- Practical instruction.
- Search Guide
EBSCOhost eBooks
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
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- Includes:
- Atlases,
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus,
- The Dictionary of Quotations,
- High caliber web sites,
- Full text articles from 100s of periodicals & news items,
- Video clips, and
- Over 23,000 biographies
- Search Guide
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
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- Full-text content from over 700 environmentally-related periodicals.
- Indexes over 4,000,000 articles
- Search Guide
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center)
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- The premier source for education-related information.
- Over 2,200 full text educational digests.
- Citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational journals.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
E-STAT
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- Statistics Canada data on Canada and its population.
- User Guides
Fine Arts and Music Collection
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- Full-text content from over 150 fine arts and music periodicals.
- Search Guide
Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
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- Full-text content from over 50 specialized horticulture and landscape periodicals
- Some content from e-books.
- Search Guide
GreenFILE
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- Full text research database.
- On the relationship between human beings and the environment.
- Topics ranging from global warming, recycling, alternate fuel sources and more.
- Scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
Health and Wellness Resource Center
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- Covers almost 400 health and medical journals & reliable health reference books.
- 100s of pamphlets.
- 100s of health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications.
- Full text almost 70% of its content.
- Search Guide
Health Reference Center-Academic
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- Covers leading medical journals and reference books
- Also includes nursing and allied health information.
- Indexes almost 1000 periodicals
- Full text for 80% of its journals.
- Some pamphlets and newsletters from leading health organizations.
- Search Guide
Home Improvement Collection
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- Full-text content from more than 200 home improvement periodicals.
- Designed for professionals and hobbyists.
- Topics include:
- Architectural techniques,
- Construction,
- Tool and material selection,
- and more.
- Search Guide
Hoover's Company Records
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- Coverage:
- 40,000+ companies,
- 600+ industries,
- 225,000+ key executives.
- Company records information includes:
- Company overview,
- Officers,
- Products & operations,
- Rankings,
- Financials and more.
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Hospitality and Tourism Complete
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- Research and industry news on all areas of hospitality and tourism.
- 500,000+ records
- Full text from 200+ publications
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
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- Indexes 600+ periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings.
- Subject coverage includes
- Librarianship,
- Classification,
- Cataloging,
- Bibliometrics,
- Online information retrieval,
- Information management and more.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
Maritime Law Book
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- Comprehensive case law reporting from the National Reporter System (NRS)
- Includes cases from:
- Trial and appellate courts from all Canadian provinces and territories except Quebec,
- Federal Court of Canada (both Trial and Appeal Divisions),
- Supreme Court of Canada.,
- Select House of Lords and Privy Council cases (U.K.).
- Quick Tips
NRC Research Press
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- Free access to over 100,000 articles from NRC Research Press journals -- the foremost scientific publisher in Canada.
- Covers a broad range of scientific disciplines.
- Does not include journals published in 2011.
Nursing Reference Center
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- Recent clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
OH&S Databases (CCOHS)
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- Occupational health and safety information.
- Provided by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS).
- Access includes:
- MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheets from manufacturers and suppliers.
- FTSS - Fiche techniques sur la sécurité des substances.
- OSH References collection - OSHLINE, CANADIANA, NIOSHTIC, CISILO, HSELINE.
- RTECS - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances.
- CHEMINFO - Comprehensive health and safety information on pure chemicals.
- Canadian enviroOSH Legislation plus Standards for Canada, NS, NB, NL PEI, PQ, & NU.
- Our subscription does not include
- Canadian enviroOSH Legislation plus Standards
- ILO Encyclopaedia
- CHEMpendium™
- Search Assistance
PubMed
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- Created by the US National Library of Medicine.
- Over 11 million citations from MEDLINE, life sciences journals and online books.
- Tutorial
Regional Business News
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- Covers regional business journals, newspapers, and newswires.
- Provides full text for nearly 100 regional U.S., international, and some Canadian business publications.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
Quicklaw
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- Broad collection of legal sources.
- Includes full text on:
- Court and tribunal decisions,
- Case law summaries,
- Expert commentary and legal analysis, and
- Comprehensive legislative collections for every province and territory.
- This resource is supported by a grant from the Law Foundation of Nova Scotia.
- Tutorials
Teacher Reference Center
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- Covers over 260 titles from teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books.
- Covers key education topics such as:
- Student Assessment,
- Continuing education,
- Current pedagogy,
- Curriculum development,
- Instructional media, and more
- Although its target audience is more for a K-12 audience, all educators will find this source useful.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Search Guide
Vocational Studies Complete
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- Interdisciplinary database
- Covers wide-ranging subjects such as
- alcohol and drug abuse counseling,
- audiology,
- computer processing,
- cosmetology,
- electrical technology,
- graphic arts,
- health information technology,
- law enforcement and criminal justice,
- paralegal studies,
- travel and tourism and more.
- iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app available
- Contains more than 1,800 full-text journals and nearly 300 full-text books.
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Updated January 2012