Databases for Research: Social Science

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Canadian content - contains a significant amount of Canadian content
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Canadian Points of View Canadian content
(EBSCO) Provides access to essays with differing points of view on current issues. Essays include an overview, arguments, counter arguments and a guide to Critical Thinking.
CultureGrams
(ProQuest) Contains reports on 202 countries and cultures, focusing on 25 categories including history, personal appearance, gestures, family, recipes, economy, and more.
Diversity Studies eCollection
(Gale) Provides access to a large multidisciplinary collection of journals exploring the cultural differences, contributions and influences of the global community.
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
(Elsevier) Features subjects such as brain anatomy and chemistry, consciousness and cognition, behavior and neuropsychology, intelligence and memory, and various brain diseases.
Europa World
(Taylor and Francis / Routledge) Provides access to political and economic information on over 250 countries and territories.
GLBT Life and Issues eCollection
(Gale) Provides access to research and writings on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered life.
Humanities International Index Canadian content
(EBSCO) Provides comprehensive humanities coverage including citations and abstacts for articles and essays as well as original creative works.
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
(Elsevier) Provides access to the largest encyclopedic work ever published for the social and behavioral sciences.
Ipsos News Centre Canadian content
(Ipsos) Public opinion poll results, market research, news, and press releases from the Ipsos Group (in Canada, Ipsos Reid), useful for marketing, advertising, business, and social science researchers.
JSTOR - Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, Complement Collection
(ITHAKA) Provides access to a multidisciplinary collection of over 850 journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
(Gale) Provides access to a comprehensive resource offering differing points of view on current social issues with pro and con articles, topic overviews and biographies of social activists.
Our Ontario Open Access databaseCanadian content
(Knowledge Ontario) Find digital photos, maps, videos, podcasts, and documents about Ontario people, places, events, history and culture from the collections of Ontario libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, community groups, government agencies, and content organizations.
Pop Culture eCollection
(Gale) Provides access to popular magazines for use in the social sciences, history, art or liberal arts courses.
Pop Culture Universe
(EDU Reference / ABC-CLIO ) A digital library of information and book content on American and world popular culture, past and present. Useful for research on the history, events, trends, and fads of specific decades or historical eras.
Psychology eCollection
(Gale) Provides access to a broad range of sources on the subject of psychology.
SocINDEX with Full Text
(EBSCO) Contains useful information encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study.
World History eCollection
(Gale) This collection contains the work of established historians as well as emerging scholars of interest to both the student and the advanced researcher.
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