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Databases
Gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney and now a well-known collection at the British Library, the original Burney volumes are in fragile condition and are restricted from reading-room use except as microfilm.
Index to actual census records (heads & strays only), as compiled by the Ontario Genealogical Society and made searchable via the web by Queen's University Library.
Publication coverage: Pre-1925
Publication coverage: 1800-1900
Provides access to Statistics Canada datasets, datafiles from Gallup Canada and other polling companies, public-domain files such as the Canadian National Election Surveys, and files from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
AATA online: Abstracts of International Conservation Literature
Comprehensive coverage of literature related to the preservation and conservation of cultural heritage.ABELL: Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Publication coverage: 1920 - present
Publication coverage: 1971 -
Business database containing the full text of thousands of sources, including essential scholarly journals, trade magazines, company news and reports.Publication coverage: 1971-
Publication coverage: 1980 - present (updated daily)
Multidisciplinary index to scholarly peer-reviewed academic journals, as well as newspaper and audio material, including podcasts and news transcripts.Ask Us
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New / Trial Databases
The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription:
- Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940
Primary sources on social, political, health, and legal issues affecting LGBTQ communities around the world, such as the gay rights movement, activism, and the HIV/AIDS crisis. - African American Newspapers Series I, 1827 - 1998
Provides online access to U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This collection features papers from more than 35 states, including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles. - African American Periodicals 1825 - 1995
A collection of African American periodicals covering Antebellum to Contemporary eras. Includes academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, bulletins, annual reports and other genres. - Conference Board of Canada e-Data
Thousands of downloadable economic indicators via forecast and historical databases covering Canada, the Provinces, Metropolitan CMAs, Industry Sectors and the U.S. Also Consumer and Business Confidence datasets - Investment Arbitration Reporter
News and analysis service focusing on the international law that applies to foreign investment, particularly the international treaties and arbitration claims that arise in this context