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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:
- 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 - RILM Abstracts with Full Text (RAFT)
Expands and enhances the unrivaled global bibliography of writings on music with the addition of a million pages of full-text content from more than 200 key periodicals.