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Business & Careers
Brainfuse: JobNow is an online service designed to support job seekers. Tip Sheet
MasterFILE Premier: Your one-stop shop for business articles, periodicals, reference books, and more.
Canadian Facts & Genealogy
Ancestry.ca: Learn about your family tree. Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more. For access to the Archives of Ontario through Ancestry, click here (in-library use only for both resources)
Canadian Points of View: Great for students grades 7 to 12, this resource has articles on various Canadian issues and topics, as well as the Canadian view on world issues.
Canadian Reference Centre: Articles from Canadian newspapers, journals and reference books.
Globe and Mail Historical (1844-2010): Full text and searchable, one of Canada’s oldest newspapers is now available 24/7 through your library.
Toronto Star Historical (1894-2015): Full text to the newspaper now available anywhere with your Library card.
Our Stories Innisfil: An online, growing collection of local historical information, including photos, vital statistics, newpaper articles and other documents. Post your own local stories to add to the collection.
DIY Projects & Hobbies
Small Engine Repair Reference Centre: Service manuals and more for lawnmowers, snowmobiles, tractors, ATVs, generators, and boat engines.
Health & Wellness
Provides accurate, authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative and complementary medical practices. Designed for researchers at all levels, its intuitive interface provides multiple pathways to information.
Login instructions: Access with your library card
How to use Gale Health & Wellness: https://support.gale.com/doc/hwrc-video1
Gale OneFile Health and Medicine
Created specifically for students, knowledgeable consumer health researchers, and health care professionals, Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine is the perfect resource for up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics.
Login instructions: Access with your library card
How to use Gale Health & Wellness: https://support.gale.com/doc/hwrc-video1
Includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors.
Login instructions: Access with your library card
How to use Health Reference Center: https://www.infobase.com/products/health-reference-center
Supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. It provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine. Aussi disponible en Francais.
Login instructions: Access with your library card
Information on health issues affecting teens, including: depression, sexuality, drugs, diseases and more.
Login instructions: Access with your library card
Google is usually everyone’s go-to for research, but not all the results are accurate. Our library provides Health & Wellness resources that connects you to trusted, up-to-date content from leading magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals. These collections are easy to access, and with integrated tools, you can search, review and download easily. These resources not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment.
Homework Help/General Knowledge
Brainfuse: HelpNow provides on demand, anytime, anywhere e-learning for all ages including live tutoring and homework help in core subjects. Tip Sheet
Global Road Warrior: Information on countries, including currency, recipes, politics, and much more – great for school projects or travel.
Kermode can be used to help you and your family improve your media/digital literacy skills and become more informed, more powerful digital citizens. It uses cutting-edge software to help you evaluate online content, build media literacy skills, and think critically about the information you see online. Tip Sheet
MasterFILE Premier: This database provides full-text magazines, articles, and primary source documents on business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and much more, updated daily. Includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps, and flags.
Primary Search: Searchable magazine articles, reference books, and videos, especially for elementary students. Covers a variety of topics including endangered species, famous musicians, space exploration, and more.
Science Reference Centre: Science fair ideas, articles, and so much more.
World Book Online: Encyclopedia-quality information for all ages and grades. Includes digital books, French and Spanish-language interface, social studies, science, and even crafts!
Languages & Lifelong Learning
LinkedIn Learning provides access to over 16 000 courses and tutorials that range from a few minutes to several hours in length. Courses cover a variety of topics, including art, design, web development, business, and productivity software (MS Office and others), and are available in 7 languages. Expert instructors make it easy to learn, and searchable transcripts help you review and answer questions.
Note: You must use the link above to access LinkedIn Learning as the library version has a different login page to the regular version. Tip Sheet
You can also download the app to your Android or iOS device. Be sure to enter this URL www.linkedin.com/learning-login/go/sdls as your Library ID when prompted during sign-up.
Tip Sheet for Mobile
Access Requirements: a membership with us! Use the number from the back of your library card to login along with this password: ideaLAB. It may take up to 2 weeks to gain access under a new membership.
Little Pim: Powered by Mango Languages, provides language learning lessons to young children using an immersive technique. Children can watch videos of Pim the Panda as he teaches them essential vocabulary and phrases, making learning fun and enjoyable. Each section contains several videos that fall within a specific topic, with practice cards to reinforce topics covered.
Mango Languages: Mango provides lessons for language learning in over 70 different languages, including Spanish, French, Mandarin, Punjabi, and more, including courses for English language learners. The lessons are arranged so that learners can move at their own pace with each lesson having goals and concepts that build on those that came before it.
Transparent Language: Learn a new language with courses and supplemental resources available in 110+ languages, including 11 Indigenous Languages spoken in Canada. Tip Sheet
Readers’ Favourites!
LOTE4Kids: LOTE4Kids was developed for libraries and schools to grow their World Language picture book collections, to help engage culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families and support kids learning a language. There are over 3000 titles in 65+ languages.
NoveList Plus: Search for books by subjects, plot, characters and more. Descriptions, reading levels and ratings are provided. Tip Sheet
NoveList K-8: All of the features of NoveList, but especially for kids.