The databases in this list were compiled from the following sources:
Lists of free databases from: OC and UBC
Lists of databases with free databases clearly labelled: JIBC, LC, NIC, SFU, TRU, and YC
Criteria for inclusion were:
- Is linked from a Subject Guide or Database List from one of the 27 AskAway institutions.
- Is Searchable
- Indexes materials such as journal articles, newspaper articles, gov docs, theses/dissertations, or book chapters
Table of Contents:
Multidisciplinary
Multidisciplinary
BC Magazines and Newspapers - Selective Index from the Legislative Library
Canadian Encyclopedia
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Metadata Harvester
Directory of Open Access Journals
ELDIS Gateway to Development Information
Érudit - Index of Québécois journals
FindArticles.com
Google Scholar
Infotrieve (emphasis on science, technology, and medicine)
Ingenta
OAIster Digital Repository
Outlook Online Catalogue of BC's public and academic libraries
Persée Index of Journals from France (in French)
Multidisciplinary - Science
ArXiv
NRC Research Press Journals
Scirus
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Subjects
Agriculture
AgEcon Search
Agricola
Agricultural Communications Documentation Centre
AGRIS/CARIS
ASABE Technical Library
GreenFILE (Environmental Concerns)
Anthropology
PrimateLit
Archaeology
British & Irish Archaeology Bibliography
Astronomy
NASA Astrophysics Data System
NASA Technical Reports Server
Biology
ArXiv
BioMed Central
GreenFILE (Environmental Concerns)
Highwire Press
NRC Research Press Journals
Ornithological Worldwide Literature
PLoS: Public Library of Science
PrimateLit
PubMed
Yukon Biodiversity Database
British Columbia
BC Magazines and Newspapers - Selective Index from the Legislative Library
BC Ministry of Forests: Publications
BC Reports (Law)
BC Sheet Music
British Columbia Government Publications Index
British Columbia Index
Kamloops Daily News Index
Okanagan History Index (Okanagan Region)
Business
Foreign Direct Investment Database (UNCTAD)
Penn World Tables
Canadian
Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography
Canada's Early Women Writers
Canadian Book Trade Bibliography 1935-1985
CABOT: Canadian Health Research - no longer available - will relink if this database becomes available again
Canadian Encyclopedia
Canadian Model Forest Network
Canadian Music Periodical Index
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Metadata Harvester
CanLII: Canadian Legal Information Institute (Canadian court decisions)
CGRG Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research in English
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
Érudit Index of Québécois Journals
First Nations Periodicals Index
LEGISinfo
Theses Canada Portal (Theses and Dissertations)
Chemistry
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Database of Zeolite Structures
Highwire Press
NRC Research Press Journals
Classical Studies
TOCS-IN: Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists
Cognitive Studies
CogPrints
Human Computer Interaction Bibliography and How to Access It
Linguistic Bibliography Online
Computer Science
ArXiv
CiteSeer
Computer Science Bibliographies
DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
EEVL's EJournal Search Engines
Human Computer Interaction Bibliography and How to Access It
NetLib Mathematical software, documents, and databases
Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library
Communications
Agricultural Communications Documentation Centre
Criminology
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Northern Justice Society Native Crime Bibliography
Cultural Studies
Multicultural
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
Multicultural Canada
Aboriginal
First Nations Periodicals Index
Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database
Native Health Databases
Northern Justice Society Native Crime Bibliography
Nunavik Bibliography
Hispanic Studies
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Dance
Dance Collection Catalog (New York Public Library)
Demographics
Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography
Penn World Tables
POPLINE
Population Index
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Earth Science
GEOSCAN
Geoscience Data Repository
Economics
AgEcon Search
Penn World Tables
Education
ABC-Lit: An Index to Children's Literature Scholarship
Australian Education Index
CCREL (Centre canadien des ressources sur l'enseignement des langues) - For teaching French as a second language
Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research in English
Education Index
ERIC
Teacher Reference Centre
Emergency Management/Fire Science
Fire Database
National Fire Academy and Emergency Management Institute Learning Resource Centre
Engineering
EEVL's EJournal Search Engines
Environment
Arctic Environmental Strategy NWT Water Bibliography
GreenFILE
Hydrocarbon Impacts
Mining and the Aquatic Environment
Northern Contaminants Programme Publications
Film Studies
Film Literature Index
Fine Arts
Artexte Bibliographic Database
Database of Virtual Art
Food Science and Nutrition
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements Database
Forestry
BC Ministry of Forests: Publications
Canadian Model Forest Network
Geography
GEODOK
Geology
ASTIS: Arctic Science and Technology Information System
CGRG Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology
GEOSCAN
Geoscience Data Repository
Gerontology
Ageline
Government Documents
LEGISinfo
Hospitality & Tourism
GEODOK
History
AustriaN Newspapers Online (in German)
BC Magazines and Newspapers - Selective Index from the Legislative Library
Canadian Encyclopedia
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography
In the First Person (Primary Sources Online)
Okanagan History Index (Okanagan Region)
Languages
French
CCREL (Centre canadien des ressources sur l'enseignement des langues) - For teaching French as a second language
Érudit - Index of Québécois journals
Persée Index of Journals from France
German
AustriaN Newspapers Online (in German)
GEODOK
Spanish
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Law
BC Reports
CanLII: Canadian Legal Information Institute (Canadian court decisions)
NegoTech
Library and Information Science
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Linguistics
Linguistic Bibliography Online
Literature
ABC-Lit: An Index to Children's Literature Scholarship
Canada's Early Women Writers
Canadian Book Trade Bibliography 1935-1985
Gale Literary Index
Mathematics
ArXiv
Distributed Digital Library of Mathematical Monographs Collection
EEVL's EJournal Search Engines
Electronic Research Archive for Mathematics: Jahrbuch Database 1868-1942
EULER Portal to Mathematics Publications
Medicine
Ageline
BioMed Central
CABOT: Canadian Health Research - no longer available - will relink if this database becomes available again
Highwire Press
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements Database
NetLib Mathematical software, documents, and databases
Native Health Databases
PLoS: Public Library of Science
POPLINE
Project Cork (Substance Abuse literature)
PubMed
Toxline
TOXNET
See also the list of free resources compiled by e-HLbc (Electronic Health Library of BC)
Music
BC Sheet Music
Canadian Music Periodical Index
The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
Northern Canada
Arctic Environmental Strategy NWT Water Bibliography
ASTIS: Arctic Science and Technology Information System
Hydrocarbon Impacts
Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database
Mining and the Aquatic Environment
Northern Contaminants Programme Publications
Northern Granular Resources
Nunavik Bibliography
Yukon Biodiversity Database
Nursing
Ageline
PubMed
Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library
See also the list of free resources compiled by e-HLbc (Electronic Health Library of BC)
Pharmacology
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements Database
Project Cork (Substance Abuse literature)
Toxline
TOXNET
See also the list of free resources compiled by e-HLbc (Electronic Health Library of BC)
Physics
ArXiv
NASA Astrophysics Data Systems
NRC Research Press Journals
Physics Reviews
SPIRES HEP Literature Database (High Energy Physics)
Political Science
BC Magazines and Newspapers - Selective Index from the Legislative Library
British Columbia Government Publications Index
Empire Club Index of Speeches
LEGISinfo
Official Documents of the UN
Rehabilitation
Rehabdata
See also the list of free resources compiled by e-HLbc (Electronic Health Library of BC)
Religion
TOCS-IN: Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists
Statistical Data
Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography
Foreign Direct Investment Database (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics
See also the wiki page of Sources for Statistics
Theses and Dissertations
Canadian Association of Research Libraries Metadata Harvester
OAIster Digital Repository
Theses Canada Portal
Women's Studies
Canada's Early Women Writers
Women in Science and Technology
Women's Human Rights Resources Database WHRR
Additional Resources
Free Academic Databases Search Engine
FreeAcademicDatabases.org
Database of Databases
Use this database to determine which journals are indexed by a particular database, or vice versa.
CUFTS
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