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Below is a list of databases that are licensed by a lead consortium on behalf of Consortia Canada and the member institutions of Canadian consortia. Please input a search term or phrase to retrieve a resource licensed by Consortia Canada.
Please note: The table below is not a complete list of all the resources licensed by Consortia Canada. For the purposes of negotiating with vendors and renewing resources on an annual basis, a number of resources licensed by the same vendor are grouped together. For example, Oxford University Press (all products), though listed below as a single entry, is a grouped resource that includes approximately 30 dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.
To learn about how Consortia Canada licenses resources, visit Licensing Overview.
| Name | Description | Lead consortium |
|---|---|---|
| ACLS Humanities eBook |
This collection consists of over 5,000 fulltext titles in the humanities and related social sciences. [from vendor] |
Ontario Council of University Libraries |
| ACM Digital Library |
The ACM Digital Library (ACM DL) is the most comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records covering the fields of computing and information technology. [from vendor] |
Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) |
| Annual Reviews |
Annual Reviews is a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society. [from vendor] |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| Archive-It |
The leading web archiving service for collecting and accessing cultural heritage on the web. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| ASME Complete Digital Collection and ASME Codes and Standards |
This digital collection is ASME’s authoritative, online reference for the mechanical engineering and related research communities. [from vendor] |
Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) |
| ASTM |
ASTM International is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of voluntary consensus standards. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| ATLA Religion Databases |
ATLA Religion Database, ATLA with ATLASerials, ATLASerials PLUS |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Audio Ciné Films (ACF) Streaming |
Streaming service for popular and classic movies. |
The Alberta Library |
| Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America (formerly BNNA) |
More than 330,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles and government documents of the United States and Canada pertaining to culture, history, and daily life of Indigenous Peoples in North America. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Brepols Databases |
The resources contain sources from Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period in the disciplines of history and archaeology, language and literature, music, art and architectural history. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Canada Info Desk |
The Canadian online source that provides access to tens of thousands of cultural and professional organizations, government offices, law firms, banks, health and education facilities, libraries, and the media ranging from magazines to broadcasters. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| Canadian Almanac and Directory |
In-depth and up-to-date facts and figures about Canada, including textual material, charts, colour photographs and directory listings. Cross-searchable with other Grey House Publishing Canada directories. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| Chicago Manual of Style / Scientific Style and Format Online |
The Chicago Manual of Style Online and Scientific Style and Format Online are fully-searchable online style manuals produced by the University of Chicago Press [from vendor]. |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| ConsortiaManager |
A software suite that handles and automates all aspects of consortia license management. |
BC Electronic Library Network |
| Criterion on Demand (academic libraries) |
This resource, an online digital delivery feature film platform, provides easy access to educationally relevant feature films. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| Criterion on Demand (public libraries) |
Criterion Pictures is the non-theatrical distributor of Feature Films for many of Hollywood’s Major Motion Picture Studios. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| CSA OnDemand™ |
CSA OnDemand™ provides 24/7 access to your complete standards collection from CSA Group, in all available languages and with access to all historical editions. Online, Offline, and Off-Campus – CSA OnDemand™ provides the ideal solution for academic access to CSA standards. |
Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) |
| Curio.ca |
This resource provides streaming access to the best in educational video and audio from CBC and Radio-Canada. [from vendor] |
Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) |
| DSM5 / Psychiatry Online Premium or Core |
This database provides access to essential books and journals in the psychiatry and psychology disciplines. [from vendor] |
Ontario Council of University Libraries |
| Duke University Press |
A not-for-profit scholarly publisher, Duke University Press is best known for publishing in the humanities and social sciences. [from vendor] |
Ontario Council of University Libraries |
| eHRAF Archaeology & eHRAF World Cultures |
eHRAF databases are scholarly resources for research, teaching and learning, and supports original research on cross-cultural variation. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica Online |
Encyclopaedia Britannica products promote knowledge and learning and provide timely, relevant, and trustworthy information for homes, schools, universities, libraries, and workplaces around the world. [from vendor] |
BC Libraries Cooperative |
| Encyclopédie Universalis EDU for Academic Libraries |
This is the product description for academic libraries. |
Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) |
| Encyclopédie UNIVERSALIS et UNIVERSALIS Junior for Public Libraries |
Universalis is the encyclopedic reference of the French-speaking world. [from vendor] |
BIBLIOPRESTO |
| Frontier Life |
This resource consists of primary source documents from the frontiers of North America, Africa and Australasia. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Gold Rush Decision Support |
Gold Rush Decision Support is a content comparison tool meant to be used by collections development and acquisitions librarians. Access is via username and password for all individuals who will use the resource at the library. There is no limit to the number of identified users or number of reports that can be produced. |
Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) |
| Informit Indigenous Collection |
This multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary resource covers both topical and historical issues within Indigenous studies. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| Joanna Briggs Institute Databases |
This resource is a unique combination from the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) of evidence-rich content plus a set of online evidence-based practice (EBP) appraisal, implementation, and management tools. [from vendor] |
Electronic Health Library of BC (eHLbc) |
| Kanopy | Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique | |
| Kanopy BASE |
Kanopy is a video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. Kanopy provides an ad-free experience that can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phone, tablets and online. Kanopy BASE (KBASE) is a bundled academic subscription for educationthat features a foundational package of ~9,000 titles. |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| Kluwer Law International |
This resource provides legal practitioners, corporate counsel and business executives around the world with comprehensive international English-language legal information from renowned authors. [from vendor] |
Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) |
| L'Année philologique |
This resource is a reference bibliography for academic publications relating to Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| LexisNexis Academic and Quicklaw |
This online academic research database contains authoritative news content, including current coverage and deep archives. It provides university and college faculty and students with critical news, and legal and business information. [from vendor] |
BC Electronic Library Network |
| Maclean's Magazine Archive |
This leading Canadian news and general interest magazine provides a unique perspective on both national and international affairs. [from vendor] |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| Medici.tv |
The largest catalogue of classical music, opera, and dance videos, includes more than 3,500 musical works filmed from the 1940’s through to the present day, 2,000 films including concerts, documentaries and master classes, over 200 new programs added each year, over 100 live events streamed every year from the world’s most prestigious venues. |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Microbiology Society Journals Publish and Read |
The Microbiology Society's Publish and Read agreement provides institutions with uncapped Open Access (OA) publishing and unlimited access to the Society's journal archive. Any article published in the Society’s journals where the corresponding author is from a participating institution is made OA by default, with no limits on the number of OA articles. Institutions also gain unlimited usage rights. Any user affiliated with a participating institution can access the entire archive of content, dating back to 1947, for reading, as well as text and data mining. |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| Migration to New Worlds |
This resource charts the emigration experience of millions across 200 years of turbulent history, from the century of immigration through to the modern era. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| MLA Handbook Plus |
MLA Handbook Plus is a subscription-based digital product providing online access to the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| National Geographic |
This resource provide access to the complete archive of the National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of books, maps, images, and videos. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| NFB/ONF Education |
"CAMPUS is your online media portal for 21st-century learning, designed to help you see, understand, and experience the world differently!" [from vendor] |
Ontario Colleges Library Service (OCLS) |
| nkoda |
Nkoda is an App based scores tool. It is not a Web based application. Nkoda is an online digital library of sheet music and other cultural/education material that is made available to licensees through an application for mobile, tablet and other computing devices. There are several individual annotation options including ability to mark-up scores. Users can store and access scores offline. |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| NYT.com (Public Libraries) |
Fulltext access to the New York Times from 1851 to the present. Separately priced add-on modules (Cooking and Games) are also available. |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| OFFER DISCONTINUED 4 Seasons of Reconciliation |
4 Seasons of Reconciliation is an educational initiative developed for all post-secondary students which incorporates in-class learning with multi-media and captivating online components including reconciliation films. |
The Alberta Library |
| Oxford University Press (all products) |
Oxford University Press' publishing program spans the entire academic and higher education spectrum, including a wide array of scholarly and general interest books, journals, and online products. [from vendor] |
Ontario Council of University Libraries |
| Project MUSE |
Comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities, arts, and social sciences journals to support a core liberal arts curriculum at any academic institution. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| Project Muse ebooks |
This resource provides access to thousands of books from more than 100 distinguished scholarly publishers in a wide range of subjects within the humanities and social sciences. [from vendor] |
The Alberta Library |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe & Mail (1844-2021) |
This historic newspaper archive contains over 150 years of history with Canada's Heritage from 1844 - 2021 the online digitized full-image version of the complete works of The Globe and Mail newspaper since its inception as The Globe in 1844. [from vendor] |
Ontario Library Service / Service des bibliothèques de l'Ontario |
| RDA Toolkit |
RDA Toolkit is an integrated, browser-based, online product that allows users to interact with a collection of cataloging-related documents and resources including RDA: Resource Description and keyword searching all documents; the ability to create, store, and share personal and local cataloging documents. |
Ontario Council of University Libraries |
| Royal Society Journals |
The Royal Society is the United Kingdom’s academy of sciences and has been publishing journals dating back to 1665. |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| SAGE Health and Social Wellness Collections |
Three groups of content: SAGE Health and Social Wellness videos (5 subjects), SAGE Research Methods: Medicine & Health Videos, and SAGE Research Methods: Medicine & Health Cases. |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |
| SAGE Skills |
The SAGE Skills Suite is designed to support the improvement of student outcomes by helping students develop the academic and professional skills necessary to succeed in higher education and beyond. It contains SAGE Skills: Business and SAGE Skills: Student Success. |
Ontario Colleges Library Service (OCLS) |
| Statista - Academic Libraries |
This resource provides business clients and academics with statistics, reports, forecasts, and studies in the fields of marketing and consummerism. [from vendor] |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| Statista - Public Libraries |
This resource provides business clients and academics with statistics, reports, forecasts, and studies in the fields of marketing and consummerism. [from vendor] |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| The Atlantic Magazine Archive |
This resource, consisting of 1,800 issues, covers events and political issues through literary and cultural commentary from 1857 to 2014. [from vendor] |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| The Charleston Advisor |
Founded in July, 1999, The Charleston Advisor publishes detailed product reviews of proprietary and freely available web-based resources for the library market. Reviewed product types include databases, pricing tools, scholarly journals, and collections. More than 800 searchable expert reviews, peer-reviewed by the library community, are currently available to help optimize library services. |
Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique |
| University of Chicago Press Complete Journals Package |
The University of Chicago Press publishes more than 90 scholarly journals that cover a wide range of disciplines, from the humanities and the social sciences to the life and physical sciences. [from vendor] |
Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) |