Everyone is welcome to search the Library ONLINE CATALOGUE.
Registered patrons can perform the following additional functions:
- RENEW items you have on loan
- Place a RESERVE/HOLD on an item your interested in
- View current and past transaction history
e-books, e-journals, or e-audiobooks
Are you looking for e-books, e-journals, or e-audiobooks? ANPL has two outstanding resources for these items and both are available to patrons 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
ebooks on EBSCOhost
NetLibrary has become ebooks on EBSCOhost. Thousands of titles to choose from and all you need is your library card number and password
Visit ebooks on EBSCOhost.
OverDrive
OverDrive just requires your library card number. This resource if fantastic for popular fiction of every genre, just in audio format. If you have no internet access, or a very slow connection, Norwood branch has a download centre for you to download directly to your iPod or MP3 player.
OverDrive also has ebooks, ready for you to download to your computer or ereader.
Visit OverDrive now.
AudioBookCloud
AudioBookCloud has online audiobooks for readers of all ages. Listen online without needing to download.
Visit AudioBookCloud now.
Just For Kids
TumbleBooks – TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated,
talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.
Tumblereadables TumbleReadables.com is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration.
PebbleGo - Animal and Earth & Space databases for emergent readers. (If you are accessing this from home, the login information is: username – sopl14, password – school).
Search Your Family Roots
Ancestry.com is a genealogy research tool with data from census, military records, court, land, probate, vital and church records, passenger lists, etc. It covers Canada, the US, UK, and some European countries.
Note: Access to the library edition of Ancestry.com is only available from inside the library either via one of our public computers or your own laptop using our Internet connection.
Visit the Ancestry.com Library Edition now.
Online Databases
A database is a collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval. Need medical information? Do you want to search hundreds of Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires, and reference books on a specific topic? Or are you looking for Homework help?
Then be sure to check out our online resources! The ANPL subscribes to specific, web-based databases which you can access on a library computer, or at home by typing in your library card number.
Indeed
This Canadian job search database is open to everyone. You don’t need to know your library card number or remember your password.
Visit Indeed now.
Gale-Cengage Online Databases
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles that go far beyond what is available on the Internet. Updated daily.
The Gale-Cengage Learning databases cover an incredible amount of information. Just seeing the list of individual databases can be overwhelming. To assist in making your research efforts somewhat easier, ANPL has broken down these databases into smaller, more manageable groups.
General Learning: These databases are full of general information. If you are not sure of where to look, you can do a general search of all the databases through PowerSearch. Click on one of the names below to use this service.
General OneFile – A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics from present day back to 1980: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – (GVRL): Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
General Reference Center Gold – (GRCG): A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources – newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles from present back to 1980 on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
General Business File ASAP – Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available, with info dating from present back to 1980.
CPI.Q – (Canadian Periodicals): Use this database to find articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content from Gale, all with a Canadian focus.
Chilton Library - ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.
Education: If you are doing a research project, essay, or other academic endeavour then this is the place to look for help.
Grzimek’s Animal Life - In 1968 Bernhard Grzimek, the famous zoologist and Director of the Frankfurt Zoo, published the Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia. Gale updated the print set in 2004, including new articles and commissioning additional images. Grzimek’s Animal Life on the web provides students and researchers with a dynamic, interactive resource that fosters more discussion and critical thinking skills. This product uses the content from the encyclopedia to provide unequaled coverage on more than 4,000 species, and includes more than 11,000 images, videos, illustrations, and maps.
Kids Infobits – Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Junior Edition – Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Student Edition – Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Canada in Context -Canada in Context (formerly Student Resource Centre Canadian Edition) includes reference, periodicals, primary sources, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. The database includes Canadian curriculum standards with correlated content, a popular topics pick list on the home page that features one-click access to Canadian topics, and new and updated essays on Canadian topics.
Discovering Collection – Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips. New to the database are popular topic pick lists and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
Literature Resource Centre - Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.
Career Cruising
Career Cruising offers a suite of online career guidance and planning tools designed for people of all ages. Using our tools, you can find the right career, explore education and training options, build your own portfolio, manage your school’s course selection process, or set up a career development network in your community. Visit Career Cruising now.
Teen Health and Wellness
This database was developed for teens with their unique concerns in mind. It provides curricular support and self-help on many topcs including diseases, drugs & alcohol, nutrition, mental and emotional health, cyber-literacy, family life, and sexuality. Visit Teen Health and Wellness now.
Courtesy of EBSCOhost:
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
This full-text database is designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, each with an overview, point, counterpoint, and Critical Thinking.
Visit the Canadian Points of View Reference Centre now.
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Visit Consumer Health Complete now.
Multilingual Health Databases (French and English)
Containing the latest evidenced-based health information, Multilingual Health Databases provide hundreds of reports for the most common health topics. Each of the 17 represented languages is served by its own dedicated database featuring expertly translated full-text content to ensure accuracy of information.
Visit Multilingual Health Databases now.
NoveList
NoveList, a readers’ advisory service, not only provides access to information on 155,000 fiction titles, but it also offers a wide range of feature content to serve fiction readers of all ages including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more.
Visit NoveList now.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 contains enhanced subject access for over 60,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.
Visit NoveList K-8 now.
We at Asphodel-Norwood Public Library would like to thank the Southern Ontario Library Service, Ontario Library Service – North and the Government of Ontario for their support in helping us make these e-resources available to our patrons.
