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Welcome to the Library!
Get help with research, talk about books, or just drop in to chat! Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Library Events
Book clubs, read-alouds, and other library events!
Quick Links
Reading!
Search the Library catalogue for print books on our shelves and place a hold to have the book delivered to your classroom!!
Looking for French books? Here's a video showing you how to browse the catalogue to see what books we have in French.
For audiobooks and other accessible formats: consult SORA and EPIC (see eBooks below). If you can't find what you are looking for, Earl of March also has access to the AERO and CELA Library resources -- email Ms. Johnstone for help.
eBooks
SORA eBooks!
Read online in the VLE (OCDSB Student Portal) under the Grades 7-12 waffle or follow these instructions to use the app.
Click here for a video tutorial on using SORA.
Click here for a video on how to access the VLE.
EPIC eBooks and Audiobooks!
Join the Library Google Classroom for instructions on how to browse and request Epic ebooks and audiobooks!
Research!
Research Steps
- Begin with general reference resources, such as encyclopedia articles, to give you a sense of the main issues.
- Move to critical articles (e.g. from the databases) that debate and discuss the issue.
- If applicable, consult primary sources for original evidence and examples.
Electronic Resources (Virtual Library)
Use the links to search for books, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, journals, and verified websites available on our virtual shelves.
Most of these digital resources can be accessed without a password in the VLE (OCDSB Student Portal) under the Grades 7-12 waffle. Click here for a video on how to access the VLE.
Some of these databases require PASSWORDS.
Click here to access passwords with your OCDSB Google account.
1. Encyclopedias
2. Academic Articles, etc.: "Virtual Library" Databases
Use these databases to access:
- newspapers
- magazines and academic journals
- encyclopedias and other reference books
- multimedia sources
Go to the VLE to access OCDSB databases.
Click here for instructions.
Free online journal and research databases
JSTOR Open Access to academic journals and research resources
3. Video Streaming
4. Primary Sources (no password required)
(original information and documents, including newspapers)
- PLOS (Public Library of Science)
- Popular Science Magazine
- La revue Géographica
- Statistics Canada and Canada Year Book
- Browse by topic to find statistics and articles on trends in Canadian society, economy, environment, health, justice, etc.
- Library of Parliament Virtual Library
- Early Canadiana Online
- Canada in the Making, the Fur Trade, the Hudson’s Bay Company, Canadian Women’s History, Colonial Government Journals, the Early Governors General of Canada, English Canadian Literature, History of French Canada, Jesuit Relations, and Native Studies.
- National Library and Archives Canada (Collections Canada)
- Look in the Virtual Exhibitions and the Digital Collections for online, digitized versions of Canadian primary sources (diaries, newspapers, photographs, and other documents) in the National Library and Archive of Canada.
- The Globe and Mail Archive, 1884-2003 (Ottawa Public Library)
- You can access this archive of The Globe and Mail newspaper articles from 1844 to 2003 FROM HOME ONLY, with a public library card, by going to the Ottawa Public Library’s website and clicking on Newspapers -- Online.
- Ontario History Links Online
- The Ontario Genealogy Home Page lists online links and publications related to the history of Ontario communities and townships. Many digitized primary documents.
5. Other Useful Web Resources (no password required)
Interesting links and resources
Need help?
Contact Ms. Johnstone or Mrs. Donovan!