Resource Ontario levels the playing field for all Ontarians by providing equity of access to information and learning resources. It provides greater support for rural, urban, francophone and native populations by delivering free, licensed access to an extensive collection of materials and information.

The following are links to each database and a brief description of each. Please click on the image to access the database. Some of the databases require that you enter all or part of your 14 digit library barcode number on your library card if you are accessing them from home.

The Gale Databases include hundreds of full text magazines, journals, encyclopedias and other reference materials of interest to elementary and secondary schools, public libraries, and academic institutions.

To access these databases from home you will need to enter you library barcode number.

Auto Repair Reference Center (Click on EBSCO Host to access)

This database includes automotive repair information on most manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles and includes:
* more than 31,600 vehicles from 1945 to the present
* over 250,000 drawing and step-by-step photographs
* approximately 75,000 technical service bulletins and recalls
* over 130,000 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing
* specifications and maintenance schedules
* Quick Tips - a complete guide to vehicle ownership and maintenance

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre (Click on EBSCO Host to access)

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, with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics include the environment, human rights, race, substance abuse and many more.

The database contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 400 main essays, leading political magazines, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference books.

Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers, the award-winning, critically acclaimed database from Rosen Publishing provides middle and high school students with curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases & conditions; drugs & alcohol; nutrition & fitness; mental and emotional health; sexuality & sexual health; bullying and internet safety; green living; family life, and more.  Content in this database is aligned to Ontario curriculum standards in health and physical education; science; and language arts. Developed for teens, with their unique concerns in mind, Teen Health & Wellness draws on Rosen’s landmark series, including Coping, Need to Know, and others.