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AccessScience - An online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Access to full-text articles, definitions and biographies.
Temporarily available in Libraries only

Ancestry Library Edition - A genealogy research tool that gives researchers a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research.
Available in all Mississauga Libraries



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Canadian Business Online - A directory to business and non-profit organizations in Canada, searchable by one or more criteria, for example by type of business, geographic area, and/or number of employees.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly (CPI.Q) - Find Canada-focused articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Canadian Reference Centre - A combination of Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, images and reference books. Includes U.S. and U.K. magazines in full text, as well as articles from Consumer Reports magazine. Updated daily. Use Advanced Search to find articles written in French.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Canadiana Public Collections
Local Mississauga newspapers from 1927 to 1980 include The Port Credit News, The Port Credit Weekly, The Weekly, The South Peel Weekly, The Mississauga News and The Mississauga Times.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

CANSIM - Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. Updated daily, CANSIM provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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DKFindOut! - Allows children to search, learn, and explore information on a safe and secure site. Good for homework help, DK’s clear, reliable, and visual content covers all curriculum subjects and more.



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ELibrary
Students of all ages can use this deep database of reliable sources to do online research. Temporarily Unavailable
Search in French to find French articles.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Flipster - Provides access to current issues of popular magazines to read on your computer, tablet, or phone. The Flipster app is available for offline reading.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Freegal - A free music service offering access to about 7 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. Each library card is entitled to five free downloads per week plus five hours of streaming music per day.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Gale Health and Wellness Resource Centre - Provides accurate, authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative and complementary medical practices.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Gale Virtual Reference Library A collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for research on a variety of topics.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Historic Images Gallery - An online searchable database for images documenting the history of Mississauga.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Hoopla - Stream movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, and comics to your computer or mobile device. Download the free app from your device’s app store.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Kids InfoBits - A research database for students in Kindergarten through Grade Five. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources, newspapers and magazines.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Learning Express Library - A test preparation website with tutorial courses and online practice tests, including Canadian citizenship, IELTS, TOEFL, and TOEIC test preparation. To use this service you must create a username and password. Your user name is your 14 digit library card number and the system will prompt you to create a password.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Literary Criticism Online - Discover commentary essays on books and plays. Draw comparisons and see how classic works have fared over the centuries via this resource’s easy searching capabilities. Literature Criticism Online represents a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras, and genres.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Literature Resource Center - Designed to meet the research needs of undergraduate and high school students, the Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. The Literature Resource Center covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Lynda.com - Learn business, software, technology, and creative skills through tutorials and video courses led by industry experts.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Mango Languages - Learn a new language. Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. The courses are presented with an appreciation for cultural nuance and real-world application by focusing on the four key elements of language learning: vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Mississauga Business Directory - The Economic Development Office, in partnership with Planning & Building Department presents the new, free and interactive Mississauga business directory, featuring close to 15,000 businesses.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Novelist Plus - The premiere database of reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world presenting fiction, nonfiction and audiobooks and includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Overdrive eBooks - Borrow and enjoy free eBooks, audiobooks, and more from the library’s digital collection, including a wide range of children’s books.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Press Reader - Read newspapers from all over Canada and across the world, including ones in the original language. The database carries today’s papers plus a 60 day archive. It's just like reading the print version, including the headlines, articles, classified ads and photos. You can browse page by page for search for articles on a specific topic.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Toronto Star - Literally millions of pages available on The Toronto Star's state-of-the-art online archives - back to 1894.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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RB Digital (formerly Zinio Magazine Collection) - Enjoy unlimited access to complete digital magazines, easily viewed on most Internet-enabled devices. Create an RB Digital account to save your magazine selections. Zinio for Libraries has merged with RBdigital, mobile users please download the new RBdigital app on your mobile device.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Safari Books Online - A digital library of books and videos on technology, digital media, and business topics. To access, log in to the Mississauga Library System’s online catalogue with your library card number and PIN. Then select the Safari e-books button on the left side of the screen.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Scott's Canadian Business Directory - Covers organizations and key business contacts in Canadian manufacturing, industrial, business services, healthcare, government, and educational market sectors.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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TumbleBooks - An online collection of animated, talking picture books that teach children the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. Online jigsaw puzzles and games reinforce concepts from the books.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries



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Value Line - An investment resource providing analyses of industrial sectors and of particular large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks trading on the New York, NASDAQ, American, and Toronto Stock Exchanges, with a focus on U.S. firms. The “Selection and Opinion” section reviews developments in the economy, stock markets, and the Value Line model portfolios.
Available in all Mississauga Libraries

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Zinio Magazine Collection (Now RB Digital) - Enjoy unlimited access to complete digital magazines, easily viewed on most Internet-enabled devices. Create an RB Digital account to save your magazine selections. Zinio for Libraries has merged with RBdigital, mobile users please download the new RBdigital app on your mobile device.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries