Library Guides: Policing, Security & Investigation: Databases

Key Databases

Ebook Central
Multidisciplinary eBook database. Covers the topics of the arts, business, education, health, history, law, literature, religion and technology. Includes thousands of fiction & non-fiction works, scholarly monographs and classic literature. NOTE: The new Ebook Central Reader App is here to make reading on the go easier than ever. The App provides a secure, accessible and modern reading experience for full-book downloads. Learn how to use and explore the new app!
O’Reilly Online Learning
Multimedia technology database. Covers the topics of Computer & Engineering Science, Interactive Arts & Technology, Information Systems and Engineering. Includes videos, live online training, learning paths, ebooks, tutorials, and more.
Canada Commons
Multidisciplinary Canadian research database. Covers a wide range of studies including history, sociology, anthropology, business and economics. Includes rare and hard-to-find content and government documents in full-text.
eBooks - Academic Collection (EBSCO)
Multidisciplinary eBook database. Covers academic subjects from business and science to engineering and the humanities. Includes titles from leading university presses such as Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, Harvard and many others.

Academic Video Online
Multidisciplinary video database. Covers everything from anthropology to zoology. Includes documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs, newsreels and demonstrations.
Films on Demand
Multidisciplinary video database. Contains thousands of documentary and educational videos from a wide variety of producers, such as the BBC, National Geographic, PBS, and TED.
CBC Curio
Streaming video and audio database from the CBC and Radio Canada. Contains documentaries, radio and TV content including Doc Zone, Dragons Den and News in Review. Includes documentaries, news, drama, teacher's guides and more.

Academic OneFile Select
Multidisciplinary research database. Covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences. Includes peer-reviewed, full-text articles and vocational/technical titles.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Online journal directory. Provides access to high quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly research journals globally, regardless of discipline, geography or language.
Google Scholar

A simple way to broadly search across many disciplines for scholarly literature. Includes articles, books, and abstracts from academic publishers, societies, repositories, and universities. Look for the Get it @ Mohawk link to find items available in our collection.
EBSCOhost Databases
Search all 30 EBSCOhost databases at once or choose the databases you want to search. Create a MyEBSCO account to save your research, download eBooks or create a Project list.

Canadian Business and Current Affairs
Multidisciplinary Canadian research database. Covers the topics of agriculture, business, education, politics, health, history and social sciences. Includes trade publications, radio/television transcripts, news and dissertations.
Regional Business News
Multidisciplinary database containing full text regional business publications for the United States & Canada.
News (Gale OneFile)
Full-text newspaper database. Contains content from U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. Includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
Hamilton Spectator
Newspaper for Hamilton, Ontario containing local and international news. Coverage available from February 1993 to present.

Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLii)
Legal research database. Provides access to judgments from all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada as well as consolidated statutes and regulations of every Canadian jurisdiction.
Canada Commons
Multidisciplinary Canadian research database. Covers a wide range of studies including history, sociology, anthropology, business and economics. Includes rare and hard-to-find content and government documents in full-text.
Canadian Points of View Reference Source
Point-counterpoint research database. Covers controversial and hot-topic issues from a Canadian perspective. Includes an overview essay of the topic, a point (argument) essay, a counterpoint (opposing argument) essay, and a guide to critical analysis.
Canada (Gale In Context)
Multidisciplinary Canadian research database. Covers First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Confederation of Canada as well as technology and sports. Includes global news feeds and biographies of Canadian figures.

Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLii)
Legal research database. Provides access to judgments from all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada as well as consolidated statutes and regulations of every Canadian jurisdiction.
Quicklaw (Lexis Advance)
Legal research database. Contains a vast array of legal information in English and French covering every jurisdiction in Canada, and many foreign jurisdictions. Includes court and tribunal cases, legislation, and international cases.
Canada Commons
Multidisciplinary Canadian research database. Covers a wide range of studies including history, sociology, anthropology, business and economics. Includes rare and hard-to-find content and government documents in full-text.