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Forgot the passwords to our subscription databases ?  Can't find the information you are looking for ?  The following websites also provide online databases to the general public:
Search the "free library" for hundreds of scholarly books and journal articles selected by librarians. Or sign-up for a free trial to access the full library !
 

Google Scholar is a free search engine for scholarly literature, articles, theses, books, etc from  academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers.

New Westminster Public Library: The library's online databases include science, magazine and newspaper articles, social issues, history and literature. A New West Public Library Card is required.

Canadian Information By Subject is an information service developed by the Library and Archives Canada to provide links to information about Canada from Internet resources around the world. The subject arrangement is in the form of a "Subject Tree", based on the structure of the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
Information sur le Canada par matière est un service développé par la Bibliothèque et Archives Canada pour donner accès à l'information sur le Canada provenant de partout à travers le monde via Internet.
 
Canada's most authoritative and comprehensive reference, available in both official languages. It is home to more than 40,000 articles, 6,000 interactive maps, graphs, photographs and animation.   Ce site est disponible en français aussi.

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online provides access to the 15 volumes already in print and to
a selection of biographies from unprinted volumes. Search for persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years. Le Dictionnaire biographique du Canada en ligne donne accès aux quinze volumes déjà imprimés et à une sélection de biographies inédites.



Explore Canada's geographic zones - Cordillera, Arctic, Lowlands, etc. using this search engine. The Atlas of Canada provides authoritative, current,  and accessible geographic information at a national level. L'Atlas du Canada fournit des produits de données géographiques reconnus, à jour et accessibles à l'échelle du pays.