Embedded Files
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Below, you will find links to help you search and access materials from our physical and digital holdings, as well as tools and resources to help you use what you find in your research. For more information on our policies, please click here.
Below are the passwords for the databases. You must be logged in to your OCDSB account to see the login information.
Library Catalogues and General Reference Materials
Library Catalogues and General Reference Materials
Search the collection of books found in our Learning Commons shelves.
Search our school collection of audiobooks and ebooks for borrowing.
(Login to the OCDSB required)
Search the city library catalogue.
An encyclopedia with a Canadian perspective and focus.
A collection of data on various countries and regions.
An online encyclopedia.
A French-language online encyclopedia.
Academic Research Databases
Academic Research Databases
News and Multimedia Resources
News and Multimedia Resources
A site consisting of several virtual museums and exhibits.
The National Film Board of Canada's website of documentaries and creative films.
A repository of TED talks.
Classroom resources from CBC.
(Login Required)
A major source of daily Canadian and international news
A collection of statistics on Canada.
Repository of news releases and wire service stories.
Canada's national paper of record.
Ottawa Public Library Online Free Resources
With your OPL account, you can use their free online resources for consumer research, online classes, language learning, newspaper reading and more.
Style Guides
Style Guides
Tools to Support Research and Inquiry
Tools to Support Research and Inquiry
A tool for visually and orally annotating texts, building vocabulary, and doing speach-to-text and text-to-speach
Upload any PDF and then ask the program questions and engage in a dialogue with the document to better understand some of its key points.
Drop in a PDF and JSTOR will analyze the article to identify connected research from their database. JSTOR login required.
A mind mapping tool to develop ideas alone or collaboratively
The ultimate tool for understanding the information that matters most to you, built with Gemini 1.5.
Power Study - Learn faster and deeper.
Organize your thinking - Present with confidence.
Spark new ideas- Unlock your creative potential.
Perplexity AI is a chatbot that cultivates answers while providing citations from sources for its answers. Users can click the citations in the article to verify that the information is accurate.
A series of sonic experiments designed to help students learn music.
Talk to Books is a new platform from Google Books that allows users to curate a selection of texts based off of a batch of key words.
Tools for Content Creation
Tools for Content Creation
A great tool for quickly recording videos and podcasts with multiple track options.
You have access to additional features through your OCDSB account.
A user-friendly program for developing presentations, brochures, reports, presentations, short videos and other content.
A user-friendly program for developing presentations, brochures, reports, presentations, short videos and other content.
You have access to additional features through your OCDSB account.
A user-friendly program for developing digital books, magazines, and multimedia flipbooks. Can also be downloaded for printing.
Tools for Programming and Prototyping
Tools for Programming and Prototyping
A Chrome pluggin to allow for quick digital expression of math equations.
A drag and drop coding environment that can be used to create games, programs, and short interactive videos.
Cloud based CAD software to design building, architecture and other products.
A 3D design program specifically made for use with 3D printers.
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