Research Databases

Access Databases through the "Secondary" drop down menu at the top of the UGCloud landing page

Features and Tools Available in Our Databases

EBSCO DATABASES

These include:

Explora

Literary Reference Centre

Science Reference Centre

Canadian Points of View

Points of View

Features:

Easily create your own account
Same user id and password for all EBSCO databases
Save articles and searches in a Google Drive "folder" for later use
Folders can even be shared with other EBSCO account holders
An excellent tool for ongoing research! Articles can be printed, saved, emailed or exported to your Google drive.

Audio Files:

These can be played back or downloaded for later use.

Citation Tool:

Includes a citation formating tool located on the right-side menu. When in a document, select the Citation tool (circled in red, below) and then scroll through citation style to the style required by your teacher. Copy the required citation and paste into your notes. You will need to add the date accessed to your citation.

EBSCO Citation Tool

GALE DATABASES

These include:

Literature Resource Centre

Gale in Context - Canada

Gale in Context - Environmental Studies

Gale in Context - Science

Features:

Easily create your own account
Store links to articles and searches you tried.
Downside: databases are not consistent in terms of tools
Print, bookmark, download, email or share articles via social media such as Twitter or Facebook, or save to your Google Drive
Use Topic Finder to see ideas related to your topic
Includes a highlighting and note-making tool. Highlighted articles and notes can be exported to Google drive.

Audio Files:

These can be played back or downloaded for later use.

Citation Tool:

Includes an excellent citation tool which will format entries in MLA Works Cited or APA References style and allow you to download and/or copy them. See screen-shot below.

Gale Citation Tool

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