eLECTRONIC Resources: Books and article Indexes

Find articles in journals, magazines and newspapers using these article indexes. Direct access for some of these databases is only available from NVIT, or by entering your library card number when prompted.

For databases indicated with "*",  searches off-campus have been enabled, you will be asked for your card number.

Books

      Ebrary,  Search 25,000 electronic books online

Article Indexes

*Academic Search Fulltext Elite Search here for an combined search of Ebsco databses.  If you search the databases separately,  there are some special tools available, such as the ability to isolate one particular journal.  For Canadian journals try in addition  Canadian Business and Current Affairs.

ACM Digital ACM refers to the Association for Computing Machinery.  Bibliogrphic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since its founding in 1947 are available in the Digital Library, together with selected works published by affiliated organizations. The Database includes doctoral theses, master's theses, and technical reports

Applied Science and Technology Index Includes Applied Science & Technology Index, General Science Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, Art Index, General Science Index, Social Sciences Index, Biological & Agricutlrual Index (Plus), and the Humanities Index.

Alternate Health Watch  This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Alternate HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine.

Anthropological Index Online  This index is based on the journal holdings of The Anthropology Library at The British Museum (Museum of Mankind) which receives periodicals in all branches of anthropology, from academic institutions and publishers around the world.

*Art Index  Indexes Art, Architecture, and Urban Planning journals .

Bibliography of Native North Americans  The Bibliography of Native North Americans (BNNA) is a covers all aspects of Native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. BNNA contains more than 122,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Dates of coverage for included content range from the sixteenth century to the present

*Biological/Agricultural Index Indexing and some full text for journals in the fields of Biology and Agriculture. (73 full text titles)

*BC Statistics has the provincial government's largest concentration of statistical products, services and expertise.  Most of the information is public and under the"BC Stats" option, Current statistics and a host of other information is available under "BC Stats-Secure".

*Canadian Almanac and Directories contains a wealth of contact, biographical, statistical, business, and cultural information about Canada.  

*Canadian Business and Current Affairs web access to the major index for Canadian newspapers, popular and business magazines, and scholarly journals; comprehensive coverage of Canadian topics, including business, politics, literature, history and news events, 1982 - the present; with some full text. Online ILL ordering.

Canadian Native Law Cases Index to the 9 volume set contains all reported Canadian court decisions, as well as those that went to the Privy Council on appeal from Canada.  Also available in hard copy at the NVIT Library as "Canadian Native Law Reporter".

*Canadian Newstand New interface to 12 Canadian daily newspapers, including the Vancouver Sun and The Province , as well as other Canadian news sources.  The older interface available until the summer as Canadian News Disk.

*Canadian Research Index This is an excellent resource for hard to find Canadian government reports, Canadian theses, Stats Canada data, and research publications.  Perform a word search, then select AND and narrow your hitlist effectively.  Their main website gives more information about the database.

*CBCA Fulltext Business

*CBCA Fulltext Education

*CBCA Fulltext Reference 

CISTI Indexes contain National Research Council full text journals in the fields of:  Biology, Zoology, Botany,  Cell biology, Geotechical,  Canadian geographical, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Earth sciences, Fisheries, Aquatic sciences, Microbiology, Physics, Physiology, Forest Research, and Zoology.  Select the journal of choice (or select all journals) and search for full text articles.

*Clinical Pharmacology 

*Encylopedia of British Columbia 

*ERIC access to the Resources in Education (RIE) file of document citations and the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) file of journal article citations from over 750 professional journals; also includes over 850 ERIC Digest records that feature the full text of the original document; ERIC Thesaurus is available as a menu option on the search screen. 1966 - the present.

Feric Database  Resources available from the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada.

First Nations Periodical Index is an index to 20 journals of significance for those doing Native Studies. Orientation is more towards Plains First Nations, but there is much material useful anywhere. Titles not in this library will have to be obtained through inter-library loan.

Forest Enviroviews includes hundreds of provincial and federal acts and regulations, bills or the BC legislature, policy manual of the provincial legislature, RIC manuals, guidebooks, association of BC professional foresters information, case summaries and tribunal decisions provided by Mair Jensen Blair, and historical versions of Forest Enviroviews back to 1995.  Accessible at the moment only from NVIT computers.

General Science Index Indexes journals from a wide range of scientific disciplines

GovInfo is a UBC index to Canadian and Canadian provincial information on the web.  Provides government databases, directories, reports, statistics, statutes, & more. 

Government of BC Index links to many publications of the BC Government, many of which are available full text.  Others will be purchased as necessary by the NVIT library for our students. 

*Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides over 520 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 560 journals. Click here for a complete title list.

Science Indexes (Biological, General and Applied)webaccess to The Biological & Agricultural Index, The General Science Index, and The Applied Science &Technology Index; coverage includes popular, scholarly, trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject periodicals. Online ILL ordering.

*Social Sciences Index  A Wilson index that cites articles from 415 English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Coverage includes a wide range of inter-disciplinary fields (including psychology, anthropology, political science, sociology, social work, economics, and women's studies) in a broad array of social sciences journals.

Stats Canada (E-STAT) Census and other statistical data on Canada. Access is automatic while at NVIT, when at home click on  Estat at home,  then enter your Moodle ID and password. Finally click on the "Estat" box.