Services
Resource Ontario provides online databases for all interests.
- Teen health
- Auto repair
- Student info bits
- Canadian points of view
- Fodor travel books
- Research help at all levels
- Literature resources
From home, work, school or any other internet connection, Ontarians can access online resources that provide information they can trust, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Resource Ontario licenses these resources through the websites of the province’s 6,500 libraries. In this section libraries can find all the information to select, register and promote the databases that are ideal for their visitors.
This page lists the database resources licensed for Ontario residents in 2011. They are listed at the top of the page under their vendor names. Just select the name of the database to link down to its description. You can also download a full list of online resources available through Ontario libraries (PDF).
This page lists the respected vendors from which Resource Ontario licenses these online resources. They include Career Cruising, EBSCO, Rosen Publishing, and the Gale Group. They are listed at the top of the page along with the databases they provide. Just select the name of the vendor to link down to information on registration, training and technical support, what promotional material is available, and who to contact.
This page lists the material available to promote these databases to library visitors - including posters, news releases and much more. Please select the name of the database from the list at the top of the page, to link down to the materials for that database.