Homework Help

This page is loaded with information for school and personal research. It includes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, access to subscription library databases that you can connect directly to from home or school by entering your 14 digit Georgina Public Libraries card number. Also included are links designed to give you authoritative, current, topic-specific websites for school and personal research. Additionally, you can access Ontario's live chat reference service called askON. Live chat is available Monday through Thursday, from 12:30pm-8:30pm and Friday and Saturday 12:30pm-4:30pm.

Electronic Books	eLibrary Canada	NoveList Plus
Auto Repair Reference Center	EBSCO Canadian Reference Centre	Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Infotrac Power Search	CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index)	Scholarly & Academic Databases
Reference	Teen Fiction	Teen Health
Local School Boards	School Subject Resources	Sports

NetLibrary eBooks (1320 electronic books) include new books plus many classics that have no copyright restrictions. Books in many different subjects are available, including politics, business, health, science, philosophy, psychology, and literature. Many are reference books, to assist with homework or personal research. Georgina Public Libraries offers the collection through SOLS (Southern Ontario Library Service), a member of the Consortium of Ontario Libraries (COOL).

How do I create a NetLibrary account?
Click here to go to the NetLibrary signup form. This registration must be completed at a Georgina Public Library Internet terminal, not via the Internet from a home computer.
· Fill in the form, making sure to fill in all the fields, including your e-mail address.
· Click on Create Account
· You are logged into NetLibrary
If you have any problems, please check with the Information Services Desk at your local branch or call E-Services Librarian Mike Russell at 905-476-5762 ext. 121.

Tumble Talking Books is an online audio book library. Unlike NetLibrary E-audiobooks, TumbleTalkingBooks are never all checked out, never on hold. As many people can listen to the same book at the same time as they like. Titles include unabridged high quality audio versions of classic literature, non-fiction, fiction, and children and teen books. TumbleTalkingBooks have licensed audio books from audio book publishers like Blackstone Audio, Highbridge Audio, and Naxos Audio. TumbleTalkingBooks also offer plays and drama, including all cast versions of popular Shakespeare plays. The collection includes 65 Read-Along titles which combine large print online text with complete unabridged narration.

eLibrary Canada is a content rich, constantly updated research collection of books, magazine articles, television and radio transcripts, video and audio clips. eLibrary Canada is available from library computers by clicking the logo above, or remotely from home by clicking here. To connect to ELibrary Elementary see our Kids Zone Resources page

Auto Repair Reference Center
Auto Repair Reference Center is a vehicle repair and maintenance database organized by year, manufacturer, and model. Available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, free to all Georgina Libraries card holders, this comprehensive resource is easy to navigate and includes troubleshooting tips and and even an Automotive IQ test

Canadian Reference Centre
Combines Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to Canadian libraries. You will need your library card barcode to access these resources. Staff are happy to assist.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

Infotrac Power Search
To search all Gale Infotrac databases together from one federated search screen use PowerSearch. To Connect directly to content specific databases click on the logo below. To read a publication inclusion list for each database click on the "[Titles List]" hyperlink.

CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index)
Useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations, it contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals — including Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [Titles List]

Academic Onefile and Expanded Academic ASAP are two excellent resources for academic research; they are the same databases used in universities and colleges across North America and are a place to start when looking for

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily. [Titles List]

Expanded Academic ASAP
Includes more than 6,000 full-text titles; more than 3,000 refereed journals; five newspaper indexes -- a total of nearly 10,200 titles in all with more than 25 years of backfile coverage from 1980 to present; Gale support and training; and much more. General OneFile puts approximately 50 million database records at your fingertips with a single search query. [Titles List]

InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy
Comprehensive database on current and historical research in phiosophy, religion and related subjects. From the ancient Greeks to current theological debates, search this source for robust results from a wide selection of publications. [Titles List]

National Newspaper Index (United States Papers)
National Newspaper Index™ gives you quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers.: The New York Times (Late and National Editions); The Wall Street Journal (Eastern and Western Editions); The Christian Science Monitor (National Edition); The Washington Post (Final Edition); and The Los Angeles Times (Home Edition). [Title List]

Internet Public Library
The first public library of and for the Internet community; check out the TeenSpace page as well as the online subjects and reference material.

Refdesk.com
Portal to dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, news headlines, search engines & homework helpers

WorldAtlas.com
Travel the world from the comfort of your desk using WorldAtlas.com’s comprehensive maps and featured facts.

General Reference Center Gold
Got a question- this database is like an online reference librarian- search and connect to full-text answers to many common and complex research questions. InfoTrac®'s powerful, intuitive interface makes it easy to search these different sources in one seamless process. [Titles List]

NoveList
A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.. [Need Help Searching the NoveList Database?]

NoveList Plus helps customers find that next great read. With well over 200,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles included, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more, NoveList Plus is a complete readers’ resource.

Teen Reads
Place to find out what to read next and share thoughts and opinions with other teens.

Novel Guide
A free source for literary analysis on the web. Providing an educational supplement for better understanding of classic and contemporary Literature Profiles, Metaphor Analysis, Theme Analyses, and Author Biographies

Your Health Care Options - Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Using this site, people can find the nearest walk-in and after-hours clinics, urgent care centres, family health teams, general practitioners and emergency rooms by typing in their postal codes. The new service is being updated regularly, and will soon be expanded to offer information on all front-line health services in Ontario including Community Care Access Centres, laboratories and long-term care homes.

Just for You
Health Canada’s website dedicated to providing teens with information resources on health, wellness, sexual health, drugs and risk taking behavior topics.

Absolute Shakespeare
The essential resource for William Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, poems, quotes, biography and the legendary Globe Theatre.

Chemi Cool
This site has the periodical table of elements, a chemistry dictionary, Chemistry tools and other resources.

Country Reports
Country information from around the world on over 260 countries!

High School Ace
Homework Help - Subject Guides - Reference Tools - College Prep Resources.

History World
Tour throught time and see the World’s history. If you know the broad subject you want...check out the list of 400 histories (arranged alphabetically).

Math Nerds
MathNerds provides Free, discovery-based, mathematical guidance via an international, volunteer network of mathematicians.

Online Conversion
Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.

RhymeZone
Type in a word below to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and much more

Speech Tips
Your free guide to speech writing and public speaking for eulogies, graduations, best man, father of the bride and any other public speaking engagement.

Youth Science Foundation Canada
This a great site for science project help. YSF Canada is committed to helping young scientists successfully make that transition from prodigy to professional.

ESPN.com
American radio and television sports network’s website is loaded with news and multimedia features