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Directories
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Statistics and Data
Statutes and Regulations
Tutorials
Video
Web Sites

Databases

Academic Search Premier ++ Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available

Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.  This collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.

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Business Source Premier ++ Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available Resource contains images

Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals.  Topics covered include marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, economics, and SWOT analyses.

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CICA Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available

Chartered Accountants of Canada (CICA) is pleased to provide students and professors with complimentary access to online tax research databases. Visit CICAs Knotia Store website for more information on its Canadian tax reference materials.

Conference Board of Canada e-Library Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available

This service provides access to Conference Board research publications on economic trends, public policy issues and organizational performance for academic and non-commercial purposes. Over 2,225 research documents are currently available on the e-Library and more than 350 are added annually.

CPI-Q Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available

CPI-Q is the premier database of Canadian magazines and newspapers, biographies, and other reference materials. It indexes 1,200 titles including the Globe and Mail and provides full-text coverage for over 550 journals.

E-Books

Reference for Business Unrestricted Resource Some full text available

Includes the following encyclopedias: Encyclopedia of Small Business, Encyclopedia of Business, Encyclopedia of Management, and the Business Plans Handbook.

Encyclopedias

CREDO Reference Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available Resource contains images Resource contains video Resource contains audio

Credo Reference is an easy to use tool for research projects and homework.  A giant online collection that searches hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as 200,000+ images and audio files and nearly 100 videos.

Global Road Warriors Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available Resource contains images

This database is a research tool for students seeking information on  customs,  cultures and international business. Global Road Warrior has everything from country facts, security briefings to climate.

Government Information

Archived federal Royal Commissions/Commissions of Inquiry Unrestricted Resource

Archived federal Royal Commissions/Commissions of Inquiry. Commissions of Inquiry are established by the Governor in Council (Cabinet) to fully and impartially investigate issues of national importance.  There are approximately 7000 items in the index that includes commission reports, briefs, submissions, evidence, working papers and other documents published since confederation.

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Unrestricted Resource

A variety of tools listed including a guide to preparing a business and marketing plan. Also shares financing tools.

Canada Business Unrestricted Resource

Canadian government services for entrepreneurs. Includes links to the Canada Business Service Centre in each province/territory.

Corporations Canada Unrestricted Resource

Statistics and Data

CIA World Fact Book Unrestricted Resource

Provides facts and statistics on topics such as population, economy, and government for each country in the world. Maps and flags for each country are also included.

Community Profiles Unrestricted Resource

These profiles present community-level information from the Statistics Canada 2011 Census of Population.

Industry Canada - Economic and Market Research/Statistics Unrestricted Resource

Contains research and analyses of Canadian industries, research, trade and economy.

InfoPEI Statistics Unrestricted Resource

Part of the Government of P.E.I. Website; includes Census information, economic indicators, and demographic statistics.

Statistics Canada Unrestricted Resource

Publishes the "whole range of statistics on the economic and social activities of the Canadian people" on a daily, weekly, quarterly, annual, or irregular basis. Statistics Canada also publishes the Census of Canada at five year intervals.

Statutes and Regulations

Statutes and Regulations of Canada Unrestricted Resource

Consolidated statutes and regulations of Canada (federal level).

Statutes and Regulations of Prince Edward Island Unrestricted Resource

Alphabetical list of the statutes and regulations of Prince Edward Island.

Web Sites

BPlans.com Unrestricted Resource

This site provides 60 free sample business plans as well as expert advice on writing a business plan, marketing and advertising, and many other business planning tools.

Business Owner's Toolkit Unrestricted Resource

Ready-to-use business tools including sample letters, forms, and policies; financial spreadsheet templates; and checklists.

Entrepreneur.com Unrestricted Resource

Explore the "Entrepreneur Assist\' section for free guides on developing business plans, marketing plans, designing logos, human resource management, franchising, and so much more.

Free Management Library Unrestricted Resource

An alphabetical list of topics for profit and non-profit businesses ranging from advertising to taxation.

Blogs

Business Ethics Blog Unrestricted Resource

Springwise.com Unrestricted Resource

An excellent source for tracking new product developments, business ideas, and consumer trends.

Dictionaries and Glossaries

Glossary of Financial and Business Terms Unrestricted Resource Some full text available

Includes over 2500 entries and is compiled by the New York Times.

Directories

Canadian Trade Index Unrestricted Resource

Contains a comprehensive list of Canadian manufacturers, distributors and industrial service companies.

Frasers: Canada's Online Industrial Directory Unrestricted Resource

A comprehensive directory and search tool, providing information on Canadian industrial wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors and their products and services.  It also lists international companies that supply goods and services to the Canadian marketplace.

ThomasNet Unrestricted Resource

Industrial product and service directory.

Tutorials

Khan Academy Unrestricted Resource

With a library of over 2,400 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 125 practice exercises, the Khan Academy is on a mission to help you learn whatever you want, whenever you want, at your own pace.

A not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere, the Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge.

Plagiarism Tutorial Unrestricted Resource

You quote it, you note it. Excellent plagiarism tutorial produced by the Vaughan Memorial Library at Acadia University in Nova Scotia.

Video

Films on Demand Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Resource contains images Resource contains video Resource contains audio

Films On Demand contains thousands of streaming videos provided by the Films Media Group. The college currently subscribes to the Master Technical Collection which covers the subject areas of  technical education, guidance counseling, careers & job search, family and consumer sciences. Also included in the subscription are the subject areas of Science & Mathematics and Health & Medicine.