Find the best library database for your research. Please note: Sheridan Library e-Resources can only be used by current students, faculty and staff of the College. Details on access privileges can be found on the Borrowing Services Policy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Over 130 learning resources including quick guides, tutorials, self-quizzes, sample papers and sample references to guide instructors and students on references, grammar, paper formatting, research, APA basics and avoiding plagiarism. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Over 600 full-text journals, over 63,0000 images, plus 220 full-text ebooks covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as architectural design. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
Over 500 scholarly peer-reviewed journals and selected trade and consumer titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
Artstor
Journals, books and research reports in the humanities and social sciences. Also explore Artstor's vast collection of images of visual material from different cultures, disciplines and time periods from leading museums and archives around the world.
Please note: ARTstor has merged with JSTOR as of August 2024.
ProQuest
Over 300 full text publications on companies, economies, markets, and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Contains ASME’s authoritative, online reference for the mechanical engineering and related research communities. Includes a wide range of peer reviewed ASME journals, conference proceedings and selected ebooks.
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
ASME is the leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering. Includes codes and standards covering a breadth of topics.
ProQuest
Over 400 titles with more than 350 available in full text publications covering a wide range of biology-related topics. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
Building Green
Contains comprehensive content on sustainable design practices and green building materials, including case studies of lessons learned from design industry experts of high performance buildings and what makes a building product or material green. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Company and industry profiles, SWOT analysis, market research, case studies, and nearly 2,000 peer-reviewed journals. Customized search. Permitted Uses
Canadian Electronic Library
Canadian e-books, government documents, and grey literature, primarily on health, government, and public policy from Canadian Public Documents Collection. Includes the Canadian Public Policy Collection and the Canadian Health Research Collection.
Formerly called desLibris.
Proquest
Over 300 full-text Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading newspaper dailies, including The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and more. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
International and Canadian magazines and newspapers, images, newswires, reference books, and company information. Multi-disciplinary. Permitted Uses
Proquest
Over 500 Canadian business journals and magazines covering current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information. Permitted Uses
CCOHS
Includes Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), CHEMINFO Health and Safety, toxicology exposure limits, office ergonomics, and regulatory information. Permitted Uses
University of Chicago Press
The Chicago Manual of Style Online is provides full access to the style guide, including information on referencing, and style and usage.
EBSCO
Over 1,300 full-text journals for nursing and allied health professionals. Also, evidence-based care sheets and quick lessons (disease overviews).
Up to 12 users at a time. Permitted Uses
Conference Board of Canada
The Conference of Board InFact subscription provides reports and recorded webinars on key areas in Canada including, economic trends, human resources, workplace inclusion and indigenous communities. Note: Available for anyone with an active Sheridan College email address. For Alumni access, please register for an account using your Sheridan email. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, including open-access articles from the world’s leading publishers as well as current research from pre-print repositories.
The Canadian Corporate Finance Manual contains an overview of the various aspects of financing and offers a structured step-by-step process for understanding financing options and developing a viable proposal.
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RxTx and Canadian Pharmacists Association CPS
Formerly known as RxTx. CPS includes Canadian Pharmacist Association products such as CPS Drug Monographs, Therapeutic Choices, and e-Therapeutic Highlights. Permitted Uses
Credo
Over 600 Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and quotations books, as well as images, audio files and videos. Multidisciplinary. Permitted Uses
Use the Criterion database to browse genres or search film titles. Titles are also accessible via the Library Catalogue. See the Criterion Guide for details.
Recommended browsers: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. If using Internet Explorer or Safari, the Silverlight plugin must be enabled.
Canadian Standards Association Group
Provides access to the standards collection from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group, in English and French, for current and historical standards. Permitted Uses
Statistics Canada. Full access to PUMFs (Public Use Microdata Files) and a special collection of aggregate data tables. E-mail Nicole Zhang for assistance. Permitted Uses
DPLA
Digital collections from universities, public libraries, and other organizations across the Web. Includes images, maps, and historical documents. Open to the public. Permitted Uses
Proquest
Thousands of downloadable e-book titles covering a wide range of all academic disciplines. Includes the College Complete Collection, made available by the Colleges eBook Consortium Project. Note: Use Firefox, Chrome or Safari. Edge is not supported by this database. Number of permitted users varies by title. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
Over 1400 publications covering across all levels of education, including early childhood education, primary and secondary education, and higher education. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
eMarketer
Collection of reports, interviews, market data and international trends analysis related to digital and mobile marketing, media and commerce. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
A collection of video clips, market research reports, scholarly journals, business cases, working papers, start-up plans, dissertations for business researchers and students and entrepreneurs. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Reports and articles from professional associations, research centers, policy organizations, university presses, the U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies. Permitted Uses
FactSet
Provides analytics for monitoring global markets, industries, public and private companies, fixed income securities, and equity portfolios. More than 3,000 data items for 79,000+ companies across 116 countries, going back to the early 1980s for developed markets. Note: For login details e-mail Sandra Shoufani. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Over 160 full-text journals, and 160 full-text books from the field of film and television. With 60000+ images from the MPTV Image archive. Permitted Uses
Infobase
Thousands of online videos, archival films and newsreels. Multidisciplinary. See the Films on Demand Guide for details and permitted uses. Permitted Uses
FP Advisor offers a comprehensive collection of Canadian corporate data, providing access to reliable and detailed information about Canadian public and private companies, historical financial data as well as analytical and lead generation tools. Permitted Uses
A multi-archive collection of primary sources that captures the lives, experiences & colonial encounters of people living at the edges of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920.
Gale
Over 8,000 full-text general reference magazine and key periodicals, for general queries on business searches, and current events. Multidisciplinary. Permitted Uses
Gale
Over 1,500 full-text journals and magazines on a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places, and events, as well as over 100 reference works, numerous primary sources, integrated audio, video, images and global news feeds. Multi-disciplinary. Permitted Uses
Gale
Over a 1,000 full-text journals, magazines, and newspapers, more than 50 reference sources, and thousands of images, videos and maps related to environmental studies. Permitted Uses
Gale
Includes the complete collection of Contemporary Literary Criticism, providing biographies of 3,000+ authors since 1959. Previously named "Literature Criticism Online". Permitted Uses
Gale
Over 350 full-text literary journals, 30,000 poems, short stories, and plays, as well as biographies, book reviews, and essays. Previously names "Literature Resource Center". Permitted Uses
GDC Vault
In-depth design, technical and inspirational talks and slides from the influencers of the game development industry. Note: Up to 25 users. For use by gaming students only. For logon details, speak with your professor. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
A full-text news database, updated 3 times daily, with access the newswire content available globally, including: Dow Jones Industrial News and Canada Press. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
Google
For off-campus access.
To configure Google Scholar to recognize articles from Sheridan's collection, you will need to use this special proxy link, then go to Settings > Library Links and search for Sheridan. IP authentication is necessary for accessing library resources.
A partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. Open to the public. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Over 80 full-text health magazines, 100 reference books, pamphlets, and over 18,000 Clinical Reference Systems reports geared to the general public. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
550 scholarly full-text medical journals related to nursing and allied health, plus generic drug patient education sheets. Contains AHFS Consumer Medication Information. Permitted Uses
The leading guide to Canadian HR compliance and management. Provides access to articles, legislation, videos, webinars, and more. Note: For HR Faculty and Students. To obtain logon instructions, speak with your professor. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Find citations and abstracts for important journals, books, and reference sources in the humanities. Full text for some articles is available. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, etc. Permitted Uses
All IEEE journals, transactions, and magazines, as well as the proceedings from 125 IEEE conferences, over 1000 ebooks from MIT and Wiley-IEEE Press, as well as all active IEEE standards. Permitted Uses
Journals, books and research reports in the humanities and social sciences. Also explore Artstor's vast collection of images of visual material from different cultures, disciplines and time periods from leading museums and archives around the world.
Please note: ARTstor has merged with JSTOR as of August 2024.
ProQuest
Over 250 full-text titles access to a selection of publications relevant to library and information science. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
LinkedIn
Online training database containing access to thousands of high-quality instructional videos on a broad range of topics in the areas of computer software, business skills, design concepts, programming, photography, education, animation and more.
See LinkedIn Learning Guide for technical details.
EBSCO
Over 780 full-text literary journals, 150,000 poems, 35,000 short stories, 90,000 essays, as well as biographies, encyclopedias, and videos. Permitted Uses
Discover what treaty your campus is located on and empower yourself by clicking on “more…” to read the related treaty resources for your campus location.
Developed in partnership with the Indigenous Peoples Education Circle and College Libraries Ontario, and part of the ongoing reconciliation journey. Discover an expansive collection of credible and relevant educational materials, explore ways of connecting and collaborating with Indigenous communities, and become an active participant on the path towards reconciliation.
EBSCO
Over 500 magazines, 350 reference books, an image collection of over 1,000,000 photos, maps, flags, and color PDFs. Intended for high-school audience. Permitted Uses
Features a searchable database of 10,000 innovative materials and processes from around the world curated and updated by material scientists at Material ConneXion. Includes many materials with sustainability properties and links to material manufacturers. Permitted Uses
Provides company financials, descriptions, histories, properties, subsidiaries and executive details. Also includes industry reports and access to Investext analyst reports. Permitted Uses
Provides reports based on a media survey conducted of 12,000 Canadians twice a year showing results going back to 2004. To access a full-text version of each report listed in the bottom portion on the Reports page, click the “>” icon. Permitted Uses
Full-text and abstracts of publications by agencies assiciated with the U.S. Dept. of Justice covering all areas of law. Includes Canadian content. Open to the public. Permitted Uses
Contains over 15,000 news, legal and business sources. Coverage includes news and current events, government, business, medical, legal and general reference. Permitted Uses
National Film Board of Canada’s online video database. Multidisciplinary.
For faculty access, please submit a ticket to the Library Helpdesk. See the NFB Guide for technical details. Permitted Uses
A collection of training videos for the nursing profession. See the Nursing Video Guide for details. Note: Nursing Video on Demand has now moved to a new platform: Kanopy. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
Formerly Safari Books Online. Learning platform contains 35,000 books, 30,000 hours of videos, learning paths, case studies, tutorials, audio books and O'Reilly's global conferences. Interdisciplinary database, focused on technology, computer science, digital media, web and mobile development, programming, and engineering.
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Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure
odesi (Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure) contains over 5,400 datasets for the social sciences, including polling data from from organizations such as Gallup Canada, Ipsos Reid, and Léger Marketing. Also contains more than 19,800 additional dataset descriptions.
200 years of Ontario newspapers available online. Includes news article indexing, BMD indexes and clippings, and some full page issue access. Permitted Uses
Over 2,000 full-page, full color U.S. and international newspapers.
Please note:Globe & Mail content in PressReader is licensed for on-site access only. Permitted Uses
Company and financial reports on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies. Note: Select "Academic Direct Access" for access. Sheridan users do not need to create a new account. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
Delivering core public health literature with centralized access to over 800 publications with over 500 in full-text. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
LexisNexis
Canadian legislation, cases, and legal journals. Funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario. This database has been changed to Lexis Advance Quicklaw Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Over 100 full-text regional U.S. and Canadian business publications (including titles from Crain Communications) dating back to 1990. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
A wide range of primarily full-text periodicals and other sources for diverse religious and spiritual studies. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
ProQuest
A highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
Scott's Directories
A directory of over 185,000 companies and 210,000 executive contacts. Select businesses by city, SIC codes, postal codes, etc. Permitted Uses
Access most public securities documents and information filed by public companies and investment funds with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Bibliographic information for over 250,000 periodicals, including newspapers, data from more than 108,000 publishers worldwide, including e-mail and Internet addresses. Permitted Uses
Bloomsbury
Collection contains streaming access to over twenty critically acclaimed and award-winning Shakespeare productions recorded live on stage in high definition from Shakespeare's Globe.
A web-based mapping, analytics and data visualization program providing demographic information including census data from Statistics Canada, current year estimates and 5-year projections of demographic data from Environics, household spending data on hundreds of goods and services, and over 1 million Canadian business profiles from Dun & Bradstreet. Data is available at the following geographies: Province/Territories, Census Metro Areas, Census Divisions, Forward Sortation Areas, Census Subdivisions, Census Tracts and Dissemination Areas. Up to 5 users at a time. Users will be prompted to sign up for an account, but this is not required. Sign in as a guest for this option. Permitted Uses
EBSCO
Over 860 full-text journals dating back to 1908, full-text for more than 850 books, as well as selected conference papers from the field of sociology. Permitted Uses
A library of thousands of sound effects and short music clips curated by Sheridan's Faculty of Animation, Arts, & Design. See also: Sound Effects & Music Library - Westar Music. Note: A one-time registration is required to access this database. Use your Sheridan email address to sign up. Once registered, sign in using your Sheridan ID and password. Permitted Uses
A library of thousands of sound effects and short music clips curated by Sheridan's Faculty of Animation, Arts, & Design. See also: Sound Effects & Music Library - Sound Ideas. Note: A one-time registration is required to access this database. Use your Sheridan email address to sign up. Once registered, sign in using your Sheridan ID and password. Permitted Uses
Over 2000 journals, 6,000 perpetual purchase ebooks, and 50 reference works from Springer, a leading scientific, technical and medical publisher. Includes peer-reviewed articles. Permitted Uses
Access to data from over 18,000 sources including industry reports, dossiers, and statistics, including Statistics Canada. Download images, PPT slides, Excel files and more. Permitted Uses
Knotia
Federal Income Tax Collection Platinum (FITAC Platinum) database plus taxation materials prepared by Ernst & Young including the Guide to Preparing Personal Tax Returns. The premium subscription includes tax information for all jurisdictions in Canada. Permitted Uses
Proquest
A comprehensive, international collection that covers all aspects of theater from production and design to performance, from the 17th century through to the present day, including, set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, makeup, and more.
See Theatre Performance and Design Collection (National Theatre Collection) Guide for technical details. Permitted Uses
U
Ultimate HR Manual (CCH Online)
Discontinued. Hard copy is available at Davis and Trafalgar Library.
ProQuest
Over 100 full-text newspapers covering US contemporary news. Most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives back into the 1980s. Part of the ProQuest Central Collection. Permitted Uses
Authoritative forecasts, case studies, marketing intelligence, and latest news in marketing, advertising, media, and research industries. Permitted Uses
Contains the full-text of Collective Bargaining and Agreement by David J. Corry and is available as part of the Westlaw LabourSource database. Permitted Uses
Contains cases and decisions, Labour and Employment Statutes and Regulations, as well as annotations, eLooseleafs, articles and newsletters. Permitted Uses
Industry leading resource for design related trends, forecasting, market research reports and image library. Sheridan users can access WGSN Insight, WGSN Fashion, WGSN Interiors and WGSN Consumer Tech.
ProQuest
Archival research database containing backfiles of leading women's interest consumer magazines. Issues are scanned in high-resolution color and feature detailed article-level indexing. Permitted Uses
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