All About Databases

Douglas College Library subscribes to wide selection of databases. These provide access to information and content that is not found freely on the internet. Many of these databases focus on a particular subject or discipline. You can search for databases by subject or by title using our A-Z listing. You can also search for databases using our Find a database tool.

Many, but not all, of our databases' holdings are indexed in the OneSearch search tool found above. To see what is not included in OneSearch check our eResources not in OneSearch list. You may notice some very useful databases like CBCA, Passport, and Statista are not in OneSearch and need to be searched directly.

Databases contain more than just academic journals and eBooks. Some of our databases focus on streaming music and videos, others contain legal materials, 3D medical diagrams, and Open Access materials. Douglas College Library strives to curate the best collection of eResources to help you with your studies.

We also have pages that help you search in, evaluate, cite, and create permalinks to these eResources.

Having trouble logging in? See our Remote Access page for authentication and troubleshooting tips.

The following resources are indexed and searchable using the OneSearch bar at the top of this page.

The following resources can be accessed directly via the links below.

Here's a list of the most popular databases. Each of these contains a huge collection of periodicals and other sources i.e.  magazines, reports, scholarly journals, etc.

• Academic Search Complete
• Business Source Ultimate
• Canadian Newsstream
• Canadian Points of View
• CBCA Complete
• CINAHL Complete
• Google Scholar
• JSTOR
• PsycINFO
• ScienceDirect
• SocINDEX

The following list of databases are Open Access and available freely

Persistent Links & Permalinks

You can use this tool to convert valid OneSearch Permalinks into a version that can be viewed by those who do not have a Douglas CNA login. Simply paste your permalink into the field below and click Submit. *Note that access to resources themselves (such as text of an article or a streaming video) will require login.
 

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Your Library account is now in OneSearch. To see your checked out materials, due dates, fines, and place holds, etc. you will need to click Sign In on our OneSearch results page. 

When accessing OneSearch, full-text databases, or other eResources from the library, you will be prompted to login with the appropriate option:

You must have 'Cookies' enabled on your browser. This will ensure that the system will recognize you after you enter your credentials just once despite how many databases you use during your browser session.

The OneSeach will display a cookies and Data Storage Policy banner until you accept cookies. You are able to search without accepting cookies but you must accept cookies in order to use the Sign In and My Account functionality. Here are instructions on how to clear cache and cookies in different browsers.

If you are not able to login:

• Check if your CNA login is working for other college resources (Blackboard, Wi-Fi, computers on campus, etc.). For help with your CNA login and password please see theIT help page.
• Close the browser and then reopen it and try logging in again or try logging in again with a different browser.
• Use an Incognito or Private window.
• If the steps above didn’t resolve the problem, contact a Librarian for help.

Current students, employees, and advanced associate borrowers can access library resources remotely.

For more details about the Borrower Categories, see the Access Policy.