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AccessEngineering (McGraw-Hill) This link opens in a new window
Over 300 reference books in 14 major areas of engineering including: Construction, Architectural, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Communications and Environmental Engineering.
Art & Architecture Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Art & Architecture Source covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Providing over 600 full-text journals, more than 220 full-text books, and a collection of over 63,000 images, it is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers.
This database is an upgrade from our previous subscription to Art & Archtecture Complete and provides all of the same content, plus additional content.
BuildingGreen Suite This link opens in a new window
Features media and information resources including: full-text access to Environmental Building News, BuildingGreen.com, the GreenSpec directory of products, the LEEDuser web tool and case studies in the High Performance Buildings Database (HPB).
CBCA Complete (PROQUEST) This link opens in a new window
Search the combined Canadian Business and Current Affairs databases: CBCA Business, CBCA Current Events, CBCA Education, and CBCA Reference.
CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety) - Academic Support Program This link opens in a new window
Provides access to CSA Standards.
Nexis Uni (+ QuickLaw) This link opens in a new window
Access to 5,600 news, business, legal, medical and reference sources. Now includes QuickLaw with access to Canadian Court cases, tribunals and arbitration decisions.
Ontario Building Code 2012 This link opens in a new window
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ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window
Full text, peer-reviewed journal articles in the fields of life sciences, physical sciences, social and behavioural sciences.

Wilson Applied Science & Technology(EBSCO)
Full text articles and images in all aspects of science and technology.

Other Related Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.

Archidont: Architectural Index for Ontario
Includes architects' bios, data on buildings and citations to periodical articles and books.

Britannica Image Quest This link opens in a new window
This education images database provides access to more than two million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world. Subjects include: culinary arts, fashion, medicine, education, sociology, performing arts, architecture and design.

CumInCAD (Open Access)
CumInCAD is a Cumulative Index about publications in Computer Aided Architectural Design
supported by the sibling associations ACADIA, CAADRIA, eCAADe, SIGraDi, ASCAAD and CAAD futures

CPI. Q (Canadian Periodicals Index) (GALE) This link opens in a new window
Index of journals, magazines and newspaper articles with a Canadian focus.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Access to academic journals and magazine articles focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment.

RIBA Library Online Catalogue
Note: Set Collections search limits to "Articles"

Requesting a book or article from a journal that is not in our collection

If you are looking for a book that we do not have in our collection you can fill out a request form to borrow it from another library. It can take up to two weeks for us to receive the book. You might also want to check the Toronto Public Library website. All George Brown College students are eligible for a Toronto Public Library card.

How to create article notifications

Most of our databases allow you to save your searches and to set up notifications when new articles on your topic are published. These tutorials walk you through the process in a selection of our databases. If you need help setting up a search notification email me at andrea.hall@georgebrown.ca or drop by my office at C330.