Homework Help

Online Databases - Resources Requiring Login (Library card and password)

Global Issues In Context - An easy way to research international news and events. You can browse by topic, country or headlines from major newspapers.  

Opposing Viewpoints in Context -  A great resource if you're looking for articles that provide pro and con opinions on a wide range of topics (full-text magazines, academic journals, newspapers, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, links to hand-selected websites and more! ) [How to use]

Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Critical Thinking - For more background information on topics that are in the news. Information is also available in audio format.  

World Book Online Reference Centre - A good place for older kids to begin their research on a wide variety of topics.  Includes e-books and multimedia.

World Book Kids - Kid-friendly version of the World Book Encyclopedia, including maps and timelines.

World Book Student - An A-Z of everything, including multimedia, maps, timelines and newspapers (including the Victoria Times Colonist and Vancouver Sun).

Subject Guides - Open Resources (no login required)

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - Biographies of significant people who played a role in the formation of Canada and who died between the years 1000 and 1930. 

The Canadian Encyclopedia - The complete text. Continuously updated. [How to use]

Khan Academy - Over 2100 free educational videos on a variety of subjects, with special focus on mathematics.

Help With Bibliographic Citations

 Once you're finished your research paper, you may need some help formatting your bibliography (the list of information sources you used in doing your research). Bibliographical citations include basic descriptive information about the book, article or website (author, title and publishing information). There are established guidelines for what to include, and the order that information should be presented. Two of the most popular citation systems are MLA and APA . 

For help with MLA Citation style, you can find examples at Citation Machine or  Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.

For help with the APA Citation style, you can find examples at   Citation Machine or  Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.

Several of our online databases actually format the bibliographic citation for you! Try searching for articles in EBSCOhost or CBCA Reference & Current Events and look for the link to cite or citation.

Still not finding what you're looking for? Check out our full list of e-resources or chat live with a staff member!