Port Colborne Public Library

E-Resources

Knowledge Ontario is a collaboration of libraries, cultural heritage organizations and educational institutions. Its focus is on connecting Ontarians with digital content to support their information and learning needs. Your Port Colborne Public Library card gives you access to the following Knowledge Ontario resources from home.  Enter your 14-digit library card barcode number (no spaces) to access the e-resources listed below.  Please note that Ancestry Library is available only at the Library.

Includes Gale's OneSearch plus Gale's five other databases:  Health and Wellness Resource Center, Junior Edition--K12, Student Edition--K12, Kids InfoBits, and National Newspaper Index giving access to more than 17,000 titles.  (Formerly called Thomson Gale or INFOTRAC).  Provided by Knowledge Ontario.

An interface intended for public, academic, and high school libraries. Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects.  Provided by Knowledge Ontario.

Automotive diagnostic and repair information, including technical service bulletins and recalls, step-by-step photographs and videos.  Provided by Knowledge Ontario.

Developed for teens, with their unique concerns and perspective in mind, Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers has received critical acclaim and won numerous awards.  Provided by Knowledge Ontario.

Gives access to more than 1,000 reliable and relevant sources concerning current events on the local, regional, national and international scenes. Sources include newspapers, trade publications, news wires, radio and television program transcripts, selected blogs and indexed web sites.  Provided by Knowledge Ontario.

This is a fully bilingual database from Career Cruising which has been designed to help students and others plan their future. There are assessment tools, occupation profiles, and post-secondary education information pages. Users can access hundreds of detailed occupation profiles -- everything from Actuary to Zookeeper.  Provided by Knowledge Ontario.

Funded by the $15 Million Investment in Public Libraries by the Ministry of  Culture, powered by Proquest in partnership with MyFamily.com, Ancestry Library Edition is one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the U. S.A. and the U.K. including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe and Australia.  Ancestry Library Edition is available only at the library, so visit the library today to use this valuable resource.

“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves,
      or we know where we can find information upon it.”
                        – Samuel Johnson