The following CD-ROMS and databases are available on the CD-ROM network or on the Internet. Offered in the adult and children reference sections. You may also consult certain titles directly from home or from the office.
BUSINESS
Scott's Select Directories Quebec
Electronic version of Quebec Manufacturers Directory with the possibility of searches combining 30 search fields.
CURRENT EVENTS
Biblio Branchée. Full text articles of La Presse, Le Devoir, Le Soleil, Voir and the magazine l'Actualité. 10 millions of articles. 16 years of archives. Daily updates.
Canadian Reference Center (EBSCO)
Contains 350 international periodicals and 100 leading Canadian magazines. In addition this database provides 50 full text reference books, full text biographies and an image collection including 80 000 Canadian images and a Canadian dictionary.
CBCA Fulltext Reference 1997-2003
Full text of 180 general interest periodicals. Indexation of more than 200 commercial and business magazines as well as 300 Canadian magazines and 8 daily newspapers.
Electric Library Canada . Internet Database.
Full text of Canadian and international magazines and newspapers. Index of photos,
maps, reference books and CBC transcripts. Searches may be limited to Canadian sources only.
The Gazette
Full text of articles since 1985 accessible seven (7) days after their publication.
Repère. Internet Database in French. Analytical index of articles appearing in 260 French language periodicals since 1980. Full text of more than 15,000 articles appearing in 48 Quebec based magazines.
DICTIONARIES
Oxford 3-in1 Bilingual Dictionary. Spanish-German-French/English
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encarta Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopédie Encarta
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Internet.
World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. Internet.
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Novelist. Internet Database click here
Reader's advisory by finding common links between a reader's preferred authors, titles or subjects.
Enhanced subject access to over 55,000 fiction titles.
Book reviews.
Lists of award-winning titles.
GENEALOGY
PRDH. Directory of birth, marriage and death certificates in Quebec from 1621 to 1765 and from 1766 to 1799.
Répertoire des actes de baptême, mariage et sépulture du Québec ancien. 1621-1799
CD-Rom that contains more than 712 000 certificates of baptism, marriage and burial recorded in parish registers of early Quebec, and other personal documents from the 17th and 18th centuries, transcribed on tape, through the research program "Programme de recherche en démographie historique (PRDH) of the University of Montreal. The research can be done through the individual names, parishes, professions, dates, etc.
GEOGRAPHY
Noms et lieux du Québec; si chaque lieu m'était conté.
A directory of over 6000 place names including historical, geographic, economic and linguistic data.
Le Québec à dos de souris
Everything you need for finding your way around Quebec. Maps of 370 cities. Eighteen (18) regional maps. A provincial map. Mileage between cities.
PHONEBOOKS : RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Canada. ProCD Phonebooks.
United States . Phonedisc.
MUSIC
Musical Instruments
READER'S ADVISORY
Novelist. Internet Database click here
Reader's advisory for English literature, providing links between a reader's preferred authors, titles or subjects.
Enhanced subject access to over 55,000 fiction titles.
Book reviews.
Lists of award-winning titles.
SCIENCE
CD Scientifix; the bible of the resourceful.
Today's Science
A reference database that presents the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them in a language and format designed specifically for students and the general public. Covers health, the environment, technology, life sciences, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society. Colorful photos and graphics.
TERMINOLOGY
Termium Linguistic data in French and English containing specialized terms not found in any standard bilingual dictionary. The three million terms are organized by subject, ensuring the ultimate in accuracy. Also includes three writing assistance tools: The Canadian Style, Le Guide du rédacteur and the Lexique analogique.