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The databases presented on this page are devoted specifically to northern, Arctic, or Indigenous studies, or contain significant content relating to these fields. They provide access to journal articles, reports, theses, books, and other publications.
Access to the free databases is open to all. Some of them provide access to bibliographic references only, while others allow the full text of publications to be obtained (free access). Restricted-access databases are part of the resources acquired through institutional subscriptions. Their use is license-based, and is restricted to members of the universities mentioned.
To consult the various categories and subcategories that this collection contains, use the filter Collection.
Resources
GEOSCAN
Database of the scientific publications of Natural Resources Canada containing 85,000 references related to the fields of geoscience (including publications by the Geological Survey of Canada), mining, materials, and energy. Some publications are freely available.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Energy, Mining, Geology, Engineering, Earth sciencesGoogle Scholar
A bibliographic search engine that indexes a considerable proportion of scientific publications made available in digital format by academic publishers, scholarly societies, and universities, including journal articles, reports, theses, e-books, and others. Full text (not just metadata) can be searched. Provides links to free-access content.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Multidisciplinary, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: N/AHigh North Research Documents
Freely available articles, theses, reports, books, maps, videos, and other documents dealing with the North and the Far North.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Multidisciplinary, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Caribou, Climate change, Ice, Inuit, Oceanography, Permafrost, Sami, TundraHydrocarbon Impacts (ASTIS)
Contains references for 9,000 publications on the environmental impacts, socio-economic effects, and regulation of hydrocarbon exploration, development, and transportation in northern Canada.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Gas, Hydrocarbons, Oil, Regulation, Environmental sciencesIndigenous Studies Portal
Books, articles, theses, and visual documents on Canada's Indigenous Peoples. Allows users to search free-access content.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Northern CanadaInspec
Concordia (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access)
Database covering the fields of electronic, electrical, and computer engineering, including IT. Contains over 15 million references to journal articles and conference proceedings. Also features a thesaurus with a rich controlled vocabulary.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Engineering and Technology
Reserved Access, Engineering and Technology
Subjects: Electrical engineering, Computer engineering, Physical sciences, Information technologyInuvialuit Settlement Region Database (ASTIS)
Contains descriptions of 13,200 research publications about the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Inuvialuit, Environmental sciences, Social sciences, Northwest Territories, YukonKluane Lake Research Station Bibliography (ASTIS)
References 1,100 publications of geoscience, biology, and high altitude physiology research conducted at the Kluane Lake Research Station in southwestern Yukon.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences
Free - Reference only, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Biology, Kluane Lake, Physiology, Earth sciences, YukonKnowledge Resources & Publications (National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health)
Reports, articles, chapters, bulletins, and other documents dealing with the health and well-being of Canada's First Nations. Freely available resource.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Health Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Health Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Social determinants of health, Health policy, Family health, Mental healthMining and the Aquatic Environment Bibliography (ASTIS)
Contains 550 citations on the impacts of the mining of metal-bearing ores and diamonds on freshwater and marine ecosystems in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Water, Mine exploration, Nunavut, Environmental sciences, Northwest Territories, YukonNative American Ethnobotany Database: Find Drug, Dyes, Fibre, Food by Indigenous group (University of Michigan)
A database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples from North America, Derived from Plants.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases, *** Databases ***, Health Sciences
Free - Open Access, Health Sciences
Subjects: Traditional foods, Indigenous peoples, Ethnobotany, Traditional medicineNCP Publications (ASTIS)
Descriptions of over 3,700 publications (books, reports, book chapters, journal articles, conference proceedings and abstracts, and theses) resulting from the Northern Contaminants Program.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Food, Contaminants, Northern Canada, Environmental sciencesNordicana D
Database of the Centre d’études nordiques gathering raw data from published studies as well as unpublished research data.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences
Free - Open Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Centre d’études nordiques, Climate change, Research data, Northern Canada, Environmental sciencesNorthern Granular Resources Bibliographic Database (ASTIS)
References for 2,200 reports on coastal and offshore granular resources (gravel, sand, and crushed stone) in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Gravel, Crushed rock, Sand, Environmental sciencesNunavik Bibliography (ASTIS)
Contains 8,000 records of publications dealing with various facets of northern Quebec, including geoscience, life sciences, humanities, and social science.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Nunavik, Earth sciences, Environmental sciences, Social sciencesNunavut Database (ASTIS)
Descriptions of nearly 35,000 grey literature publications (reports by government agencies, Inuit organizations, universities, and industry), journal articles, conference proceedings, theses, and books on Nunavut, the Canadian Arctic, and the circumpolar Arctic.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Inuit, Nunavut, Environmental sciences, Social sciencesPAIS Index
Concordia (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access)
Base de données qui compte des références d’articles de revues, d’articles de conférences, de livres et de rapports sur les politiques publiques et sociales, les affaires publiques et les relations internationales. Produit pertinent pour différents domaines liés aux études nordiques, dont le développement économique, les questions judiciaires, d’éducation, de ressources naturelles, de droits humaines, etc. La base possède un riche vocabulaire contrôlé accessible par un thésaurus.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Economy, Education, Public policy, Natural resourcesPubMed
Articles dealing with life sciences and certain aspects of biology (marine, animal, and plant), environmental science, biophysics, and chemistry. Also links to molecular biology resources from NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information), etc. Nearly 25 million references in every language. Allows users to search free-access content.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Medicine, Nutrition, HealthSahtu Settlement Area Database (ASTIS)
Some 2,100 records describing grey literature (reports by government agencies, Indigenous organizations, universities, and industry), journal articles, conference proceedings, theses, and books resulting from research projects in the Sahtu region in the Northwest Territories’ central MacKenzie Valley.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Sahtu, Environmental sciences, Social sciences, Northwest TerritoriesScopus
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
Database containing citations for over 69 million articles, chapters, and conference proceedings, primarily in natural sciences, but also in the humanities and social sciences. Features significant coverage of northern and Arctic studies. Contains over 12,000 author profiles and significant coverage of publications in languages other than English.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Multidisciplinary, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
Reserved Access, Engineering and Technology, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: N/A