Libraries and Learning Centres: Community & Social Services: Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Best starting point for most topics. Interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed full-text articles. Indexes more than 4600 journals.
Canadian Reference Centre This link opens in a new window
Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books, as well as leading international magazines. Also includes full text biographies and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
A large selection of 200,000+ multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subjects.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies. Includes diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policymakers, and corporate interests.
Environmental Studies in Context This link opens in a new window
The Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, and country portals form research centers around issues covering energy systems, health care, agriculture, climate change, population, and economic development. Portals include authoritative analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and rich multimedia.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, trade journals and magazines covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. Also contains select books and reports.
MasterFILE Elite This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary database provides full text for general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Also includes full text reference books and an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps and flags.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
General collection - all subjects.
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/films-on-demand/id1475123089?ls=1
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infobase.fod
To use the apps, an account with your SLC email address must be created first.
This license covers the following resources: Master Academic Collection, Master Career and Technical Education Collection, Nursing Collection, Technical Education Collection, Vet Collection

“Authorized Users may stream, display, publicly perform, or exhibit the Video Titles asynchronously on a single computer or network, course management system, or password-protected website [...] Authorized Users may electronically save, organize, link to, and share Video Titles or parts thereof with other Authorized Users using tools provided within Films On Demand.”

“Participating Institutions and their staff may display, download, or print sections of Collection, including screenshots, for the purpose of internal marketing or testing, or for training Authorized Users or groups of Authorized Users.”
National Film Board (NFB) This link opens in a new window
In addition to being a public producer and distributor of Canadian content, a talent incubator and a showcase for the country’s filmmakers and artists, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is the caretaker of an accessible, living audiovisual heritage that belongs to all Canadians. The NFB is also a key driver of Canada’s audiovisual industry and creative economy. The organization produces or co-produces more than 50 works every year, from thought-provoking documentaries to outstanding animated films to groundbreaking interactive and immersive works. To date it has produced more than 14,000 works, 7,000 of which are available free of charge on nfb.ca. NFB productions have won more than 7,000 awards, including 12 Oscars.
Faculty requiring access to a particular title are asked to contact us.

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