Research Tools

The NWSS Online Resources pages (for secondary students, in grades 8-12) provide educational and reference information for students. If you access from our school computers, no login or password is required.

If you access from home, please visit our Library Catalogue (Destiny Discover) and click on Research Tools Passwords. You will need to login to your school account to view the username and passwords.

Many of the digital resources on this page contain French material. Additionally, users are able to translate articles in the World Book and Gale databases into French using the tools in the settings area. 

The presence of this symbol  indicates that French material is also available through that linked tool we subscribe to.

National Film Board

An online teacher resource for study guides, playlists, lesson plans, and exclusive films from the National Film Board.  Resources are in both English and French.

English Search

Academic Search Premier, Canadian Literary Center, Canadian Reference Center 

Multidisciplinary database with access to full-text journals, magazines, and other resources.

Grade range: 6-12

Gale Canada in Context

Searchable database of information on Canadian topics.

Gale Global Issues in Context

Searchable database of information on Global Issues.

Gale Power Search

Searchable database of information on a variety of topics. Includes some ebooks.

Gale Science in Context

Searchable database of information on Science topics.

Know BC

Searchable database of information on British Columbia.

BC Historical Newspapers

World Book Discover

Online encyclopedia that includes reference tools and life skills tutorials.

World Book Advanced

Online encyclopedia for advanced users.

World Book Kids

Online encyclopedia that includes short articles and additional features such as maps, images, videos, Science projects and more.

World Book L’Encyclopedie Decouverte

Online encyclopedia in French. Includes a French visual dictionary.

World Book Student

Online encyclopedia that includes articles and additional features such as a current events section.

myBlueprint

myBlueprint lets you build customized high school course plans, instantly identify the post-secondary opportunities that you have unlocked, and explore valuable information for every destination in Canada.

Twig Science

Science content for gr. 6-9 students. Includes videos, activities and lesson guide.

Teens 101

Teaching resources on a variety of mental health topics. Includes video and lesson plans.

World Book Timelines

Searchable timelines of famous people and events. Students can also create their own timelines.

Points to the Past

Points to the Past is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, made up of nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content – maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more.

Gale Ebooks

Contains encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other specialized reference sources published by Gale covering a variety of disciplines.

Gale World History

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.

JSTOR

JSTOR includes over 1,400 leading academic journals and primary source materials valuable for academic work, including the most current issues of 174 journals.

Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary is the world’s most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. It covers words from across the English-speaking world, and traces the development of English from the earliest records to the present day.

Library and Archives Canada

Immigration History of various ethno cultural groups. Explore Black History, Early Chinese Canadians, and more.

The World Factbook

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

LAROUSSE

Encyclopédie Larousse en ligne est un  encyclopédie en français.

The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia is home to more than 40,000 articles, 6,000 interactive maps, graphs, photographs, and animation. Ce site est disponible en.

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography provides access to the 15 volumes already in print and to a selection of biographies from unprinted volumes.

BC Historical Newspapers

The Tyee

The Tyee Current Events: News, reviews, and commentary not typically covered by B.C. and Canada’s mainstream media.

The Province

The Province is a daily newspaper published in British Columbia. It has been a daily newspaper since 1898.

Human Rights Watch