New Online Databases for 2011

The ISC online database collection is constantly growing with five new databases being added this year. This makes for a very comprehensive range of "paid for"online resources that cater to the English, Science and Humanities curriculum.

These databases can be found using the following path: ISC VLA-Online databases link
They require the password "carter"


Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a wide range of global issues,topics and current events.Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of highly relevant sources of social,political,environmental and cultural issuesIt also includes rich mulimedia.



Opposing Viewpoints in Context provides contextual information and opinions on hundred's of today's hottest social issues. Continously updated,it features news articles,topic reviews,full text magazines,academic journals,statistics,images,videos and audio files.





Science in Context provides contextual information on today's most significant science topics. It also features news articles, full text magazines,academic journals,images,videos and audio file.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online examines great writers,important works, well known characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.

Lastly,the Health and Wellness Resource Centre provides access to medical reference material including articles,journals,pamphlets and videos.