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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.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Energy, Engineering, Geology, Mining

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Google 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.

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High North Research Documents

Freely available articles, theses, reports, books, maps, videos, and other documents dealing with the North and the Far North.

Subjects: Caribou, Climate change, Ice, Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Oceanography, Permafrost, Sami, Tundra

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Hydrocarbon 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.

Subjects: Environmental sciences, Gas, Hydrocarbons, Oil, Regulation

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Indigenous Studies Portal

Books, articles, theses, and visual documents on Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Allows users to search free-access content.

Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Northern Canada

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Inspec

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.

Subjects: Computer engineering, Electrical engineering, Information technology, Physical sciences

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Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database (ASTIS)

Contains descriptions of 13,200 research publications about the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

Subjects: Environmental sciences, Indigenous peoples, Inuvialuit, Social sciences, Northwest Territories, Yukon

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Kluane 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.

Subjects: Biology, Earth sciences, Kluane Lake, Physiology, Yukon

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Knowledge 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.

Subjects: Family health, Health policy, Indigenous peoples, Social determinants of health, Mental health

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Mining 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.

Subjects: Environmental sciences, Water, Mine exploration, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon

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Native 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.

Subjects: Ethnobotany, Indigenous peoples, Traditional Diet, Traditional medicine

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NCP 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.

Subjects: Contaminants, Environmental sciences, Food, Northern Canada

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Nordicana D

Database of the Centre d’études nordiques gathering raw data from published studies as well as unpublished research data.

Subjects: Centre d’études nordiques, Climate change, Environmental sciences, Research data, Northern Canada

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Northern 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.

Subjects: Crushed rock, Environmental sciences, Gravel, Sand

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Nunavik Bibliography (ASTIS)

Contains 8,000 records of publications dealing with various facets of northern Quebec, including geoscience, life sciences, humanities, and social science.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Environmental sciences, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Nunavik, Social sciences

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Nunavut 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.

Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Environmental sciences, Inuit, Nunavut, Social sciences

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PAIS Index

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.

Subjects: Economy, Education, Public policy, Natural Resources

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PubMed

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.

Subjects: Health, Indigenous peoples, Medicine, Nutrition

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Sahtu 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.

Subjects: Environmental sciences, Indigenous peoples, Sahtu, Social sciences, Northwest Territories

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Scopus

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.

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