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We make research easy!

  • Researching a College Paper?
  • Working on a Grade 4 Project?
  • Need the latest health information?
  • Want a copy of a celebrity interview?

Sometimes you need the most current information and books don't always provide it. You'd like to use the Internet, but you're not sure whether you can trust the information. Scugog Memorial Library provides free access to databases that take the guesswork out of research. All the latest full text newspaper and magazine articles are at your fingertips. There are even databases especially for kids!

All you need is your library card.

Please read through all the steps below so you know what to do on the next page:
  1. Have your library card number available.
  2. Clicking one of the links below will take you to one of our database providers.
  3. Enter your library card number in the box provided (you may have to scroll down to see it).
  4. Press the button to get to the list of databases.
  5. Enter your search terms in the box at the top of the page to search all the databases, or
  6. Select a specific database from the list provided.

Please choose from one of the following options to begin your search:
  • I want to do general research. Let me pick my database.

  • I want to use 'Auto Repair Database' or 'Canadian Points of View'.

  • I want to use 'Career Cruising'.

  • I want to research my family history with 'Ancestry.com' (IN LIBRARY USE ONLY).

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