Library
The Library offers extensive print and online collections, professional research support and quiet space for study and reflection. Explore the many resources available on campus or from home and take advantage of expert help from the Library’s staff. Use LibAnswers to chat live, consult our FAQ, submit a question, or email us at librarians@marianopolis.edu.
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Contact information and opening hours
Contact us
To contact the Library, you can use our LibAnswers platforms to submit a question and peruse our FAQs. We will respond to you as quickly as possible during business hours. Items from the Reserve Collection, Reference Collection, and some of our Circulating Collection are available for borrowing. Feel free to ask for help.
Opening hours
The Library is open from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Organ Loft (C-302) quiet study area is open Monday to Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Please note that the C-100 area of the Library is undergoing a transformation. Study spaces and the Library’s main book collection will be available in C-100 soon. We will be delighted to welcome you then!
The Library will be closed on the following days:
- September 4, 2023 – Closed
- October 9, 2023 – Closed
- December 25, 2023 – January 2, 2024 – Closed
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Citation and research help
Citation style guides
Use the Library’s Citation Styles LibGuide for help with:
Modern Language Association (MLA) Citation Style (9th edition)
American Psychological Association (APA) Citation Style (7th edition)
Chicago Style Citation (17th edition)LibGuides, LibAnswers and other research help
LibGuides are specialized research guides that the librarians have put together to support many of the classes at Marianopolis. All of the guides are listed on the main page of the LibGuides site according to their course numbers.
LibAnswers is a handy way to get the answers you need when you’re having trouble with research, citation, using databases, and other Library-related issues. Peruse our FAQ and submit questions to be answered by the Library staff. You can also chat live with the Library staff.
The Performing Academic Research LibGuide also offers general tips on research, including identifying scholarly articles, evaluating sources, identifying primary and secondary sources and creating a research plan.
You may also wish to consult the Library’s Glossary of Library Terms.
Other Montreal-area libraries
For a list of Montreal-area libraries, including information about their collections, services, and where they are located, please consult the Library’s Other Local Libraries LibGuide.
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Books and eBooks
Find print books and eBooks in the College’s online catalogue.
To log in to any of the Library’s databases, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
eBook databases
ACLS Humanities eBook, a collection of over 5,400 seminal books in the humanities and related social sciences from more than 120 publishers and Michigan Publishing. Books in the HEB collection have been recommended and reviewed by scholars and constituent learned societies of the American Council of Learned Societies.
Ebook Central With more than 60,000 items in a wide range of academic subjects, Ebook Central is the Library’s largest collection of eBooks. Most books in this collection can be viewed by an unlimited number of users, so they are almost always available.
EBSCO eBooks A small but excellent collection of eBooks, aimed primarily at Commerce students. It uses the same interface as the EBSCO journal articles databases.
More sources for eBooks
Beinnecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Ebooks libres et gratuits
Folger Digital Texts (Shakespeare)
Getty Museum Art eBook Collection
Guggenheim Museum Art eBook Collection
Hathitrust Digital Library
Internet Classics Archive
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
LACMA Reading Room Art eBook Collection
MET Publication Art eBook Collection
Open Source Shakespeare
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg Canada
The Internet Archive – Texts
The Digital Public Library of AmericaFor more free online book resources, please consult the Library’s Open Access Resources LibGuide.
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Journal and newspaper articles
Marianopolis Library database licenses are supported by the Research Support Fund, a government of Canada program that helps post-secondary institutions cover the indirect costs associated with federally funded research.
To log in to any of the Library’s databases, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
Journal databases
EBSCO, a collection of 10 databases that you can search simultaneously. Choose as many or as few as you want. Here is a quick rundown of the EBSCO databases and their areas of focus:
Academic Search Complete (multidisciplinary)
Social Sciences Full Text
Business Source Elite
Regional Business News
APA PsycARTICLES (Psychology)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
SocINDEX (Sociology)
ERIC (Education/Pedagogical Research)
Education Source (Education/Pedagogical Research)
MasterFILE Elite (popular magazines)Érudit, a joint project of the Université de Montréal, Université de Laval, UQAM, and several other partners, Érudit contains several Canadian research journals in French and English, including a large amount of Open Access content.
JSTOR, a multidisciplinary archival database that covers a wide range of arts, science, and social science disciplines. Includes access to: Archival Journal Collections (Arts & Sciences I-XV, Business IV, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Life Sciences, and Public Health Journals), Thematic Collections (Lives of Literature, Security Studies, and Sustainability), and Primary Source Collections (19th Century British Pamphlets, World Heritage Sites: Africa, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, and Global Plants).
ProQuest: Canadian Business and Current Affairs Database, a multidisciplinary database of Canadian content. It includes Canadian magazines and scholarly journals that cover a wide range of subjects in the social sciences, humanities and sciences.
More sources for journal articles
For more free online journal resources, please consult the Library’s Open Access Resources LibGuide.
Google Scholar is a search engine that can be used to find additional online journal articles. Using this specific link provided will also connect your Google Scholar searches to the Library subscription databases, providing you full text access to some of the articles you find through the search engine. Note that not everything you find in Google Scholar will be available in full text. Look for articles with links in the right-hand column of the search engine to access full text PDFs when available, and avoid sources that do not include a full text link.
Newspaper databases
ProQuest: Canadian Major Dailies contains articles from all of the major English-language Canadian newspapers. Coverage includes the latest issue and, in many cases, goes back to the late 1970s/early 1980s.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, North America’s largest newsroom dedicated to reporting on colleges and universities. The online version of the Chronicle offers all current articles available in the print edition, as well as an archive dating back to 1989. There are also special yearly reports, curated focus collections, daily and weekly newsletters, trend data and more.
More sources for newspaper articles
The Globe and Mail
Montreal Gazette
The National Post
Le Devoir
La Presse
Le Soleil
Le Monde Diplomatique (English)
Le Monde Diplomatique (French)
The Guardian Weekly
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Art and images
To log in to any of the Library’s databases, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
Art image database
ARTstor, an extensive image library for the arts and sciences. It contains digital images from major museum collections around the world, archival images, and images of important works of architecture.
Art research database
Oxford Art Online contains the entire Grove Art Encyclopedia, with peer-reviewed articles by nearly 7000 scholars around the world, with images, biographies, and links to additional resources.
More sources of art and other free images
Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art Database
Google Arts & Culture
MET Public Domain Art Images
Openverse
Structurae (Architecture and Structural Engineering)
Web Gallery of ArtMore sources for art information
Art Canada Institute Online Art Books
Getty Museum Art eBook Collection
Guggenheim Museum Art eBook Collection
LACMA Reading Room Art eBook Collection
MET Publication Art eBook Collection
National Gallery of Canada
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
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Films and music
Find DVD and VHS films in the College’s online catalogue.
To log in to any of the Library’s databases, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
Film databases
Audio Ciné Films, a streaming database of more than 800 major feature films from Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, MGM Studios, HBO, and more. It includes classics as well as modern films. Please note that film playback for ACF is currently not supported on all iOS devices, including all Apple phones and tablets.
CAN-CORE Academic Video, a collection 100% Canadian produced educational videos, including documentaries from major producers such as CTV and McIntyre Media. The database includes a strong focus on content created by and about Indigenous peoples of Canada.
Criterion On-Demand, a streaming video database of over 3000 major feature films from Warner Brothers Studios, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate Studios, Miramax Studios, and more. It includes classics as well as modern films.
Curio, an online database of television series and documentaries created and maintained by the CBC/Radio Canada.
Films On Demand, a streaming video database of documentary and feature films from a wide range of sources, including the BBC, PBS, TED, National Geographic, and more.
National Film Board of Canada / Office National du film du Canada, a database of NFB/ONF-produced films, including Canadian documentaries, experimental films, and more.
More sources for films
CBC Digital Archives
Les archives de Radio-CanadaMusic
Find CDs in the College’s catalogue.
For music research resources, see the Library’s Music Resources LibGuide.
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Dictionaries and encyclopedias
To log in to any of the Library’s databases, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
Dictionaries
Dictionary databases
Oxford English Dictionary, the premier dictionary of the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short, includes the modern definitions of words as well as details on their historical origins.More sources for dictionaries
Le grand dictionnaire terminologiqueEncyclopedias and other reference sources
Encyclopedia and reference databases
Encyclopedia Britannica, a general encyclopedia that contains brief information on a wide range of subjects.Encyclopedia Universalis, a French-language general encyclopedia that contains brief information on a wide range of subjects.
First Research, a database of hundreds of continuously updated industry profiles, including everything from profiles of the automobile industry to the vending machine industry. It also has economic profiles for all of the Canadian provinces, as well as all of the American states.
Gale eBooks, a collection of over 300 specialized reference sources on a wide range of topics. Of particular interest is the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, The Encyclopedia Judaica, the New Catholic Encyclopedia, The African American Almanac, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography.
Salem Press Online, a platform for specialized reference works from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing. Our current Salem Press holdings include:
Magill’s Medical Guide, 9th & 8th editions, which covers disease, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, biology, and medical issues. Includes sidebars that address recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders for quick reference;
Masterplots, 4th edition, with 2010-2018 supplement, a collection of 2,407 essays about English-language and world literature. Each essay examines a literary work in detail, giving plot synopses, critical theories about the work, and resources for further reading;
Notable African American Writers, 2nd edition, which includes 500 detailed author biographies, topical entries on their works, primary documents, and more;
Digital Literacy: Skills and Strategies, which provides a comprehensive collection of essays to help students, educators, and researchers understand the key and fundamental terms associated with digital literacy.
Oxford Art Online contains the entire Grove Art Encyclopedia, with peer-reviewed articles by nearly 7000 scholars around the world, with images, biographies, and links to additional resources.
Oxford Reference, a collection of more than 200 specialized reference titles on a wide range of academic disciplines.
Qurʾānic Studies Online, a collection of valuable resources for close readings of the Qur’ān.
More reference sources
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles
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Reserves
For more information about the Reserve Collection, see the Library Reserve Collection LibGuide.
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Government documents
Federal government
Government of Canada Publications
Census Program (Statistics Canada)
Statistics Canada
Parliament of Canada (including Debates of the House of Commons and the Senate)
Health Canada
Department of Justice Laws
Canadian Legal Information Institute (non-profit database of free Canadian Law information)
Industry Canada Financial Performance Data
Government of Canada Job Bank (data on wages and career outlooks)Provincial government
Quebec
Institut de la statistique du Québec
LégisQuébec
Databank of Official Statistics on QuebecU.S. government
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Census Bureau
FindLaw
U.S. Geological Survey Photographic LibraryInternational information
Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
CIA World Factbook
INCORE Country Guides
International Monetary Fund
Library of Congress Country Studies
United Nations
United Nations Human Development Reports
United Nations Population Fund
United Nations Statistics Division
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Access and copyright
Database access
All databases listed in the above sections may only be accessed by current Marianopolis students, faculty, and staff.
Copyright
The College’s Copyright Policy outlines the rules that the Marianopolis community must follow when using copyrighted material.
Copibec’s exclusions list indicates the categories, works and publishers that are not covered by the College’s license with that organization. Under the College’s Copibec license, members of the College community may reproduce 10% or 25 pages (whichever is less) of a work that is intended specifically for college-level education, or 15% or any other book or periodical covered by the Copibec agreement. For reproductions that exceed that or to copy any items on the exclusions list, students should contact Information Services Librarian Matthew Flanagan and Marianopolis employees should consult the Copyright section of the Launchpad.
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Loan periods and fines
- To borrow Library items, students must present their Marianopolis College ID card.
- At the time of checkout, students must take note of the date and time that their items are due.
- If a student returns an item after its due date or due time, the item will be considered late and the student will be charged the corresponding fine.
- A student may be fined for multiple late items.
- When a student has unpaid fines that $4.00 and more, their borrowing privileges will be suspended. When the fine is paid, their borrowing privileges will be reinstated.
- At the end of each semester, students must pay all outstanding fines. Failure to do so will result in a temporary block on the student’s Omnivox account. This temporary block prevents the student from viewing their grades and other information.
Item Loan Period Fine per Item 2-Hour Reserve 2 hours $2 per hour 24-Hour Reserve 24 hours $1 per day 3-Day Reserve 3 days $1 per day 7-Day Reserve 7 days $1 per day Circulating Collection 2 weeks $0.50 per day DVD Videos 2 hours $2 per hour Music CDs 24 hours $1 per day Periodical Collection 2 hours $1 per day Reference Collection (these items must not leave the campus) 3 hours Full replacement cost of the item Abandoned items found on campus $2 per item Failure to return recalled items $20 per item Lost or stolen or damaged items Full replacement cost of the item Laptops Loss of borrowing privileges after 10 late returns Last updated September 13, 2021
