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Research

Lambton County Library has the following resources available online to help you research. 

Automotive Repair
Auto Repair Source

Auto Repair Source offers a user-friendly search experience to help users diagnose, repair and maintain today's complex vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step DIY auto repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.

Encyclopedias and General Reference
Britannica Online Library Edition

Britannica Online Library Edition is a resource offering a collection of reference content for adults, young adults and children.

Canadian Encyclopedia

Canadian Encyclopedia is a free online resource offering a collection of authored, accurate and continually updated articles focused on Canada's history and culture.

Library card not needed.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre covers hundreds of topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).

Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.

Canadian Reference Centre

Canadian Reference Centre is the largest collection of regional full-text content available to Canadian schools and libraries. The database includes leading Canadian and international magazines, plus thousands of images from Canadian Press. 

MasterFILE Premier

MasterFILE Premier provides a robust collection of full-text magazines, e-books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection. 

Health, Medicine and Wellness
Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete is designed to help users gain an overall understanding of key topics across the health and wellness spectrum by utilizing an intuitive search interface to access full-text journals, magazines, health reference books and evidence-based health reports. The material in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

Literature and Language Arts

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 is a source for reading recommendations for children.

NoveList Plus 

NoveList Plus is a source for reading recommendations.

History and Genealogy

Explore local history and genealogy with Lambton County Library. Start tracing your roots or dive into researching Lambton County's past with the following resources:

Lambton County Archives

Lambton County Archives is the archival centre for genealogical and local history research in Lambton County. The Archives preserves and makes accessible historical and family documents for researchers. At the Archives, visitors can access resources such as:

  • Family records, census records, birth records (to 1914), marriage records (to 1929) and death records (to 1939).
  • Local newspapers - Sarnia Observer from 1853 to present, Petrolia Topic, Forest Standard and more.
  • Corporate records, Land Registry information, historical atlases, Women's Institute's Records, and Tweedsmuir Books, and the local branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society holdings.

Local History Collection

Lambton County Library provides a limited selection of local history materials at each local library. 

Online Research Tools

The following online resources are available for history research.

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FamilySearch.org

FamilySearch.org is a website offering genealogical records, education and software. Lambton County Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, meaning that your library card gives you free access to over 2 billion digitized records. To access exclusive images and records, beyond what an at home user can see, you can book computer time, or use your own device at any of our 25 locations.

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Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition is an online searching program with approximately 4,000 databases and billons of names. Covering the United States and the United Kingdom, it includes census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. Visitors using public computers or public wi-fi at any Lambton County Library location can access Ancestry Library Edition, at no cost. Ancestry Library Edition is also accessible at Lambton County Archives with an admission fee.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Historical Newspapers by ProQuest

Access full digital archives of three major newspapers, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, and The Windsor Star from anywhere with a network connection. Get insight into everyday lives, places and events of the past with full text searching of historical content, which is among the most sought-after primary source material.

The Globe and Mail - 1844 - 2018

The Toronto Star - 1894 - 2019

The Windsor Star - 1893 - 2010

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Canadian Encyclopedia

Canadian Encyclopedia is a free online resource offering a collection of authored, accurate and continually updated articles focused on Canada's history and culture.

Toronto Public Library: Digital Archive Ontario

Digital Archive Ontario

Digital Archive Ontario was developed and is managed with resources from the Toronto Public Library. Digital Archive Ontario provides free access to digital material of historical importance to Ontario and Canada.

Bibliothèque de référence virtuelle: Le meilleur de l'Internet : consultez les diverses catégories ou effectuez une recherche pour trouver des ressources fiables recommandées par des bibliothécaires. Avec le soutien du gouvernement de l'Ontario, la Bibliothèque publique de Toronto propose des ressources pour tous les Ontarie

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Lambton County Museums and Archives Catalogue

Browse the collections of Lambton Heritage Museum, Lambton County Archives and Oil Museum of Canada.

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Our Ontario 

Our Ontario provides access to full text newspapers from communities around Ontario.

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