Research

Finding information can be easy and fun. Let us help you find what you need from the wealth of information at EPL.

These research guides will get you started and help you answer the questions you have about:

Not finding your topic above? Try out Databases or:

EPL has a wide variety of current newspapers and magazines that will help you keep up to date with the world's news, trends, and ideas.   The Stanley A. Milner Library has the largest collection, but each location has some newspapers.

A to Z Newspapers & Magazines Index
We have more than 40,000 magazines and newspapers in our almost 100 databases.  This great new tool lets you find out which magazine or newspaper is included in which database  and the coverage of the title.   Helps answer the question: which database has Consumer Reports, where do I find a specific newspaper.

Magazines:

Search for magazines in our catalogue by title or start by browsing an alphabetical list of magazines on our shelves (more than 1,500 print ttiles).

Newspapers:

Search for newspapers in catalogue by title or start by browsing an alphabetical list of newspapers on our shelves (approx. 70 current subscriptions).

The Stanley A. Milner Library has a wide selection of Canadian telephone books from across the country, which includes: all of Western Canada (from B.C. to Manitoba), Toronto and Ottawa, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, Fredericton, Halifax, Eastern Newfoundland, and Northwest Territories/Nunavut.

Find people using online directories worldwide. Try these first:

  • Telus Phone Book - Business (Yellow Pages) and residential (White Pages) telephone listings for across Canada.
  • Canada 411 - Business and residential listings for across Canada.
  • Yellowpages.ca - Find local businesses or businesses across Canada using this website.

Reverse Lookup - know someone's address or telephone number and want to know who's there? Try:

International Directories:

Note: We only have access to information that is publically available. We're not able to find people who have not published their telephone numbers or addresses in the directories listed above.


 

Evaluating Information

The Internet offers information from a wide range of sources – anyone can publish something on the web. Because of this, it’s essential to evaluate the information you find to ensure that it is the best and most reliable information. Here are a few tips we’ve put together to help you.

For further information on evaluating websites, check out the University of Alberta’s Evaluation Criteria checklist.

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