Library collections cancellations
Database cancellations
| Resource | Cancellation effective date | Main subject area(s) | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benezit Dictionary of Artists | July 1, 2025 | Art History | Grove Art Online |
| Bibliography of Asian Studies | July 1, 2025 | Social Science | Academic Search Complete,
Political Science Complete, JSTOR, Project MUSE |
| British Humanities Index | July 1, 2025 | English | Academic Search Complete,
MLA Bibliography, Arts & Humanities Database |
| Business Book Summaries | July 1, 2025 | JMSB | Various online book reviews |
| Communication Abstracts | July 1, 2025 | Communication Studies, Journalism | Communication & Mass Media Complete |
| Computers & Applied Science Complete | July 1, 2025 | Computer Science | ACM Digital Library,
IEEE Xplore, O’Reilly |
| Curio.ca & News in Review Collection (Note that the Library will maintain access to Curio's Indigenous Studies Collection until Nov. 2029) | September 1, 2025 | Social Science | Indigenous Studies Collection (Curio.ca),
Docuseek2 Canadian Collection, Ethnographic Video Online vol. III: Indigenous Voices, McIntyre Indigenous Studies Playlist, NFB Education, CBC Gem, CBC on YouTube |
| Entrepreneurial Source | July 1, 2025 | JMSB | OWNR (RBC Ventures),
SBA.gov, BPlans.com, Business Source Complete |
| GeneralENGINEERINGnetBASE and ChemicalENGINEERINGnetBASE eBook Collections | January 1, 2026 | Engineering | ScienceDirect eBooks,
Knovel eBooks, Springer eBooks |
| Inspec (Elsevier) | April 14, 2026 | Computer Science, Engineering, Physics | Compendex,
IEEE Xplore |
| International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) | April 1, 2026 | Political Science | Political Science Complete, ProQuest Central, Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, ejournal: International Political Science Review |
| Investext (formerly accessed via Mergent Online) | May 1, 2025 | Finance | NetAdvantage,
SEC.gov, free data on Seeking Alpha, FinBox |
| Iter Bibliography | January 1, 2026 | History | Iter's
A Database of Dramatic Extracts,
Towards an Integrated Digital Environment for Early Modern Studies, French Renaissance Paleography, Gateway to Early Modern Manuscript Sermons, Romeo and Juliet: Searchable Database for Prompt Books, The Electronic Capito Project |
| JoVE Education (partial cancellation) NOTE: We will maintain access to the Basic Biology Series and Organic Chemistry Core. |
January 1, 2026 | Sciences | Jove Research collections in Biology,
Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Neuroscience. Concordia will maintain access to the Basic Biology Series and Organic Chemistry Core. |
| LearnTechLib | May 2, 2026 | Education |
Education Source, ProQuest Central |
| Lexis Advance | January 1, 2026 | Political Science, Community and Public Affairs |
Newspapers:
Factiva, International Newsstream, US Newsstream, Canadian Newsstream US Government Information: HeinOnline, govinfo.gov, Congress.gov, Overton Canadian Government Information: HeinOnline, CanLII, ourcommons.ca, Canada Commons, Overton |
| MEDLINE via EBSCO | July 1, 2025 | Biology | PubMed,
MEDLINE via Web of Science |
| Pais Index | October 1, 2025 | Political Science | Proquest Central,
Academic Search Complete, Historical Abstracts, Political Science Complete, JSTOR |
| Philosopher's Index | July 1, 2025 | Philosophy | PhilPapers,
Academic Search Complete |
| Play Index | May 1, 2025 | English | Literature Online,
MLA Bibliography, Sofia, WorldCat |
| Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection | July 1, 2025 | Psychology, Applied Human Sciences | PsycINFO,
Academic Search Complete |
| Race Relations Abstracts | July 1, 2025 | Social Science | Academic Search Complete,
Project MUSE, SocINDEX, America: History and Life, JSTOR |
| Religion & Philosophy | July 1, 2025 | Religion, Philosophy | ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials,
PhilPapers |
| RILM Abstracts of Music Literature | July 1, 2025 | Music | Music Periodicals Database |
| Scopus | January 1, 2026 | Multi-disciplinary | Web of Science,
OpenAlex, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, SCImago Journal Rankings |
| Short Story Index | May 1, 2025 | English | Literature Online,
MLA Bibliography, Sofia, WorldCat |
| Sociological Abstracts | July 1, 2025 | Sociology | SocINDEX,
Academic Search Complete |
| Sustainalytics | November 1, 2025 | JMSB | Mergent Market Atlas,
World Bank DataBank, Yahoo Finance, other finance/stock websites |
| Vente & Gestion | July 1, 2025 | Business | Eureka,
Factiva |
updated on December 15, 2025