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Provides access to hundreds of millions of fully searchable individual records contained in thousands of databases. The collection of databases includes Canadian, English, & U.S. Census Records, Ireland Vital Records, German Immigration Records, select passenger lists and numerous databases dedicated to specific ethnic origins and regions. Includes census, birth, marriage, death, immigration, military records and more.

Watch the AncestryLibrary tutorial to learn more about this resource.

Please Note: Ancestry Library is only offered in-branch. Please visit HeritageQuest Online, powered by Ancestry, for more great genealogical content available from the comfort of home!

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The Athletic, a New York Times company, delivers in-depth sports coverage of your favourite teams and leagues. Access includes everything from breaking news and live commentary to long-form features, exclusive interviews, podcasts, and more.

Following the link in the title grants a 24-hour digital access pass to use on The Athletic website or in The Athletic app. You will be asked to create an account for or sign in to The Athletic.

Access expired? Log out of The Athletic in your browser or app. Follow the link in the title and sign in with your The Athletic account to redeem another 24 hours of access.

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• • Already created an account for EPL’s New York Times access? You can use that same account for 24-hour digital passes to The Athletic.
  • If creating an account, choose the “Sign up with Email” option – the 24-hour digital pass is not compatible with the Google, Apple, or Facebook partner sign-in options.
  • Email addresses that have been used previously for a personal paid subscription with The Athletic or The New York Times cannot be used for this purpose.

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Learn more about food in history and culture while discovering thousands of traditional recipes from 174 countries. AtoZ World Food features:

• 6,500+ Recipes
• 750+ World Beer Reviews
• 13,000+ High Quality Photos
• 500+ Ingredient Articles
• 850+ Food Culture Articles

Watch the AtoZ World Food tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Auto Repair Source provides service and repair information for thousands of vehicles including: step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recall information.

Watch the Auto Repair Source tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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AV2 World Languages is a language learning resource for children. Consisting of eBooks, each title features a clean, easy-to-read layout and vivid full-screen images. Each title can be accessed in 18 different languages. Available in English, French, Arabic, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Swahili, Ukrainian, and Urdu.

Birds of the World is a powerful research database and digital encyclopedia that brings together content from Birds of North America, The Handbook of Birds of the World, Neotropical Birds and Bird Families of the World. Containing 10,721 species accounts, 21,000 colour illustrations and tens of thousands of photos, videos and sound recordings, Birds of the World is a perfect resource for ornithologists and bird-lovers.

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Bluebird, created by Pronunciator, is a language-learning application that features interactive audio lessons. You can learn 164 languages with lessons spoken in 146 different languages. You can access the browser-based version or use the app on your mobile device. Lessons can be downloaded for offline use. Choose from a variety of learning activities such as: Daily Lessons, Personalized Courses, Core Vocabulary, Essential Verbs, Creating Sentences, Powerful Phrases, Conversations and more. If you already use Pronunciator, you can log into Bluebird with the same email address and password.

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Brainfuse HelpNow offers students learning support from kindergarten up to grade 12. There is also support for university courses, adult learners, and resume writing support for all ages. Students can chat live with online tutors and create study aids customized to their learning needs.

Watch the Brainfuse tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Brainfuse JobNow provides personalized career coaching for a wide range of career needs. Support services include live job coaching, resume creation and job searching. You can access resume templates, submit resume documents to Job Coaches for review, take career assessments and practice your interview skills with a Live Interview Coach. Brainfuse JobNow Coaches are available every day between 2 p.m. and 11 p.m. MST.

Watch the Brainfuse tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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British Literary Manuscripts Online is comprised of two collections (c.1660-1900 and Medieval and Renaissance) and presents facsimile images of a range of literary manuscripts — including letters, poems, stories, plays, essays, journals, literary manuscripts, chronicles, religious writings, and other materials — from roughly 1120 to 1900. It encompasses extensive materials related to major British literary figures from the Bronte sisters to Sir Walter Scott to Oscar Wilde.

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Calgary Herald is a historical archive of the Calgary Herald newspaper. Coverage spans from 1883 to 2010, allowing you to search cover-to-cover for local views, events and people. It includes access to feature articles, newspaper editorials, advertisements, cartoons, obituaries and classified ads, all through a cross-searchable platform. 

Please see ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Calgary Herald 1883 - 2010 to access resource. 

Canada In Context features authoritative reference material that is focused on the Canadian perspective. It contains full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

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Includes all the listings from the: * Canadian Almanac and Directory * Associations Canada * Libraries Canada * Canadian Environmental Resource Guide * Governments Canada * Financial Services Canada * Health Canada * Careers & Employment Canada * Canadian Parliamentary Guide * Major Canadian Cities * History of Canada

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ProQuest combines Canadian Newsstream and Canadian Business & Current Affairs and Globe & Mail historical. Full text of 170 large and small Canadian newspapers including (most recent issues not included):

• Edmonton Journal & Calgary Herald (from 1989 to date)
• National Post (from 1998 to date)
• Globe & Mail (from 1844 to date)
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Cantook Libraries is the home of the Read Alberta Collection and the Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection.

Find out what you need to get started reading in this getting started help guide and Cantook Libraries' Online Help resources.

Service note: French eBooks are leaving the Cantook Libraries platform on November 30, 2024. Some titles will transfer to Libby by Overdrive in early December 2024.

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Stream and download a growing collection of albums by Edmonton local musicians. Includes a collection of gig posters from the local music scene.

Format: Streaming & Download (MP3, FLAC, ALAC, AAC)

Looking for help in choosing a career, planning for a future career? Try cruising for a career your complete career guidance solution.

Service note: Access to Career Cruising ended on August 31, 2024. Brainfuse JobNow, opens a new window and Job & Career Accelerator, opens a new window offer comprehensive job and career search resources. Brainfuse JobNow, opens a new window provides live coaching for interview prep, resumé creation and job search.

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CBC Corner is a portal featuring news, local stories, radio shows, TV shows, kids content, podcasts, English and French language learning resources and more. There’s so much to explore on CBC Corner! You can also access the French version, L’espace Radio-Canada.

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Chatham House Online Archive provides close to ninety years of analysis and commentary on international policy such as briefing papers, special reports, pamphlets, conference papers, monographs, and full text of two of Chatham House’s flagship periodicals: International Affairs and The World Today.

The archive offers access to thousands of hours of audio recordings of Chatham House lectures and their fully searchable transcripts, offering insight into the experiences and opinions of key figures in international affairs, including Mahatma Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Willy Brandt, King Hussein of Jordan, François Mitterrand, Henry Kissinger, Prof. A.J. Toynbee, Chaim Weizmann, Dr. Andreas Papandreou, Caspar Weinberger, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, HE Yousuf Al-Alawi Abdullah, Dr. Zhores Medvedev, and Hans Blix.

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Read the full text of hundreds of Chinese language magazines. Now includes full image PDF versions and audio versions.

*Now with a new look!

Clear Pronunciation is an English Language Learners general program for all levels. Clear Pronunciation works to build up your confidence by drilling down to the building blocks of pronunciation and tackling the 43 sounds of the English language. It provides you with the opportunity to dissect, listen to and practice making sounds independently, but still in a structured learning environment with lots of guidance. You can choose from British, North American and Australian pronunciation models, using audio, video and interactive activities. The program is geared from beginner to advanced levels.

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Clear Pronunciation 2 is the next step in learning English. In this program, you will learn to put the 43 sounds of English together in clear speech. The program covers consonant clusters, word stress, sentence stress, connected speech and intonation. You’ll watch tutorials from teachers, listen to examples and work through different speaking exercises all while listening to a range of accents. 

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This is the online version of the famous blue drug book the CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties) - one of the standard drug reference tools in Canada. It contains monographs for drugs, vaccines, natural health products and medical devices approved by Health Canada. The resource has previously been called RxTx and Canadian Pharmaceuticals, and is also known as CPS Full Access.

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All the great information published in Consumer Reports magazine pulled together into one easy to use web site. The one place you should always visit before making your next purchase.

Watch the Consumer Reports tutorial to learn more about this resource.

Please Note: As of January 2020, "Canada Extra" ratings and statistics have been discontinued and can no longer be accessed within Consumer Reports

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Access the standards of the CSA (Canadian Standards Association) through the CSA OnDemand™ platform. You can read the full text of the standard in all its detail, including historical standard editions and standards in both French and English editions where available.

To access the CSA Standards library, you must click on CSA OnDemand™ at the top of the CSA homepage.

Please Note: As of January 2021, all standards are View Access Only and can no longer be downloaded as PDFs. View Access Only does allow for a Web View mode in your mobile device browser.

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Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Literature, Grammar, Language, Catalogues and Periodicals is a full-text searchable archive of early Arabic printed books of folktales, pre-Islamic literature, Islamic poetry and prose, proverbs and sayings, language and lexicography, dictionaries, grammar, syntax, rhetoric, manuscript publication records, and periodicals.

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Brought to you by World Book, a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes.

Watch the World Book tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Browse, search and read from the scanned pages of the Edmonton Journal, from 2011 until present. This resource does include a 3-month embargo, meaning full issues cannot be accessed for the 3 months prior to today’s date.

Please see ProQuest Recent Newspapers: Edmonton Journal to access resource.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Edmonton Journal is a historical archive of the Edmonton Journal newspaper. Coverage spans from 1903 to 2010, allowing you to search cover-to-cover for local views, events and people. It includes access to feature articles, newspaper editorials, advertisements, cartoons, obituaries and classified ads, all through a cross-searchable platform. 

Please see ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Edmonton Journal 1903 - 2010 to access resource.

Search our index to locate the date on which an obituary was published in the Edmonton Journal. Index coverage is from January 1950 to December 1982.

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At Edmonton Public Library, we share stories and we hope to inspire all Edmontonians to share their stories with us. Here you will find stories from Edmontonians of the people, places and events that have shaped our country for the past 150 years and look ahead to the next 150 years. You will also find resources on how to share your story through EPL’s Digital Storytelling project.

More than 60 top magazine titles including People, Time, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, Sunset, Entertainment Weekly, Macleans, Chatelaine and more.

Look for new titles to be added in the coming months.

Watch the Flipster tutorial to learn more about this resource.

Flipster User Guide

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Includes titles from most genres and lots of reality reads. There are over 170,000 titles always available for you - No waiting, no holds required!

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Frontier Life includes primary source material from 1650 to 1920 on movement by Europeans to Africa, Australasia and North America and the resulting consequences for frontier regions. Canadian history covering the Hudson’s Bay Company,  Archives of Manitoba and the Glenbow Museum are included in the archives. This eResource will appeal to history buffs, genealogical researchers, teachers and students.

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Become an expert in only six weeks by taking interactive, instructor-led online courses covering a wide range of topics. Free for cardholders. New six-week courses start on the third Wednesday of every month and there is no limit to the amount of courses you can take.
Just like regular classes please read the syllabus before enrolling to make sure you are interested in the subject and time commitment. If you don't return to participate in week 2 of the class within 13 days of the start of the course, you will be automatically dropped from the course. You are allowed one, 10-day extension after the final exam due date to finish your course. We cannot provide additional extensions.

Watch the Gale Courses tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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This resource provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy. It provides access to nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications that are updated daily. These include a number of Canadian publications like The Advocate, Canadian Business, the Globe & Mail, Canadian Woman Studies and more.

Watch the Gale OneFile: Business tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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The electronic version of the Canadian Periodical Index, this resource includes more than 1,300 Canadian periodicals, has a bilingual interface (English and French), and provides access to more than 700 full-text articles from 1983 forward. It also includes travel handbooks from Fodor’s Travel for Canadian destinations, historical documents, science and technology essays and more.

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Supporting research in Health Studies, this resource provides access to more than 2,500 full-text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries. Formats also include newspapers, journals and newsletters, with some publications available in original French.

Watch the Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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This resource is perfect for hobbyists and professionals alike. With over 4.5 million articles from more than 200 Home Improvement titles, Gale OneFile: Home Improvement covers everything from architectural techniques to tool and materials selections to zoning requirements. This resource also has a mobile-optimized interface, making it easy to use on a mobile device. Publications include Canadian House & Home, Home Energy, House & Garden and many more.

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Gale Primary Sources allows you to discover firsthand content and primary resources from 30 key historical resources. It includes access to many research collections like the Archives of Human Sexuality & Genre, 19th Century U.K Periodicals, Daily Mail Historical Archive, Punch Historical Archive, the Smithsonian Collections Online, and the Times digital archive.

Watch the Gale Primary Sources tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Gale World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean is an archive of digitally reproduced primary documents, reference material, and scholarship. It provides access to monographs, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, statistical information, government reports, video, and audio files.

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Search and then read from the scanned pages of every issue of the Globe & Mail from May 1844 to December 2017.

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Grant Connect is a comprehensive database designed to help connect organizations with funders. Providing access to over 1.25 million grant records and totaling over $41 billion in giving, Grant Connect provides up-to-date information on grant programs, application guidelines, financial history and key decision-makers. Information is updated daily, listing over 11,000 Canadian Foundations, 560 Corporate Giving Programs, 370 Government Grant Programs, and 120 American Foundations.

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HeritageQuest Online is rich in family histories, interactive census maps, unique primary sources and more. It contains more than 4.4 billion records, delivering an essential collection of genealogical and historical records from the United States and North America dating back to the 1700s. It contains more than 700 million records from the U.S. Federal Census, 1.5 million records from various U.S. city directories, 170 million pages from the largest collection of wills and probate records in the U.S. and more. Access this resource from home and enjoy the easy-to-use interface that is perfect for genealogists of all skill levels.

Watch the HeritageQuest Online tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Movies, television, music, books, comic books and audiobooks! Borrow and stream up to 5 items per month.

• Movies & TV: 3 day loan
• Music: 7 day loan
• Audiobooks: 21 day loan
• Graphic Novels & eBooks: 21 day loan
• Comic Books: 21 day loan

All titles are available all the time. No holds and no waiting — you want it, you get it! Please note, mobile users will need to access hoopla via the hoopla app, not on a mobile browser. The following desktop browsers are supported: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Safari.

Watch the hoopla tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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An historical collection of newspapers, manuscripts, drawings and sketches, photographs, maps, periodicals, monographs, reports, legal materials, organizational records, and population census records. It is sourced from both American and Canadian Institutions, as well as direct-from-source from newspapers from various nations and related organizations. The collection also features Indigenous language materials, including dictionaries, Bibles, and primers.

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Job & Career Accelerator is part of LearningExpress Library family. As a job-hunting platform, this resource has everything you need to create professional résumés and cover letters, search for jobs, prep for your interviews and more. You can create new résumés in the platform or upload an existing one, or you can browse through over 200 sample résumés. There is also a scholarship list that contains Canadian-specific scholarships for Canadian students. 

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Kanopy is a video streaming platform for libraries with a large and unique collection of documentaries, feature films, shorts, and television series featuring over 30,000 films from hundreds of producers including the Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.

Watch the Kanopy tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Kanopy Kids is a video streaming platform for libraries featuring hundreds of educational and entertaining children's videos available to stream whenever you want. Kanopy Kids includes unlimited views per month.

Now available on Apple TV and Roku!

Watch the Kanopy tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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L'Encyclopédie Découverte est la version française de World Book Encyclopedia.

L'Encyclopédie offre des activités pratiques qui inciteront les élèves à s'intéresser à la recherche. Un guide d'enseignement, accompagné des sujets de discussion et d'une matrice d'évaluation, sont disponibles pour chaque activité.

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LawSource provides canadian legal information that includes: Case Law, Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, Legislation, the latest Supreme Court cases, other courts, tribunals and more.

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Practice tests and tutorial courses to help you succeed with academic or licensing exams. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of results. Many tests are from American sources. Now includes Computer Skills training for a variety of MicroSoft applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook etc.). Includes two Canadian Citizenship Practice Exams (as well as American).

Now also includes access to Job & Career Accelerator, a job-hunting resource that has everything you need to create professional and competitive resumes and cover letters, search for jobs that fit your needs, give professional interviews and more.

Watch the LearningExpress Library tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Check out all the great titles that are part of our OverDrive collection using Libby by OverDrive. Enjoy free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and more with your library card and an internet connection. This collection includes popular fiction, non-fiction, technical, kids and teen titles.  

Borrow up to 15 titles at a time and place holds on up to 30 titles at a time. Magazine titles have no waitlists and no holds, and they do not count toward your checkout limits. The Libby by OverDrive app makes downloading eBooks, magazines and eAudiobooks to your smartphone or tablet easier than ever. 

• Read our blog all about Libby  
• Looking for a popular title available now? Try the Lucky Day collection offering express 7-day loans!
• Learn more about Libby by OverDrive by reading our FAQs  
• Watch the Libby tutorial to learn more about this resource 

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Library & Information Science Source is the largest full-text database for library and information science studies. It provides hundreds of full-text journals covering all related subjects, including librarianship, classification, information management and the history of library studies. It also includes full-text monographs, pamphlets and theses, plus a subject-specific thesaurus. Library & Information Science Source is the largest full-text database for library and information science studies. It provides hundreds of full-text journals covering all related subjects, including librarianship, classification, information management and the history of library studies. It also includes full-text monographs, pamphlets and theses, plus a subject-specific thesaurus. 

Watch the Library & Information Science Source tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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LinkedIn Learning is an online learning library that helps you learn business, software, technology and creative skills with just your library card and PIN. LinkedIn Learning's new catalogue offers over 16,000 new courses in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin and Portuguese. LinkedIn Learning can be accessed on mobile devices through the LinkedIn Learning app or through your mobile device browser. If you change your library card number, your learning history won’t be accessible under your new card number and PIN.

Visit our LinkedIn Learning is Coming blog post and LinkedIn Learning FAQs to learn more about the new LinkedIn Learning platform and features, including how to access the LinkedIn Learning app.

Watch the LinkedIn Learning tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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The Maclean's Magazine Archive contains indexing, abstracting and full text PDFs for the complete archive of this influential Canadian magazine beginning in 1933 and ending in December 2015. Access to current issues is available through Flipster.

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An online language learning service that includes more than 70 world language courses. Create a simple profile to track your progress and let the learning begin.

Watch the Mango Languages tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Find detailed information about the safety of a wide variety of materials. Now with an improved layout for easier access to safety data sheets and a convenient one-click access to a separate archive of WHMIS 1988 data sheets. The platform is available in English and in French.

Download the CCOHS Safe Work app to access 120+ tip sheets, infographics, videos and other guidance, in English and French. Search by topic or type, save your favourites and share with colleagues. Once the app is downloaded to your device, you don’t need an internet connection to run it. You can use the app in remote areas and manufacturing shop floors where connectivity may be unreliable.

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Mazaam is a musical education game that exposes children to quality music at an early age through an extraordinary catalogue of more than 140 classical music recordings. Mazaam's catalogue includes recordings of well-known musicians such as violinist Angèle Dubeau, pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Supporting early childhood development through play and classical music, Mazaam helps children develop their tonal and rhythmic sense. Follow along with Mazaam the Conductor as he guides children through the five worlds of Pitch, Tempo, Intensity, Timbre and Harmony. The resource interface and games are available in French or English.

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Mergent Archives is an online database featuring a vast, indexed collection of corporate and industry related documents. The database contains hundreds of thousands of reports covering over 100 countries and industries. Designed to meet your corporate historical research needs.

Detailed information about US and Canadian businesses.  NOTE: default search is US companies only. Uncheck the "Results will only include U.S. Companies" box to get Canadian results.

Three collections are included in the library's subscription: Industry Report Collection,  Bond Record Archive Collection & Who Owns Whom Collection

This resource is a multi-volume series of in-copyright classical music scores. It contains more than 53,000 titles and 1.3 million printable pages of the most important scores in classical music, ranging from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. The resource covers more than 4,600 composers, from Mozart and Tchaikovsky to contemporary artists including Kaija Saariaho, Peter Maxwell-Davies and John Tavener.

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Music Online: Listening contains content from over 500 producers and distributors across the world. It provides access to high quality streaming audio for over 10 million tracks, covering Classical, Jazz, World, American and Popular music. Music Online: Listening also provides access to 40,000 recordings available from the Smithsonian's archives and many acclaimed artists.

Service note: As of November 1, 2024, Music Online: Listening is no longer part of EPL's collection. For alternative resources, visit our Listen page.

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Muzzy is the world's #1 language course enjoyed by families and language beginners of all ages. Muzzy is aimed at children from preschool to elementary school age and is great for individual learning, homeschooling or even as a family activity. Languages include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Russian. See our Getting Started with Muzzy on Mobile blog for phone or tablet.

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Play games, watch videos, learn about animals and get fun facts in National Geographic Kids. New issues of National Geographic Kids Magazines appear online a minimum of 90 days after publication date.

Watch the National Geographic Kids tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Enjoy the highest-quality photojournalism and cartography with unparalleled, in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and the environment. Includes every page and every photograph, all fully searchable. National Geographic Magazine Archive is a powerful tool for finding and reading through the more than 120 years of articles. Includes every issue from 1888 onward. The latest issue appears online a minimum 45 days after its publication date. Now includes National Geographic Kids and People, Animals and the World!

Watch the National Geographic Virtual Library tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Your ultimate source for Jazz music. All the Jazz titles formerly found in the Naxos Music Library are now included in NML Jazz.

Naxos Music Library Jazz is one of the most comprehensive collection of Jazz music available online. It offers over 260,000 tracks of jazz from more than 9,000 albums featuring over 32,000 credited performers.

Naxos Music Library Jazz comprises the catalogues of Blue Notes Records, 22 labels of Fantasy Jazz and over 200 other labels including EMI & Warner.

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Listen to more than 125,000 albums and 1.9 million tracks.

Classical, folk, blues, Chinese, pop, heavy metal and new age music. Includes learning resources for classical music and opera, plus a junior section. Music is streamed so no downloads required.

Watch the Naxos Music Library tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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A wide range of World music available as a streaming music collection. Naxos Music Library World offers recordings from over 32,000 artists, over 150 countries, and 1500 cultural groups. The complete Smithsonian Folkways catalogue is included.  

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Access bestsellers and the world's greatest literature as streaming audiobooks. The available novels, plays, and poetry include English, German, Portuguese and Chinese content.

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Over 2700 videos of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries available as streaming video. Subtitles are available in 5 languages.

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Naxos Works is an online reference guide to classical, orchestral and chamber music. It provides a wealth of detail on instrumentation, duration, publisher and work introductions with content from 70,000 works and 4,000 composers listed.

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NYTimes.com provides access to the latest multimedia journalism and storytelling from The New York Times newspaper. Articles are available in English, Chinese and Spanish. Access includes articles from 1851 to 1922 and 1981 to present. Access to NYTimes Cooking is available with a remote pass. Access to the crossword is not available. Users will need to create a NYTimes.com account with an email address.

For in-library access, use this link here.

For remote access, use this link here.

More information at our NYTimes.com Getting Started Guide.

Common access issues:

• Seeing the error "It doesn’t look like you are connected to your organization’s network”? Use the in-library access link instead.
• Trouble viewing the site in Chrome browser? Try Firefox, Safari, or Edge instead.

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NFB Campus streams almost 1,000 more films than the free NFB site. Lots of great additional, educational and Canadian made or Canadian focused content.

The extra Campus content is only available for streaming in-library (thanks to our Campus subscription). All the rest of NFB.ca is available anywhere in Canada.

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NoveList K-8 Plus is a read-alike resource specifically for young readers that does not include adult titles. Containing reading recommendations for both fiction and non-fiction, it can be used to find just the right book for kids in Kindergarten to Grade 8. Recommendations are created by professional librarians, teachers and school media specialists. It also includes reviews from professionals like Booklist, Kirkus, Library journal, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, as well as reviews from readers found on Goodreads.

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NoveList Plus is an online readers' advisory resource with over 200,000 fiction and readable non-fiction titles. NoveList Plus reflects the latest books, news and trends and includes coverage of over 9,000 fiction and non-fiction series. Use a favorite author or title to locate other authors and titles of interest or enter words that describe the contents of a books you would like to read. Browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 160 award lists and 1,800 fiction related websites. NoveList Plus contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's chapter books, young adult titles and books for adult readers.

Watch the NoveList Plus tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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This resource includes 45,000+ eBook titles and more than 3,500 videos on essential technology and business. It includes technology eBooks, videos and streaming audiobooks from the current year and previous two years, and business eBooks, videos and streaming audiobooks from the current year and previous three years. Each year, new content is added and the oldest year of material is removed to present you with a rich and growing foundation of timely information on business and technology topics. The platform is easy to use. You just click and start reading! No downloads or checkouts are required.

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A massive database of magazine, newspaper and news articles from 1980 onward (more than 1 million in full text). 18 million items, from 8,000 sources, 89 wire services and full indexing of the major U.S. newspapers. One database that indexes all the magazines found in all the other InfoTrac databases.

Watch the OneFile tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Learn how to use our online resources with this series of video tutorials! These tutorials, created by Niche Academy, provide quick, bite-sized video tutorials that can help you learn everything you need to know to get started with our online resources. No login is required to view the tutorials.

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Following the charter, the data we release will be:

• high-quality, timely, comprehensive and accurate;
• provided in plain clear language with thorough metadata, and
• available in formats readable by both machines and people.
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With OverDrive, you can borrow and enjoy free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and more! All you need to get started is an Internet connection and your library card. This collection includes popular fiction, non-fiction, technical, kids and teen titles. 

Borrow up to 15 titles at a time and place holds on up to 30 titles at a time. Magazine titles have no waitlists and no holds, and they do not count toward your OverDrive checkout limits. The Libby by OverDrive app makes downloading OverDrive eBooks, magazines and eAudiobooks to your smartphone or tablet easier than ever. Learn more about OverDrive and Libby by OverDrive by reading our FAQs.  

Looking for a specific collection? 

• • Check out OverDrive Kids for our extensive collection of children’s titles 
  • Access great titles for teens through OverDrive Teens 
  • Looking for a popular title available now? Try the Lucky Day collection offering express 7-day loans!
  • With OverDrive Magazines, you can enjoy full colour and full text access to top magazines like Newsweek, The New Yorker, Elle, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Hello! and The Hockey News. Find titles in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, French and more. 

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The ultimate authority on the English language.

Watch the Oxford English Dictionary tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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The Palace Project offers free access with your library card to eAudiobooks and eBooks on compatible devices through The Palace Project App for iOS or Android. With the ability to combine multiple library collections into one interface, this collection presents select Audible eAudiobook titles as well as Libby by OverDrive eBooks and eAudiobooks.

Borrow up to 15 titles at a time and place holds on up to 30 titles at a time across both Audible titles and Libby by OverDrive titles.

Read all about The Palace Project App.

Learn more about The Palace Project app's features and common troubleshooting in our FAQs.

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PebbleGo is packed with over 1,000 informational articles specifically designed for grades K-3 students. With modules covering Animals, Science and Social Studies all embedded within an interactive interface, PebbleGo supports independent learning in all core subject areas. Games, activities and read-aloud audio make this an engaging resource for readers of all abilities.

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PebbleGo Next Science is the next step in digital literacy and research. It is designed to meet the needs of grades 3-6 students, covering everything from plant growth and changes to electricity and magnetism, evidence, investigation and more.

Service note: Access to PebbleGo Next Science ended on August 20, 2024. For online science resources for grades 3-6, see PowerKnowledge Suite: Earth & Space Science, Life Science, opens a new window and Physical Science, opens a new window.

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PowerKnowledge Earth & Space Science supports grade 3-6 learners. Learn more about everything from seasonal changes to exploring liquids, sky science and more. It offers research and homework help that includes video, audio, live feeds and interactive games that all help bring science to life!

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PowerKnowledge Life Science supports grade 3-6 learners. It provides information on everything from small crawling and flying animals, wetland ecosystems, forests and more. It offers research and homework help that includes video, audio, live feeds and interactive games that all help bring science to life!

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PowerKnowledge Physical Science supports grade 3-6 learners. It covers everything from hot and cold temperatures, wheels and levers, classroom chemistry and more. It offers research and homework help that includes video, audio, live feeds and interactive games that all help bring science to life!

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The Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection brings together over 200 titles from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This significant addition to the Alberta eBooks repository increases access to stories by Indigenous authors and writings about Indigenous culture, serving as the first of its kind in Canada.

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Read more than 2,000 newspapers and 1,000 magazines from around the world. Enjoy titles from 100 countries in 60 languages, with 50 Canadian newspapers including the Edmonton Journal and the Edmonton Sun.

Log in with your library barcode and PIN and start reading. The green coffee cup in the top left corner indicates you are logged in as a library customer. Use the “Sign In" button and select the "New User? Sign in Now” option if you want to create a personalized account and save your reading preferences.

Watch the PressReader tutorial to learn more about this resource.

Access to The Globe and Mail is limited to customers using PressReader in a library branch due to restrictions imposed by the publisher. Current articles from the publication are available on Canadian News, Business & Current Affairs both in and out of library branches.

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Learn 163 languages with Pronunciator. Featuring live tutors, movies, music with lyrics, pronunciation analysis, quizzes, a customizable interface and more! Pronunciator is available on both computers and mobile devices through browser access on your mobile phone. There is no app version of Pronunciator available for EPL customers. If you plan to use Pronunciator on your mobile device, register for an account here before accessing the mobile device version.

Watch the Pronunciator tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Calgary Herald is a historical archive of the Calgary Herald newspaper. Coverage spans from 1883 to 2010, allowing you to search cover-to-cover for local views, events and people. It includes access to feature articles, newspaper editorials, advertisements, cartoons, obituaries and classified ads, all through a cross-searchable platform. Full-page and article images can be easily downloaded.

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Edmonton Journal is a historical archive of the Edmonton Journal newspaper. Coverage spans from 1903 to 2010, allowing you to search cover-to-cover for local views, events and people. It includes access to feature articles, newspaper editorials, advertisements, cartoons, obituaries and classified ads, all through a cross-searchable platform. Full-page and article images can be easily downloaded.

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Browse, search and read from the scanned pages of the Edmonton Journal, from 2011 until present. This resource does include a 3-month embargo, meaning full issues cannot be accessed for the 3 months prior to today’s date.

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This resource provides unlimited access to almost 50,000 streaming videos. Topics include science, history, engineering, health, performing arts, religion, film and many others. Video producers include Universal Pictures, MGM, BBC Worldwide, NBC, National Film Board of Canada, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation and many more.

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The Read Alberta Collection gives you instant access to more than 2,000 eBook titles and 42 eMagazine titles from Alberta publishers. The collection features a variety of genres including literary fiction, graphic novels, poetry, self-help and young adult. Titles can be read on all devices including desktop, tablets and eReaders. Internationally published titles in French are also available in this resource.

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The Academic format is, broadly speaking, for those who want to study or train in an English-speaking university or Institutions of Higher and Further Education. Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses is based on the results of the Academic test. IELTS Academic may also be a requirement to join a professional organization in an English-speaking country. Please note, the latest version doesn't work with Internet Explorer.

Watch the Road to IELTS tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Develop the skills to pass IELTS. This is the GENERAL Edition.

The General Training format focuses on general survival skills in broad social and workplace contexts. It is typically for those who are going to English-speaking countries to do secondary education, work experience or training programs. People migrating to Australia, Canada and New Zealand must sit the General Training test. Please note, the latest version doesn't work with Internet Explorer.

EPL also offers the Academic Edition.

Watch the Road to IELTS tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Science Reference Source features authoritative content to meet all your science research needs. It contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images. With more than 1,000 science experiments and more than 2,000 science videos, Science Reference Source allows students and science researchers to explore everything from health and medicine to mathematics, physics, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Watch the Science Reference Source tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Slavery & Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive is a digital archive in four series devoted to the study and understanding of the history of slavery in America from the 17th century to the late 19th century. The collection assembles a wide variety of materials, with over 5 million cross-searchable pages sourced from books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, legal documents, court records, monographs, manuscripts and maps. This resource represents the world’s largest digital archive on the history of slavery.

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Solaro provides the same great Alberta specific curriculum information you find in their Keys and SNAP publications. You can create a Solaro account and work through course lessons, reviews and quizzes, tracking your progress as you go. Covers grade 3 through grade 12 Alberta curriculum.

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State Papers Online: Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe represents the final section of the State Papers series from the National Archives in the UK - before the series was closed and replaced by the Home Office and Foreign Office series in 1782. Covering the reigns of the Hanover rulers George I (1714-1727), George II (1727-1760) and part of the reign of George III (up to 1782), the manuscripts that reveal the behind the scenes, day-to-day running of government during the eighteenth century.

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Bring your favourite children’s and young adult books to life with TeachingBooks. Explore author biographies, name pronunciations, book excerpts, book trailers, vocabulary lists and more. It supports Homework Help, Homeschool Support and Reader's Advisory for children and teens by providing everything you need to know about a book.

Not sure where to begin? We have a video guide to TeachingBooks to help you get started.

Note: As of Jan. 2024, TeachingBooks is the updated title of the Book Connections resource.

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Teen Health & Wellness provides middle school and high school students with non-judgemental, curricular and self-help support. A trusted source for what matters most to teens, this resource provides support for mental health, life skills, mindfulness, bullying, fostering relationships and more. Visit the Calm Room, submit a question to Dr. Jan or read stories For Teens by Teens.

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Theatre in Video contains more than 275 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video. Includes the complete works of Shakespeare, and representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors. Included are landmark performances such as The Iceman Cometh, Awake and Sing, Dom Juan, Bérénice, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Playboy of the Western World, Krapp's Last Tape. Notable actors include Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Dreyfuss, Walter Matthau, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and more.

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This site has audiobooks, games, non-English books and more. These help to develop early literacy skills, and have everything from storybooks to non-fiction titles about important social issues.

Watch the TumbleBooks tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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TumbleMath is a comprehensive collection of math eBooks designed for children. The eBooks combine animation, narration and sound to create stories and teach math concepts. They are accompanied by supplementary materials such as instructional videos, educational games and quizzes to track reading progress. Designed for children of all ages, TumbleMath allows children to learn at their own pace and gives them the ability to take ownership over their reading.

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Service note: TumbleMath is leaving EPL's online resource collection. Brainfuse HelpNow, Science Reference Source and Solaro all offer resources for math learning.

US Major Dailies provides access to five U.S. national and regional newspapers: The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and the Wall Street Journal. With print and online editions, the titles offer researchers thorough and timely coverage of local, regional and global events with journalistic balance and perspective. The content is available by 8 a.m. U.S. Eastern time each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1980.

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Reliable and accurate information for investors; includes stock rankings, expert security analysis and statistics. Very strong on the American markets. The EPL subscription does not include all parts of their online resources.

Watch the Value Line tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Includes more than 25,000 World Book encyclopedia articles, edited to suit students from grades 4 through 12 and adults. Also includes more than 1,800 tables, 100 animations and videos, 10,000 pictures, 500 maps. Has Teacher's resources, current news, special reports and historical articles.

Watch the World Book tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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Includes more than 25,000 World Book encyclopedia articles. Also includes more than 1,800 tables, 100 animations and videos, 10,000 pictures, 500 maps. Has Teacher's resources, current news, special reports and historical articles.

Watch the World Book tutorial to learn more about this resource.

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