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BC Historical Newspapers
Great for students, researchers, and genealogists, Proquest BC Historical Newspapers includes:
The Vancouver Sun (1912–2010)
The Times–Colonist (1884–2010)
The Province (1894–2010)
Access: Available to anyone in BC and Yukon, no library card required
Canadian Newsstream
Full text access to over 500 BC and Canadian newspapers. Titles include the Vancouver Sun, The Province, Times Colonist, Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, and Winnipeg Free Press. Content for some titles starts from the 1970s. Canadian Newsstream is updated daily.
For older issues of The Times Colonist, Province, and Vancouver Sun, please see BC Historical Newspapers
Access: VIRL resident cardholders from anywhere; non-cardholders in branch only
CELA
CELA is the Centre for Equitable Library Access, which provides access to a collection of over 700,000 books, magazines, newspapers in a choice of accessible formats for people with a print disability. Print disabilities include learning, physical and visual disabilities.
- Enjoy a full range of subjects, genres, classics and award winners
- Stay up to date with 50 newspapers and 150 magazines
- Choose your preferred format: audio, e-text or braille.
- Download books or receive home delivery by mail
Sign up for CELA service with your public library card, or contact your VIRL branch for assistance.
Access: Resident cardholders with print disabilities
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports provides trusted ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services.
Subjects include:
- Appliances
- Cars
- Babies and kids
- Health, fitness and food
- Home and garden
- Money
Access: VIRL cardholders from anywhere; non-cardholders in branch only
International Newsstream
International Newsstream provides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format.
ProQuest International Newsstream provides information from more than 660 of the world’s top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.
Libby (OverDrive)
Note: For over 6500 audiobooks with no holds or waits, please see our Blackstone Unlimited service. VIRL no longer offers the Blackstone unlimited use package in OverDrive/Libby.
The Libby App by OverDrive is the easiest way to access our OverDrive eBook, Audiobook, and Magazine Collection.
Access in your web browser or on your iOS or Android mobile device.
Libby is compatible with Android 7.1.1+ and iOS 10+
Cap:
Each library member receives 10 check outs and 10 holds at any one time.
Access: VIRL resident cardholders from anywhere
OverDrive and Libby
Note: For over 6500 audiobooks with no holds or waits, please see our Blackstone Unlimited service. VIRL no longer offers the Blackstone unlimited use package in OverDrive/Libby.
OverDrive is our most popular eBook and eAudiobook platform. It also includes over 4000 magazines. All you need to get started is your library card and an internet connection. Download the Libby App for a simple and easy experience downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks for free. Libby App is available for Android 7.1.1+ and iOS 10+
OverDrive is not compatible with Android 7.1.0 or older.
Cap:
Each library member receives 10 check outs and 10 holds at any one time.
- Try the online Libby app at libbyapp.com
Access: VIRL resident cardholders from anywhere
PressReader
The world’s largest online newspaper and magazine kiosk, where you can browse and read hundreds of full-content premium newspapers and magazines from around the globe. Access is for 30 days after library sign-in. You will need to follow the steps to sign in as a library member after that 30 day period, to re-start another 30 days of access.
Access to the Globe & Mail is in-branch only. Canadian Newsstream provides access to the Globe & Mail from home.
Please note that access to PressReader requires library customers to provide first and last name and email address to authenticate use. For more information, contact privacy@virl.bc.ca or review PressReader’s Privacy Policy here.
Access: VIRL cardholders from anywhere (except Globe and Mail); non-cardholders in-branch only
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a comprehensive research resource for academic, business, health, and news articles. It includes 47 databases in a single platform. Users can search all databases or select individual databases under the Change Databases tab.
ProQuest Central collection highlights:
- Popular news publications including New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, and Washington Post
- Business Databases including ABI/INFORM and Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA)
- Academic research resources focusing on Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Health, The Arts, and more
