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*New* 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
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
For home access to the Globe and Mail:
- Launch Canadian Newsstream
- Select “Publications” Tab
- Search “Globe and Mail”
- Select the second result, with “Full text coverage: Nov 14, 1977 – present”
- Articles from the most recent issue are displayed, sorted by page order
- Change the date at the top of the page to find past issues and articles
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.
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
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.
OverDrive
Notice:
The Economist will no longer be available starting February 1, 2023. The last issue will be the January 28 edition and all back issues will be removed on February 1. The Economist has updated its lending model and is no longer compatible with how magazines are made available through OverDrive and our app, Libby. We apologize for the inconvenience and invite you to access The Economist through ProQuest Central.
Notice: The legacy OverDrive app is no longer available for new downloads, and will be retired April 2023. Customers using this app should switch to the Libby app in preparation.
OverDrive is our most popular eBook and eAudiobook platform. 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.
Cap:
Each library member receives 10 check outs and 10 holds at any one time.
- Try the online Libby app at libbyapp.com
- Customers experiencing issues with Libby may need to update their mobile device’s operating system. Libby is compatible with iOS 10+ and Android 5+
- OverDrive eBooks are compatible with Kobo eReaders. Please see more info here.
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 info@virl.bc.ca or review PressReader’s Privacy Policy here.
