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What is the E-Library?

Use your Calgary Public Library card to access eBooks, online newspapers, magazines and other resources, from car repair to Shakespeare’s plays, from language learning to resume building. Start by clicking on the A to Z listing or browse by topic below.


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  • Free instructor-led adult online instruction courses.
    Free instructor-led interactive online courses for adults for professional development and personal enrichment

    Documentation

    • Training - Tours, Fact Sheets, Tutorials

    Vendor

    • CENGAGE
  • World Book Online Kids in Spanish
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    Vendor

    • WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
  • World Book Kids en francais
    Encyclopedie Decouverte features content from the World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. It is written for children whose home language is French and for all ages fro whom French is a second language. It provides information, photos, illustrations and diagrams on a wide range of topics. Subject areas include people, plants and animals, places, history and government, science and mathematics, arts, world religions, and sports and hobbies.

    Use this database to answer questions like

    • Do you have a map of South America?
    • Can you tell me how to make ice cream?
    • What does the Olympic Games symbol mean?
    • Can you find me a picture of a cactus?
    • What are the seven wonders of the world?

    Vendor

    • WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
  • Online language learning courses for 45 languages. Also includes English language learning in 15 languages.
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    Vendor

    • Mango Languages
  • Instant access to over 2200 newspapers from around the world
    Presents today's newspapers (over 230) as soon as the the edition is available from around the world in full-color, full-page format English and several languages. Includes all articles,pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices. Newspapers are available back 60 days and can be searched by keyword. Same day access to Canadian newspapers such as the Calgary Herald and the Globe and Mail newspapers.

    Vendor

    • NewspaperDirect, Inc.
  • Online film streaming of over 2800 National Film Board of Canada productions, 1917 to present.
    online streaming service of over 2800 films, animations and media productions from the National Film Board of Canada. Launched in 2012 it is a primary resource for credible and relevant Canadian film content across a variety of subject areas. In both English and French, it offers breadth and depth. Includes animations, documentaries and shorts. Provides options for playlists, chapters, clips. Includes some interactive productions. Curriculum-based and grade level search engine

    Vendor

    • National Film Board of Canada
  • 150 popular Chinese language magazines.
    Magazines are published in Mainland China, and the database is searchable by keyword, author or magazine title. Magazines include popular and scholarly titles on topics such as business, travel, fashion, entertainment, health, religion, history, literature, science and culture. Back issues are available.

    Use this database to answer questions like

    • Use this database to answer questions like:
    • Where can I find the latest edition of Chinese National Geography?
    • I am looking for an article that was published in the Chinese Journal of Zoology, vol. 41, issue 5. Do you have this journal?

    Vendor

    • DRAGONSOURCE