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
Canadian Content
Online Resources
Canadian News, Business & Current Affairs (ProQuest) Newspapers & Magazines
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)
Capital City Records: Edmonton Local Music Music
Stream and download a growing collection of albums by Edmonton local musicians. Includes a collection of gig posters from the local music scene.
Formats: Streaming & Download (MP3, FLAC, ALAC, AAC)
CBC Corner
CBC Corner features 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.
Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (CPS)
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.
Service note: This is a very limited license so please logout as soon as you are finished!
CSA Standards – Canadian Standards Association
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards are safety standards that address construction, engineering, electrical appliances, medical devices, machinery and an extensive range of industrial applications.
CSA OnDemand provides both French and English editions where available.
To access the CSA Standards OnDemand library, you must click on the "My Library" button.
The CSA Standards OnDemand access EPL are full text only - PDF downloads are not included. The full text view is not compatible with mobile browsers.
EPL Canada 150: Edmonton Stories Movies & TV
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.
Frontier Life
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 resource will appeal to history buffs, genealogical researchers, teachers and students.
Gale OneFile: Business Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Directories Newspapers & Magazines
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.
Gale OneFile: Home Improvement Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Directories
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.
Globe & Mail: Canada’s Historical Newspaper 1844 to 2017 Newspapers & Magazines
Search and then read from the scanned pages of every issue of the Globe & Mail from May 1844 to December 2017.
Grant Connect Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Directories
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.
Service note: This is a very limited license so please logout as soon as you are finished!
Job & Career Accelerator
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.
LawSource
LawSource provides Canadian legal information that includes: Case Law, Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, Legislation, the latest Supreme Court cases, other courts, tribunals and more.
Service note: This resource allows a limited number of users, please log out when finished.
Available for in-library use only
LearningExpress Library
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.
Maclean’s Magazine Archive Newspapers & Magazines
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.
Mergent Intellect
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
NFB (National Film Board) Campus Movies & TV
NFB Campus offers access to nearly 1,000 more films than the free NFB site, including a wealth of additional educational content and Canadian-made or Canadian-focused films.
Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection eBooks
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.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Calgary Herald 1883 – 2010
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.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Edmonton Journal 1903 – 2010 Newspapers & Magazines
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.
ProQuest Recent Newspapers: Edmonton Journal Newspapers & Magazines
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.
Radio-Canada OHdio Audiobooks New!
Radio-Canada OHdio offers access to a collection of free French eAudiobooks including children's books, contemporary adult fiction, poetry and more.
Listen by streaming or download titles for offline listening through the OHdio App. Listening through the OHdio website is also available.
The OHdio App requires you to create or use a free Radio-Canada OHdio account. Note: The OHdio account is separate from a CBC Gem or CBC online account.
Vous pouvez accéder aux Livres audio OHdio via le site web OHdio de CBC ou l'application OHdio.
Les Livres audio sont disponibles pour une écoute immédiate sans nécessiter de connexion. Vous pouvez les écouter directement dans votre navigateur sans avoir de compte. Toutefois, si vous souhaitez créer des listes ou utiliser l'application OHdio, vous devrez vous inscrire pour un compte OHdio ou vous connecter avec un compte existant de Radio-Canada. Note: cela ne s'applique pas aux comptes CBC ou CBC Gem.
Read Alberta Collection eBooks Newspapers & Magazines
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.