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Academic Search Alumni Edition

Reba Ouimet — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:32:39 +0000

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With a broad academic scope, Academic Search Alumni Edition offers alumni an invaluable research tool for their post-college pursuits. It provides full text as well as indexing and abstracts for thousands of peer-reviewed journals and general periodicals.

University and college alumni can access premium information resources through Academic Search Alumni Edition. Popular areas of academic study are covered ranging from biology and geography to music, religion and law.

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Douglas College - URB AS/BS Bundle pricing
Yukon University - URB AS/BS Bundle pricing

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Academic Search Complete (Opt-In)

Reba Ouimet — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:04:00 +0000

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Academic Search Complete (Opt-In) is an annual, standalone subscription for those who did not wish to participate in the Undergraduate Resource Bundle (URB).

Ranked as the second largest database within the Academic Search family, Academic Search Complete stands as a distinguished resource for scholarly investigation. Providing access to 5,812 active full-text journals with a journal retail value of $3,030,667.92, this multidisciplinary database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study.

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Last updated: June 6, 2024

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Business Source Complete (Opt-In)

Reba Ouimet — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:01:04 +0000

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Business Source Complete (Opt-In) is an annual, standalone subscription for those who did not wish to participate in the Undergraduate Resource Bundle (URB).

Business Source Complete, the second largest database in the Business Source family, is indispensable for business students. With access to 1,825 active full-text journals valued at $893,599.41, it supports research in key business areas such as accounting, finance, management, marketing and beyond. When Business Source Complete is combined with the comprehensive database Regional Business News Plus, the result is a package that delivers more key content to academic researchers than any other business database available.

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Last updated: June 6, 2024

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Undergraduate Resource Bundle (URB)

Reba Ouimet — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:05:58 +0000

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The URB is a bundle of foundational databases subscribed to by the majority of 51�� ELN partner libraries, consisting of Academic Search and Business Source, plus the following supplemental resources:

MAS Ultra: School Edition
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Military and Government Collection
Primary Search

ACADEMIC SEARCH

BUSINESS SOURCE

For more information and background on the process and products, see the Undergraduate Resource Bundle background page [login required].

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Last updated: June 6, 2024

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ProQuest Academic Complete Products

Reba Ouimet — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:09:56 +0000

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ProQuest

Description:

Academic Complete

Academic Complete comes with a growing selection of 200,000+ titles that support curricula, graduation rate trends and emerging courses. It provides a continuously expanding collection of multi-disciplinary ebooks delivered on Ebook Central. All titles are selected for quality and relevance, with unique titles from Wiley and DRM-free chapter downloads. It is an affordable, critical mass of multi-disciplinary ebooks with unlimited, multi-user access, powerful research tools and DRM-free chapter download and high-demand titles with unlimited, multi-user access that support curricula, graduation rate trends and emerging courses combined with tools that enhance discovery drive library usage. This collection provides comprehensive coverage with anywhere, anytime access, with useful research tools, offline reading and a mobile-friendly interface. Plus, includes the Books Display Widget and select elements from Syndetics Unbound for greater discovery and usage.

College Complete

A comprehensive ebook subscription covering all academic subject areas and educational content for in-demand trade jobs. Today’s college libraries are managing more than ever before. Facing tightened budgets, stretched staff and increasing demand for digital resources, librarians need easy-to-use resources that support a wide range of students and faculty across the educational spectrum. When it comes to an ebook subscription that facilitates teaching, learning and research outcomes in 2-year and 4-year colleges, College Complete is the answer. This comprehensive-yet-affordable subscription offers anytime, anywhere access to titles that cover all academic subject areas as well as content for in-demand trade jobs.

Designed for two-year and smaller four-year colleges, College Complete is a comprehensive, affordable ebook subscription that helps prepare students for academic and career success. College Complete covers all academic subject areas and content for in-demand trade jobs. Libraries will gain access to content in traditional disciplines like business, management and nursing; emerging areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and criminal justice; and topics to support specific skills like advanced manufacturing, construction and healthcare.

It includes ebooks from more than 130 university presses among them are Amsterdam University Press, Cambridge University Press, Columbia University Press, Georgetown University Press, Hong Kong University Press, Indiana University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Manchester University Press, MIT Press, McGill-Queen’s University Press, NYU Press, Oxford University Press, Rutgers University Press, U51�� Press, University of California Press, and Yale University Press.

DEI Collection

With thousands of librarian-selected titles covering Asian Studies, Women's Studies, Black Studies, Hispanic/Latino Studies and much more, ProQuest’s DEI Ebook Subscription is the most comprehensive, focused curated subscription developed to represent all voices – regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, physical ability and religious belief. It supports teaching, learning and research in the classroom and beyond.

Key benefits include:

Access to diverse and award-winning content: This subscription includes 1,700+ Choice and RCL award winners, highlighting smaller publishers and diverse authors. Plus, majority of titles were published in the past 10 years.
Large set of interdisciplinary titles: This collection covers diversity and representation in race, gender, religion, physical ability, age, political persuasion, and sexual orientation.
Affordable with unlimited, multi-user access and continued growth: All ProQuest ebook subscriptions offer unlimited access, are affordably priced, and continue to grow each year.

Canadian Collection

ProQuest's Canada Ebook Subscription accommodates the region-specific needs of researchers at academic and public libraries. With a growing selection of cross-disciplinary, Canada-specific titles – including titles in French – this subscription covers all levels of the academic curriculum.

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Last updated: October 27, 2021

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Multi-Consortial Note:

This is a multi-consortial license involving 51�� ELN, COPPUL, The Alberta Library, and the Manitoba Library Consortium.

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Ebook Central

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ProQuest College Complete

Reba Ouimet — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:05:49 +0000

Vendor:

ProQuest

Description:

College Complete

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Last updated: January 30, 2023

Usage Statistics:

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Multi-Consortial Note:

This is a multi-consortial license involving 51�� ELN, COPPUL, The Alberta Library, and the Manitoba Library Consortium.

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https://pointstothepast.ca/index.html

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Ebook Central

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Points to the Past

Reba Ouimet — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:31:30 +0000

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Gale

Description:

Points to the Past is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, made up of nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content – maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more. Researchers are free to explore a vast range of resources through Points to the Past, including Eighteenth Century and Nineteenth Century Collections Online, esteemed periodicals such as the Economist and the Financial Times, and digitized materials from the Smithsonian Institution.

All British Columbians enjoy barrier-free access to this collection. Gale Primary Sources uses geo-authentication, meaning anyone in 51�� with an Internet-connected device can access these resources with no need to log in or authenticate. You can access the entire collection through this website or through your library’s digital resources.

Points to the Past is available thanks to a unique agreement established between Gale and 51��’s three largest universities: the University of Victoria Libraries, University of British Columbia Library, and Simon Fraser University Library. This unprecedented initiative will further research, teaching, and lifelong learning in British Columbia.

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Infographics

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Gale

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P2TP_Flyer_2018.pdf

Short Story Index Retrospective: 1915-1983

Brandon Weigel — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:42:55 +0000

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Short Story Index Retrospective: 1915-1983 is an archive database that includes the acclaimed Short Story Index from 1915 to 1983. It indexes tens of thousands of short stories across all literary genres. Subject indexing includes topics, themes, locales, genre and people.

Perpetual access to this and other Wilson Retrospective Indexes are given to all 51�� ELN partner libraries with no maintenance fees as part of the 51�� ELN common suite.

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Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective: 1913-1983

Brandon Weigel — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:42:10 +0000

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Containing millions of citations, Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective is an archive index covering important historical scientific studies and discoveries between 1913 and 1983. Indexing and citations include book reviews and the complete files of Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957).

Perpetual access to this and other Wilson Retrospective Indexes are given to all 51�� ELN partner libraries with no maintenance fees as part of the 51�� ELN common suite.

[Vendor description; last updated March 2021]

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