A growing number of instructors are moving away from traditional textbooks and instead using “à la carte” resources (websites, journal articles, book chapters, videos, and more) to support learning outcomes.
The Library and EdTech are implementing a new tool called Reading Lists to help instructors seamlessly integrate these diverse resources (or “readings”) into their Brightspace courses.
The Library has subscribed to the New York Times online! This joins our other newspaper resources in providing current and historical news content, going back to 1851.
To access the NYT online, visit this site: https://nytimesineducation.com/access-nyt/ You will need to register for an account using your Langara email address. Search for Langara in their Find School search box.
On the next page, there are two options depending on if you’re on or off campus. On campus, click the “here” link. Off campus, click “Go” to log in to the Library’s authentication system.
On the next page you’ll be able to create a personal account with your Langara email address. Once you’ve created your account, you can login at NYTimes.com or on the NYT mobile app.
Faculty and staff have access for 1456 days from registration. After that point, you will need to renew your account using the steps above. Students will have access until December 31 of their graduation year.
The NYT archive is called TimesMachine. It is a searchable interface of digitized pages of New York Times issues published between 1851 and 2002. Articles published between 1851 and 1980 are available to download as PDF files. You can access it at the link above or from the NYT homepage by navigating to the left menu in the top left corner of the screen, selecting More, and clicking on TimesMachine. Make sure you’re logged in to the NYT site before you access TimesMachine.
We also have access to New York Times in Education as part of our subscription. This is a new resource to help educators make the most of the NYT’s digital 24/7 content. New content and teaching resources are added to this site on a weekly basis by Faculty Contributors from a variety of institutions. You’ll need to create an account with your Langara email address. This is separate from your NYT account.
If you have any questions about accessing the NYT, or any other resources, please contact the library and we can help you out. Happy reading!
Does your teaching include videos? Now is the perfect time to review and refresh the streaming videos and DVDs you use in your classes.
The Library’s media team is happy to double check that we’ll have an active streaming license in place for videos you plan to use. If you’d like the media team to check titles for you, please send the following to Media Collections Librarian Annie Jensen (ajensen@langara.ca):
Currently using DVD but wish you had streaming options? Let us know–we can often find a streaming version of DVDs in our collection (or find a great replacement option).
Doing curriculum development? Incorporating UDL principles in your classes? We can also make custom video lists of films currently in our collection, as well as options we can purchase, based on your class topics and/or syllabus. We have media money, help us spend it!
Fun fact: Did you know that streaming videos have the strongest usage stats of any Library material? This is thanks in large part to the role instructors play in helping develop our media collection. Your requests and feedback drives our selection process–with fantastic results!
Exciting news! snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ Langara College is participating in the 2023 UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship.
This award-winning fellowship provides faculty with an opportunity to work with students and colleagues to impact change through community engagement and open teaching practices.
There’s a hip new anatomy collection in the Library!
Acland’s video atlas of human anatomy (aka Acland Anatomy).
This unique collection is an atlas of human anatomy featuring fresh cadavers and lightly preserved human specimens in their natural colors and textures, with nearly 330 videos of real human anatomic specimens, including 5 new, groundbreaking videos of the inner ear.
Dr. Robert Acland presents moving structure–muscles, tendons, and joints–making the same movements that they make in life. The videos show complex structures step by step–from bone to surface anatomy–to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function. Acland anatomy presents a 360-degree view of specimens accompanied by clear narration and labeled structures, ideal for preparation and review in human/gross anatomy courses and labs. Real movement; exquisite dissections.
The Library has recently subscribed to some new resources that we’d like to let you know about!
Vividata
Vividata provides reports on Canadians’ usage of over 3,500 products and services. Information includes user demographics, attitudes, media consumption, retail outlets, frequency of usage, and preferred brands.
To access reports, you need to enter the username and password found on the intermediate page before the Vividata login screen.
JBI Database
The Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Practice Database is comprised of the complete JBI EBP content set available via Ovid, which spans a range of medical, nursing, and healthcare specialties and includes evidence summaries, systematic reviews, best practice guidelines, and more. We also have access to JBI SUMARI (System for the Unified Management of the Assessment and Review of Information): Learn to develop, conduct and report on systematic reviews of evidence related to the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness of health care interventions or professional activities.
Harvard Business Review Ebook Collection
The Harvard Business Review Ebook Collection contains more than 600 titles exclusively published by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) that are suitable for readers at the undergraduate and graduate levels on the topics of leadership, strategy, innovation, technology and management.
ACM Digital Library
The ACM Digital Library is a full-text research, discovery and networking platform containing all ACM publications, a collection of full-text publications from select publishers, and the ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a comprehensive bibliographic database focused on computing.
There’s a new streaming media collection at the Library! Can-Core Academic Video
Can-Core Academic Video is a streaming video platform created for use in Canadian schools and higher education. It contains videos and audio recordings produced in Canada selected for a strong curriculum fit with resources relevant to teachers and K-12 students (and beyond).
All the videos in Can-Core are listed in the library catalogue, but our records for the videos are temporarily minimalist. For now, the best way to explore what Can-Core has to offer is to search directly within the Can-Core platform. We should have more robust catalogue records, including subject headings, in the coming months.
If you plan on linking to videos in Brightspace, make sure to add our ezproxy prefix at the beginning of the video’s URL. This will prompt users to log-in when off-campus in order to view to the video.
https://login.ezproxy.langara.ca/login?url=https://academic.can-core.ca/title/t114505/3001
Any questions about Can-Core or other library media? Contact Annie Jensen ajensen@langara.ca
During the winter break, Canada extended its term of copyright protection by twenty years. As of December 30, 2022, literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works are now protected for the life of the creator plus 70 years.
The Library has recently subscribed to two new resources that we’d like to let you know about!
The Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of Indigenous Peoples in North American culture, history, and life. It contains citations for newspapers, magazines, academic journals, books, reviews, and trade publications from the United States and Canada. The earliest indexed publication is from 1890. There is some coverage throughout 20th century; the majority of the collection was published after 1990. This is not a full text database but we may have links to some of this content in our other collections. If you find an article that you need that we don’t have access to, please contact our interlibrary loans department.
We also have a new multidisciplinary ebook collection! The EBSCO Comprehensive Academic eBook Collection contains ebooks in many subject areas including business, education, literature, philosophy, political science, social sciences, technology, health, history, and more. Many books in this collection are published by major academic publishers or university presses. You can read these books online, download chapters as DRM-free PDFs, or download whole books.
MyLibrary Account will have a new login screen this summer!
MyLibrary Account allows users to access their patron record in the library online catalogue system. After logging in, users can request items, save searches, check item due dates and view outstanding fines. From there students can also check their library tutorial grades. Beginning June 22, 2022, the MyLibrary login screen will have a new look.
Students and staff will no longer log in with their Langara ID. Instead, they will log in with Langara email account. This allows users to access multiple online services in the campus using the single sign-on method. With one login, users can access Office 365 Email, Brightspace, library e-resources, study room booking and more.
New login screen
Current Langara students and employees should select “Log in with Langara Email account”. When you select this, the following familiar O365 login screen will display if you have not logged in before in the same browser.
For community users, they will continue to use the Guest Login. Upon first use, guests will need to set a new PIN.
If you have any questions, please contact the Library at libref@langara.ca.
