Category Archives: Collection Gems

Using Open Textbooks for Summer Classes

Posted on April 8, 2020 by

As we look toward an online summer term our students face two significant barriers to textbook access: finances and physical distance. In order to help navigate these challenges, Open Langara and the Library are here to support instructors interested in … Continue reading →

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Online library resources for faculty and staff

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

Did you know that the Langara Library’s vast collection of online resources is available to Langara employees? Keep up to date on the news, engage in professional development, or just relax with an e-book or feature film, all from the comfort of home. All online … Continue reading →

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New video collection: Arctic: Land of Change

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

A new collection from the Canadian Museum of Nature invites you to discover how knowledge of Arctic biodiversity can provide clues to better understand climate change and its impacts.

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Light Therapy Lamps at the Library

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

                          This month we continue to highlight some of the great resources the Langara Library has to offer beyond books, featuring our light therapy lamps.

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Langara Library is here for you, no bones about it!

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

  October is Canadian Library Month, dedicated to raising awareness of the important roles libraries play in their communities, especially through the unique services and resources they provide beyond traditionally-imagined book collections. Our own Library and Learning Commons is no … Continue reading →

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New streaming video resource: BBC Channel now available in Curio.ca

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

Langara recently added the BBC Documentaries channel to our Curio.ca subscription. These wide ranging streaming videos from the BBC delve into international history, social justice, earth and space science, medicine, animal behaviour, technology and more. Here are some series to … Continue reading →

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Media Resources for Indigenization

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

Over the past year the Langara Library has been working to acquire more resources in the media collection to help support instructors who are working to Indigenize their course content across all subjects. We have tried in particular to emphasize … Continue reading →

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Changes to Kanopy streaming access

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Effective May 1 2019, Langara Library will transition to a limited access model, or mediated mode, for the Kanopy streaming film platform. We recognize that streaming videos have become an increasingly important resource for courses over the past several years, … Continue reading →

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New Library Resource: IBISWorld

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

Langara has added a new business information resource to its collection: IBISWorld. IBISWorld is Canada’s most comprehensive collection of industry market research and industry risk ratings. It contains business reports in five categories: industry market research, industry risk ratings, company research, global … Continue reading →

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New Library Collection: SAGE Premier

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

Langara Library takes an evidence-based approach to collection development. One way this works is that we look at data such as interlibrary loan requests and turnaway reports to show us what resources our users are seeking out that we are … Continue reading →

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