Category Archives: Collection Gems

Web training sessions for Ovid Anatomy and Physiology resources

Anatomy and Physiology Online, is an online library resource designed to enhance anatomy and physiology curriculum.  It contains 19 body system modules – complete with clear 3D images, comprehensive text, clinical and case studies, learning objectives and quizzes. For those … Continue reading

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Step right up! A look at how advertising rules our world…

Learn how marketing sneaks convince you to pile your grocery cart higher than you planned with Supermarkets: aisles of persuasion and Supermarket persuasion: what marketers know. These streaming videos will give you the tools to navigate tricky signage, strategic store … Continue reading

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NFB Streaming Webinars

Langara Library provides access to CAMPUS, the National Film Board’s unique online streaming service for film and media, which is gaining momentum across Canada. It offers access to over 2,500 films, teaching guides, interactive projects, customizable playlists and other resources, … Continue reading

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Electronic Health Library of BC

Langara Library is now a member of the Electronic Health Library of BC (e-HLbc), a consortium of 26 post-secondary institutions, all BC health authorities, 3 government ministries, the college of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, and other health professional organizations.  … Continue reading

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Featured Resource: The Complete National Geographic Collection

Get in touch with your inner Indiana Jones with one of our favorite resources:  The Complete National Geographic collection, a DVD-ROM archive of 120 years of National Geographic magazine. The program begins in 1888, with the very first issue ever published, … Continue reading

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Safari Tech Books Renewal

When the College budget for 2013/14 was approved, the Library unfortunately did not receive an enhancement request for additional funding to continue our Safari Tech Books subscription, whose renewal cost was $12,555 for 4 simultaneous users. Safari is a high … Continue reading

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Zombie Preparedness

                Langara Library is proud to join Emergency Info BC in their efforts to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. We have a wider range of zombie literature than most academic libraries – and … Continue reading

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