Digital Library
Vancouver Public Library subscribes to thousands of online books, audiobooks, magazine and newspaper articles, indexes, and other recreational and research resources. Explore our digital collections below, or try one of our research guides, to point you in the right direction.
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Offers complete online access to all volumes of the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Contains directory information on businesses, consultants and consulting organizations, print, publications media and broadcast media.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Thousands of high quality, full-text, downloadable encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries and travel ebooks. *Also suitable for research at the elementary, high school and undergraduate levels.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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A master index to the major literature products published by Gale. Provides access to author and title listing for over 165,000 authors.
Access: Everywhere for everyone
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Authoritative critical essays and biographical profiles on literary works and authors.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Access the full image of the Globe and Mail newspaper from 1844 to 2018.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Provides detailed, current information on grant making foundations, corporate community investment programs, government funding programs, and American foundations that will fund Canadian charities.
Access: At VPL locations only
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For lifelong learning, stream a wide selection of lectures presented by award-winning experts and professors from respected institutions.
Learn about Kanopy’s new ticket system and how it affects The Great Courses here.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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A collection of scholarly, government and general interest titles on the environment and climate change. *Also suitable for research at the elementary, high school and post-secondary levels.
Access: Everywhere for everyone