Digital Library

Finding tool for historical information about BC in books, magazines and newspapers in the Vancouver Public Library collection.

Selected papers tabled in the Legislative Council of British Columbia (2nd to 8th Sessions, 1865-1871) and the Legislative Assembly (1st to 32nd Parliaments, 1872-1982). Contains materials documenting the political, historical, economic, and cultural history of the province. Includes reports, orders of the day, records of land sales, maps, voters lists by district, and more.

Provides company, industry, and macroeconomic market research from three sources: Hoover’s Company Profiles, OxResearch, and Snapshots Series.

This resource offers unprecedented access to full-text magazines and resources – from historical info to current trends in business.

Provides access to government directories and information on thousands of cultural, financial & professional organizations.

Note: exporting records is not an option with this version of the resource.

CBCA is a Canadian-focused database that offers access to newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals and reference sources. *Also suitable for research at the elementary, high school and undergraduate levels.

Explore Canada’s history through the lens of historical newspapers. Fully digitized issues of many major Canadian newspapers back to their first issues. For more recent issues of these newspapers, please see Canadian Newsstream.

Index of articles published in Canadian music journals, newsletters and magazines.

Full-text access to over 500 BC and major Canadian daily newspapers. Some titles go back as far as the 1970s.

NOTE: this online resource will be discontinued as of December 31, 2024.

A database designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects, containing resources that present diverse perspectives on important issues and events, including those of interest to Canadians. *Also suitable for research at the high school and undergraduate levels.