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World War I Reference Library
Articles, biographies, diaries, speeches and more from the First World War. A great place to start for World War I school assignments.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias
Vehicle Safety & Inspection Standards (VSIS) Online
The latest vehicle safety and inspection standards and related BC legislation.
Legal Information & Codes
Universalis
A comprehensive French-language encyclopedia. Also includes an atlas and a dictionary. Perfect for French speakers and older French immersion students (Grade 7+).
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias
Twentieth Century History Reference Library
Articles, biographies, diaries, speeches and more from World War I, the Great Depression, World War II and the Cold War. A great place to start for social studies and history assignments.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias, Genealogy & History
TumbleBook Library
Listen and read along with some of your favourite picture books by the likes of Robert Munsch, Kate DiCamillo, Doreen Cronin and many more. Compatible with iPhone and iPad. The “Language Learning” section includes some books in Spanish and French.
Download the app: Android | iOS
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Ebooks & Downloadable Audiobooks
Shakespeare for Students
Features plot summaries, character discussion, historical context and more for all of Shakespeare’s major plays. An ideal resource for students or anyone completing an essay or project on the Bard.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
PressReader
Digital versions of current newspapers and magazines from all over the world, in dozens of languages. Search by country, language or name of newspaper. Includes The Economist and today’s Vancouver Sun and Province. Rolling archives of all papers, from five to 90 days old. Use the app to access and download your favourite titles anywhere.
New to PressReader? View a tutorial.
Use the browser version, or download the app: iOS | Android
Note: users will need to log into their account again every three days.
Instructions for first time mobile users:
- Before using the app, you will need to create a PressReader account via the WVML website.
- Open PressReader (access this link from the Library’s Magazines & Newspapers page)
- Enter your WVML card number and PIN
- Then select Sign In at the top
- Then select New user? Sign up now and enter your first and last name, email address, and choose a password
- Once you have created an account, download the app by going to the Google Play Store (Android devices) or the App Store (Apple mobile devices) and searching for and installing PressReader.
- Tap on the app to open it and then select Sign in.
- Then select Email and enter your email address and the password that you created in step 1.
- Now you can start to browse publications or search for a specific publication.
Note: When you use our website to navigate to the PressReader site, you have to type your WVML card number and PIN. This authorizes you to use PressReader for 3 days. After 3 days, you have to go through the steps above to authenticate and sign in to your account again.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Newspapers & Magazines
NoveList Plus
Looking for an edgy mystery or a button-up romance? Find titles by subject, genre, mood, or other criteria. NoveList Plus, a readers’ guide to fiction and nonfiction including audiobooks, provides access to information on over 200,000 titles. This resource includes series, book discussion guides, reading lists and more. Invaluable information for avid readers and book clubs.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
A six-volume survey the history of Western thought and culture, presented through 700 alphabetically arranged entries on major concepts, movements and thinkers. Each entry explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital, among many others. For students and general readers.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias, Genealogy & History
Naxos Music Library – Jazz
All jazz, all the time. Listen online to an entire album or search for your favourite song or performer.
Listen in browser or download the app*: iOS | Android
*App users must first create an account: click here.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Film & Music (streaming)
Naxos Music Library
Complete catalogues or selected recordings of over 800 classical music labels including Chandos, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Erato, Finlandia, Hänssler Classic, Harmonia Mundi, Hungaroton, LSO Live, Marco Polo, Naxos, New York Philharmonic, Nimbus, Nonesuch, RCA, Sony Classical, Teldec, Universal Classics, Warner Classics, and Parlophone (former EMI Classics.) A thousand videos of operas, ballets, masterclasses, interviews, lessons, and performances are also available.
Listen in browser or download the app*: iOS | Android
*App users must first create an account: click here.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Film & Music (streaming)
MasterFILE Premier
This database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering nearly all subjects including current events, books and reading, consumer information, health, fashion, decor and more, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps and flags.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Health & Wellness, Newspapers & Magazines
Mango Languages
Lessons in over 70 languages (including English). Sign up for an account on our website, or download the Mango Languages app on your mobile device.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Click here for an online tutorial on how to use Mango Languages.
Online Courses
Explora Kids
Ebsco’s Explora Kids search features age-appropriate articles from trusted magazines and encyclopedias designed especially for students in the primary and middle grades. Categories include: Animals, Arts & Music, Biographies, Geography, Language Arts, Math, Science & Health, and Social Studies.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search a library of reference books online – business, history, literature, and political geography.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
Know BC is home to the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, an authoritative resource on BC past and present that features more than 4,000 articles and 1,500 accompanying photographs, maps, charts and tables, as well as sound and video clips.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias
Digital.westvanlibrary.ca
The Library’s special collection of historical photos and digital artifacts dating from 1900 to the late 1980s. Colour and black & white photographs, audio visual materials and History-onics, the newsletter of the West Vancouver Historical Society are included. An excellent resource.
Genealogy & History
Consumer Reports
Find reliable reviews and ratings for common household appliances, electronics, automobiles, and other products.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Consumer Information
Classical Music Library
Listen online to over 360,000 tracks of classical music. Coverage includes music written from the earliest times (e.g. Gregorian Chant) to the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera. You can also create your own playlists.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Film & Music (streaming)
Canadian Newsstream
Read most major Canadian newspapers, including The Vancouver Sun, The Province and The Globe & Mail. You can also find local papers such as the North Shore News.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Newspapers & Magazines
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