Careers |
E -Books |
Encyclopedias |
Literature and Book Information
Magazines and Newspapers |
Science Information
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Careers
Offers lots of information on all kinds of careers, including
the education requirements, salary expectations, and schools
that offer relevant programs.
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E-Books
netLibrary
offers nearly nine thousand titles, including Cliff Notes,
popular "Idiot" guides, and lots of books on the
subject of computers and technology. Individual online book
titles can also be found in the KPL online catalogue.
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Virtual Reference Library includes reference books and encyclopedias
for students on a variety of subjects, such as Popular Culture,
the Vietnam War, the Great Depression, Endangered Species,
Pollution, and the Unusual & Unexplained.
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Encyclopedias
Information in French and English about Canada, including
timelines of Canadian and world events.
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Canadian and international magazines, newspapers and reference
books, newswires, images and more than 84,000 biographies
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Encyclopedia articles, maps and current event information
found in Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia,
New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, New Book
of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, and America the Beautiful
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Literature
and Book Information
Literature criticisms and plot summaries, author biographies,
definitions of literary terms, and full-text articles from
literary journals.
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Critical analyses and plot summaries of fiction, poetry and
drama from around the world.
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A guide to fiction and non-fiction books, includes reviews
of books and authors.
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Find recommended titles, plot summaries and award information.
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Magazines
and Newspapers
Index to more than 1700 Canadian business, education and current
events magazines and newspapers, with full-text articles for
260 titles.
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Full text of 41 newspapers published by Torstar Media Group,
including the Kitchener-Waterloo RECORD, updated daily.
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General interest database with articles from over 400 Canadian
magazines and newspapers.
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Newspapers, books, maps and TV and radio transcripts, with
the ability to limit to Canadian sources only.
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More than 3300 indexed and 2000 full-text academic journals
and periodicals, covering the sciences, social sciences and
humanities
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Science
Up-to-date articles and biographies about science and technology,
including the entire McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology.
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