Online Resource Changes

Vancouver Public Library prides itself on being a leader in the provision of digital information. We license online newspapers, magazines and have a collection of over 50,000 ebooks for Vancouver residents to use from home or on-the-go. Our commitment to digital information has not changed, however, provincial funding for library electronic resources has been eliminated; therefore, in 2010 we must reduce the number of resources we licence.

Since September, the Library has analyzed usage statistics and conducted a public survey and staff focus groups to determine a new suite of electronic databases to best meet library users’ needs. We have balanced broad subject coverage and cost-effective choices to preserve the most-important resources for our City.

List of cancelled resources and expiry dates.

Continuing resources

Academic Search Premier
All in one (360)
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancient and Medieval History
Art Fulltext
Art Index Retrospective
BC Codes
BC stats
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Books 24/7
Business Source Complete
Canada Info Desk (reduced)
Canadian Business and Current Affairs
Canadian Literary Centre
Canadian Newsstand
Career Cruising
Chilton's Auto Repair
Consumer Reports
Contemporary Authors
Culturegrams
eCPS
eJournal Portal
Encyclopedie Decouverte
Financial Post Online
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Globe and Mail
Gold Book Online
Grove Music Online
History Reference Centre
Job Freeway.com
Learning Express Library
Library Literature
Library To Go
Literature Criticism Online
MarketResearch.com
Masterfile
Naxos Music Library
NetLibrary
Opposing Viewpoints
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Language Dictionaries
PressDisplay
QP Legaleze
Reader's Guide Retrospective
Redbook
Reference Canada
Science Full Text Select
TumbleBooks
Ulrich's
WorldBook