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Academic OneFile Select
Categories: Education

Academic OneFile Select covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences. This resource for academic research integrates the full text of publications from across the disciplines and now includes vocational/technical titles used by community college students.

Ancestry Library Edition
Categories: Genealogy
A research tool that provides digital access to U.S. and Canadian census returns, vital statistics, military records, ships' passenger lists, directories, parish records, family trees, maps and forms.
Home Access will be ending at the end of December 2021. Starting January 2022, access is only available at the library.
Auto Repair Source
Categories: Do It Yourself
Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.
Business Source Elite
Categories: Business and Careers

Topics include accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, economics, and management.

Canadian Major Dailies
Categories: Newspapers and Magazines

Full text access to major Canadian newspapers such as National Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post, Vancouver Sun and the Victoria Times-Colonist.

Comics Plus - Children's Collection
Categories: eBooks
ComicsPlus is a digital platform offering thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga. You can access titles using a computer, smartphone, or tablet, and can download them to multiple devices for off-line reading. Unlimited access means there are no holds or wait times - ever! This link will bring you to the children's collection, which is curated to contain only age-appropriate materials for the young readers in Parkland.
Comics Plus - Full Collection
Categories: eBooks
ComicsPlus is a digital platform offering thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga. You can access titles using a computer, smartphone, or tablet, and can download them to multiple devices for off-line reading. Unlimited access means there are no holds or wait times - ever!
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eLibrary
Categories: Education

eLibrary simplifies the research process and empowers novice researchers to more easily and efficiently choose their research topic and find authoritative information to support their research claim.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Categories: Encyclopedias and Reference

Includes: Merriam - Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.

Gale In Context: Elementary
Categories: Kids

Gale In Context: Elementary gives children (Grades K-5) a safe place to find answers to their questions, practice research skills, and explore interests inside and outside the classroom.

Gale In Context: Middle School
Categories: Articles in Magazines and Journals, Encyclopedias and Reference, Kids

This middle school database provides engaging reference, periodical, and multimedia content for grades 6 to 12 in language arts, social studies, and science.

General OneFile
Categories: Articles in Magazines and Journals

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.

Health and Medicine
Categories: Health & Wellness

Created specifically for students, knowledgeable consumer health researchers, and health care professionals, Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine is the perfect resource for up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics.

Health and Wellness
Categories: Health & Wellness

24/7 access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.

High School Edition
Categories: Articles in Magazines and Journals, Education, Encyclopedias and Reference

Age-appropriate and reliable content from the magazines, newspapers and reference books. From science, history and literature to politics, sports and the environment.

Kanopy
Categories: Movies, TV
Stream more than 30,000 indie films, documentaries and classic titles.
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LegalTrac
Categories: Articles in Magazines and Journals

Provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international journals. LegalTrac also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional businesses and general interest titles. 

Libby/Overdrive
Categories: eAudiobooks, eBooks

Downloadable audio books, e-books and magazines.

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LinkedIn Learning
Categories: Business and Careers, Education
Patrons can take unlimited courses and there is a wide range of options for students, professionals, and anyone looking to expand their skillset. Courses range from a few minute video explaining a simple topic to multi-hour courses with internationally-recognized certifications granted upon completion. Topic include everything from writing a resume, to learning Microsoft Excel, to advanced computer programming languages, with everything in between! To use the Apple or Android app, select "prlsk" as your library.
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Literature Resource Center
Categories: Education

Cover biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of over 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other authors.

Novelist Plus
Categories: Education

Novelist is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Authot Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists.

Novelist Plus K-8
Categories: Kids

Novelist Plus K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers and access teaching resources.

PressReader
Categories: Newspapers and Magazines

All-you-can-read magazines and newspapers to keep informed and entertained every day. PressReader also provides a mobile App.

If users are logging in from their home computer or tablet, ignore the Welcome message for library card or Facebook sign on. Using Facebook sign on is an option allowing users to save articles and comment on them.

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Science Online
Categories: Education, Encyclopedias and Reference
With a wealth of content and a dynamic design that facilitates STEM research and learning, the award-winning Science Online offers a comprehensive overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines. Topic Centers feature specially selected content on core science disciplines to help students find a starting point for their research. Students can also access the full, updated content of our unique science eLearning Modules, which target a variety of core topics and feature valuable Teacher Support materials for seamless in-class integration. Plus, interactive science experiments allow students to replicate the in-class laboratory experience in a safe and user-friendly environment, and interactive activities challenge and test students’ learning of the subject matter.
Scribner Writer Series
Categories: Education

Includes biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,400 authors from around the world.

TumbleBooks
Categories: eBooks, eBooks and eAudiobooks, Education, Kids
Access animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, and ebooks and graphic novels for children. TumbleBook Library also has National Geographic videos, and books in French and Spanish. No holds. No downloads. Just read.
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TumbleMath
Categories: eBooks, eBooks and eAudiobooks, Education, Kids
TumbleMath is a comprehensive collection of math picture books with animation and narration, like other TumbleBooks. Also includes lesson plans and thousands of quizzes. Grades K–6.
Twayne's Author Series
Categories: Education, Encyclopedias and Reference

In-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and to the development of literary genres.