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District E-Resources

Looking for information? Great research materials? Good websites, images or newspaper articles? You've come to the right place! Welcome to School District No. 47 (Powell River)'s Student Resources site

Destiny Library System

Students and staff can search for library materials throughout the district. When logged in to their school's library site, students can write and upload book reviews, make recommendations, add to the library wish list and participate in MyQuest.

EBSCO Mobile

Mobile versions of: Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Canadian Reference Centre, Academic Search Premier, Consumer Health Complete, etc.

EBSCO iPhone/iTouch/iPad app

Gale iPhone/iTouch/iPad app

World Book Mobile

A mobile-friendly version of the World Book Encyclopedia is available.

The district provides a wide range of e-resources for student and staff use. From district locations, access to the e-resources is automatic. From all other locations, a user name and password may be required. Please check with your Teacher-Librarian or Principal for the user name and password.

			BC Library To Go A wide range of ebooks and eaudio books, from BC public libraries. A BC public library card is necessary to access materials.
	World Book Kids For early learners; "features simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, illustrations, videos, comparison tools, and more".		Consumer Health Complete "Provides content covering all areas of health, wellness" and medicine. Includes articles, images, videos and other content
	Encyclopedia of British Columbia The definitive reference work on BC; includes five other ebooks on BC topics.		.
	L'Encyclopédie Découverte "propose les articles et les vastes possibilités du contenu médiatique de World Book en français canadien".		Searchasaurus Dinosaur-themed information resource for early learners.
	NoveList K-8 Plus A readers' advisory tool including information on K-8 fiction and non-fiction materials, and book talks, book lists, reviews, recommended reads, and more!		NoveList Plus A readers' advisory tool including information on youth and adult fiction and non-fiction materials, and book talks, book lists, reviews, recommended reads, and more!
	SET BC Special Education Technology BC provides links to assistive technology teaching tools and resources.		Student Research Center General reference resource for secondary students; includes multiple content types
	World Book Advanced Senior level resource; includes encyclopedia, multimedia and ebook content and primary sources.		Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos "Offers World Book’s content, rich media, and engaging features in Spanish".
	World Book Student For learners in the intermediate years; includes articles from and other learning resources and research tools.
	English Language Learner A site dedicated to assisting those learning English as a second language in categories such as: history, life skills, literature, and science.
	Canadian Points of View A Reference Centre focused on providing categorical references with an emphasis on the Canadian Point of View