Research Guides: Teaching and Learning Online: eBooks, Streaming Videos, and Online Resources

eBooks, Streaming Videos, and Online Resources

The library has hundreds of thousands of ebooks in its collection.

You can limit to ebooks while searching in the Catalogue to find our owned ebooks:

You can also search our list of eBook Platforms to find our collections of ebooks. . You can also use the main OneSearch search feature from the library's homepage and limit your results to books/ebooks.

Some of our collections of ebooks include:

Name of collection	Subject	Description
Harvard Business Review Press Ebooks	Business	This collection includes more than 600 titles exclusively published by Harvard Business Publishing. Topics include leadership, strategy, innovation, technology, and management.
Ebook Collection (EBSCOhost)	All subject areas	Full text ebook collection. Includes a broad range of mostly business-oriented titles, in areas such as accounting, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, economics, and global economy, finance and banking.
Very Short Introductions	All subject areas	Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects. Each volume provides an authoritative and engaging assessment of a concept, field, or body of work, drawing out the central ideas, themes, and approaches.
Proquest Ebook Central	All subject areas	eBook collection for all disciplines, with a special selection from Canadian publishers. Available to all users simultaneously.

The library has tens of thousands of streaming videos in its collection.

Catalogue

You can limit to streaming videos while searching in the Catalogue:

Databases

You can also search our list of databases by title to see which of our databases include streaming videos

Some of our collections of streaming videos include:

Name of collection	Subject	Description
Academic Video Online (AVON)	All subject areas	AVON delivers more than 63,000 scholarly videos for virtually every discipline.
Curio.ca	All subject areas, including art, business, current events, health and sciences.	Streaming audio and video content from CBC and Radio-Canada. Provides access to thousands of programs and documentaries with English and French-language content.
Films on Demand	All subject areas including Anthropology, Business, Criminology, Health & Medicine, History, Political Science, and more.	A multidisciplinary collection of over 10,000 films available in streaming format in both English and French. Production companies include BBC, History Channel, National Geographic, and PBS.
National Film Board	All subject areas	This collection offers a range of documentaries, dramas, and historical films, with a Canadian emphasis. Additional features include the ability to access study guides.
Sage Video Counselling and Psychotherapy Collection	Psychology	The collection of more than 420 videos includes many tutorials and interviews with leading experts. There are also many videos addressing teaching, learning, and practitioner issues.
Can-Core AV	All subject areas	Canadian streaming educational and documentary film collection. Includes Indigenous and BC content.

Douglas College Learning Centre - Study Skills Resources and Handouts
Douglas College's Learning Centre has several resources to help students succeed in school, including tips on adjusting to online learning and how to create a study schedule.
Tips for Taking Online Classes
Some skills and strategies from Northwestern University on how to succeed while learning online.
Learning Study Skills
Whether you want to ace your next test or simply retain information better (at work or at home), good study habits are essential. Paul Nowak offers tips for improving your reading speed and comprehension, creating detailed notes, committing the learning to memory, and even taking tests.

Learning to Learn Online by Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learning Centres, Christina Page, and Adam Vincent ; Marti Alger
Publication Date: 2018
"Learning to Learn Online helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies. Welcome to your online learning journey!"--BC Campus website.
The Ultimate Study Skills Workbook by Sarah Moore, Colin Neville, Maura Murphy, and Cornelia Connolly
Publication Date: 2010
Covering all the core skills you will need to help you make the most of your university course, The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook is your key to success. Topics include: taking notes, research skills, academic writing, group work, and time management.