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Getting Started with Webex

November 19, 2020 | Information Services Team | Comments (0)

Cisco Webex is an online video conferencing platform. The free Cisco Webex Meeting mobile app allows you to meet anywhere from a smartphone or tablet.  Apple:     https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cisco-Webex-meetings/id298844386 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cisco.webex.meetings In order to participate in a Webex session (e.g. Join a Webex Meeting), you need to install a Webex application. This application can be downloaded […]

Getting Started with Toronto Star Historical Newspaper Archives

The Toronto Star Historical Newspaper Archive is the reproduction of the complete newspaper in PDF format from May 8, 1844 to approximately 3 years ago including classifieds, ads and birth, death and marriage notices as well as news stories and editorials, etc. How to access Toronto Star Historical Newspaper Archive Go to www.tpl.ca and enter “Toronto […]

Getting Started with Scott’s Canadian Business Directory

Scott’s Canadian Business Directory provides detailed information on Canadian manufacturers, industrial companies, wholesalers, distributors, and business services. Company profiles include the company’s name, address, telephone numbers, website address, business type, products or services, number of employees, sales and year established. Contact profiles include name, job title, company name and profile. How to access Scott’s Canadian Business […]

Getting Started with Jitsi Meet

Jitsi video conferencing platform, meet.jit.si is a free and open source video conference application. No additional software installation is required. Although it runs in most browsers (Google Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari), it works best in Google Chrome. If you are using a mobile device, you must download the Jitsi app. Depending on your device, select the […]

Getting Started with Canadiana Online

Canadiana Online is a digitized collection of books, periodicals, government publications, annuals and newspapers about Canada published from the time of European contact to the early 20th century.   Monographs Topics from major historical events to the development of institutions, laws and science, from Canadian literature to philosophy, agriculture to politics and trade. Available in […]

Getting Started with Naxos Music Library

Naxos Music Library is an online, streaming music library that allows you to listen to great music spanning medieval to modern, and find expert educational content. It boasts over 190,000 albums. How to access Naxos Music Library It can be accessed either through our A-Z list of Databases or via the method below. Go to tpl.ca and […]

Getting Started with Gale Literature

Gale Literature can be used to research literary topics, authors and their works, as well as biographical information, reviews, and criticism. It includes the Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature. The resource brings together Gale’s premier literary databases. In doing so, it allows researchers of all levels to find a starting point, search across a wide […]

Getting Started with the Globe and Mail Historical Newspaper Archive

The Globe and Mail Historical Newspaper Archive is the reproduction of the complete newspaper in PDF format from May 8, 1844 to approximately 3 years ago including classifieds, ads and birth, death and marriage notices as well as news stories and editorials, etc. How to access Globe and Mail Historical Newspaper Archive Go to http://www.tpl.ca […]

Getting Started with Tense Buster

Tense Buster offers interactive lessons, exercises, and practice tests to help improve English grammar. Courses cover key grammar areas in 5 levels, from articles at Elementary level through to phrasal verbs at Advanced level and includes tips to improve reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and grammar. How to access Tense Buster Go to tpl.ca and […]

Getting Started with SAGE Journals

SAGE Journals offers full-text access from 1999 (dates of coverage vary) to over 900 peer-reviewed journals in the Health Sciences, Life & Biomedical Sciences, Materials Sciences & Engineering and Social Sciences & Humanities disciplines.  How to access SAGE Journals Go to the library's home page and enter “Sage Journals” in the search box Click on […]