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EBSCO Host - Magazines
AutoRepair Reference Center
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Consumer Health Complete
NoveList - Your Guide to Fiction
Business Search Premier
Kids Search - EBSCO
Proquest - Canadian Newspapers
QP Legaleze
BC Code Books
Vehicle Safety & Inspection Standards
World Book Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
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Postal Code Directories
Phone Directories for Canada
Phone Directories for the United States
Worldwide Phone Directories
West Kootenay Boundary Community Services Directory

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EBSCOhost - In-Library EBSCOhost - Remote Access: EBSCO Host is a periodical guide with full text articles! A great way to find general reference and current health information. Users can also e-mail articles. Members can access EBSCO at home by using the "Remote Access" link and then typing in their library card number at the "Patron ID" prompt.
Auto Repair Reference Center - In-Library Auto Repair Reference Center - Remote Access: This database contains repair information on about 25,000 vehicles made by most of the major manufacturers and includes both domestic and imported vehicles. Repair information is also available for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. Factory drawings and photographs, technical service bulletins and recalls, and wiring diagrams are also available for most makes.; This database provides access to repair and maintenance information for small engines in ATVs, mowers, boats and personal watercraft, motorcycles, snowblowers, snowmobiles, tractors, tillers and other small engines.
Consumer Health Complete - In-Library Consumer Health Complete - Remote Access: This EBSCOHost interface contains a wealth of resources including a medical dictionary, the AMA Complete Medical Encyclopedia and the Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs. To access this site from home, choose the Remote Access link and then type in your library card number at the Patron ID prompt.
NoveList - In-Library NoveList - Remote Access: Using NoveList is a great way to find a new author in a genre that you are interested. To access this site from home, choose the Remote Access link and then type in your library card number at the Patron ID prompt.
Business Search Premier - In-Library Business Search Premier - Remote Access: This EBSCOHost interface allows users to search company and industry profiles. To access this site from home, choose the Remote Access link and then type in your library card number at the Patron ID prompt.
Kids Search - In-Library Kids Search - Remote Access: This database is powered by EBSCOHost and includes teacher resources. To access this site from home, choose the Remote Access link and then type in your library card number at the Patron ID prompt.
: Our ProQuest subscription includes a database of Canadian Newspapers, which can be accessed from home by typing in your library card number at the "Barcode number" prompt. For content, there is about a 7-day delay before articles are posted to the website.
QP Legaleze: This Queen's Printer site contains the latest BC government documents including the BC Gazette. Access from within the Library only. Ask staff for assistance.
BC Code Books: The British Columbia Code Books include the BC Building Code, BC Fire Code, and Plumbing Code. Access is In-Library Use only.
Vehicle Safety & Inspection Standards: Includes inspection manuals for commercial vehicles, and recall bulletins and fact sheets. Access is In-Library Use only.
World Book Encyclopedia - In-Library World Book Encyclopedia - Remote Access: Members can access the World Book Encyclopedia at home by using the "Remote Access" link. At the library card number prompt, members must type in the letters "TL" prior to their full library card number.
Encyclopedia of British Columbia: At this time, access is only available from within the Library.
Outlook Online: Search public libraries and post secondary institutional libraries across the province.
FindArticles.com: This database of features more than 300 magazines & journals, dating back to 1998. Most articles are full-text. Users can e-mail the articles they find.
ABYZ News Links: A very comprehensive source of links to local and worldwide news sources.
Newspaper & Periodical Resources on the Net: Provided to you by the U.S. Library of Congress.
PubList.com: An Internet Directory of Publications - Over 150,000 magazines, journals, and newletters are listed.
National Geographic: This site is an on-line version of the popular magazine.
AMICUS: This database from the National Library of Canada is a large catalogue of Canadiana from Canadian Libraries and the National Library.
Library and Archives Canada
ArchiviaNet: The on-line research tool from Library and Archives Canada.
Canadian Subject Headings: The complete subject authority database from the National Library of Canada. A great resource for Librarians.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Canada e-Book: This multimedia site is the popular Stats Canada publication of Canada Year Book.
Library of Congress Online Catalog: Search by author, title, or subject from the U.S. Library of Congress database. A great tool for librarians.
The Canadian Encyclopedia: An on-line version of the encyclopedia.
Britannica.com: Search this on-line encyclopedia.
Encarta: An on-line encyclopedia from MSN.
Discovery.com: More from the Discovery Channel.
Dictionary.com: An on-line dictionary & thesaurus.
Canada's Digital Collections
Internet Movie Database
BC Virtual Reference Desk: Brought to you by the Library Services Branch, this virtual database is organized by subject and Dewey Classification number and is searchable by keyword.

Postal Code Directories

Canadian Postal Codes
U.S. Postal Codes

Canadian Phone Directories

MyTelus: Search for People, Businesses, or Government Listings in Canada. You can also choose "reverse lookup".
Canada 411: This site has listings for businesses and persons across Canada.
Canada Yellowpages
Infospace for Canada: A Canadian people finder for all provinces.
Fort Nelson AreaConnect: Find people and businesses in Fort Nelson, British Columbia.
Find A Person: A reverse address directory for Canada. You can also choose the link for reverse phone number lookup.
Alberta.com: A Telus site.
Saskatchewan Yellowpages: Also provides a link to the white pages for Saskatchewan.
Manitoba Yellowpages: This site also offers links to all other Canadian yellowpages.

American Phone Directories

SuperPages.com: Includes residential & business listings.
Yahoo People Search: Find people in the U.S.A.
Reverse Phone Directory: A reverse directory by phone number for the United States. Try this one for addresses: Reverse Address Directory
AnyWho.com: Search the AT&T White Pages for people and businesses as well as the Yellow Pages for the U.S.A. Also includes reverse lookup by phone number.
American Yellowpages
AllPages.com: An online Yellow Pages and Business Directory for the U.S.

Worldwide Phone Directories

Global Telephone Directories
Infospace Directory: This site contains exhaustive links to various directories on the web.

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