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eResources How To

Libby Overdrive

Visit OverDrive and find your next great eaudio or ebook!

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Download Libby to borrow and read eaudiobooks from your local public library in an easy to use app! Watch this video for help getting started with the Libby app. Using a Kobo? Find out how to use Overdrive on your Kobo!

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How to access OverDrive eBooks and eAudiobooks from TRAC:
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On the OverDrive Website:

  1. Go to PRLS's OverDrive home page

  2. Click on the Partner Libraries link at the top of the page and choose TRAC Consortium. 

  3. Once on TRAC's OverDrive site, select Parkland Regional Library System and sign in with your PRL library card number and pin. 

  4. Make a search, place holds and borrow TRAC OverDrive items.

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On the Libby App:

  1. Open the Libby app and tap on the icon at the bottom of the screen. Under 'Your Libraries' select 'Add a Library.'

  2. Search TRAC and tap when found.

  3. Tap 'Sign in with my card'.

  4. Sign in with your Parkland Regional Library System barcode and pin. 

  5. Make a search, place holds and borrow TRAC OverDrive items.

Read Alberta Books

Accessing eBooks on a Tablet or Smartphone

  1. Go to the app store on your device and install the Aldiko Next app

  2. Open the application

  3. Tap Skip to skip the Create an Account option

  4. Tap the Catalogs section in the app

  5. Tap the + button

  6. Find Parkland Regional Library System in the browsing list

  7. Tap Browse in the rectangle that contains Parkland Regional Library System name in the Catalogs section

  8. Authenticate using your Parkland library barcode and PIN

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Browse & Borrow within the app

  1. Tap Catalogs

  2. Tap Browse in the rectangle that contains the Parkland Regional Library System name

  3. From the Parkland home page navigate through the catalogue or tap the magnifying glass to search by keyword

  4. Tap on the cover image to access the detailed record

  5. Tap Borrow to download a title

Calgary Herald Archive

Search the history of Alberta! Online access to 127 years of the Calgary Herald.

 

Use this full text archive to search all content in the Calgary Herald from 1883-2010.

 

Searching

Click on the Historical Newspaper tab before you search to get only results in the Calgary Herald. 

 

Browsing

To browse for a specific day's paper go to Publications in the top menu then choose the paper and date you wish to find

Cloud Library

A growing eBook collection. Parkland Regional Library System and TRAC libraries have partnered to participate in cloudlinking. This service links our eBook collections which doubles the amount of digital books available!

 

Download the CloudLibrary app to borrow and read eBooks & eAudiobooks from Parkland. Watch this video for help getting started with the CloudLibrary app. CloudLibrary titles are automatically returned after 21 days, so no need to worry about late returns!

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Just want to read on your computer? Log in online, borrow a title and then click the Read button beside the title to read it in your browser!

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Have a Kobo eReader? Learn more about using CloudLibrary on your Kobo!

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Cloudlibrary titles are automatically returned after 21 days. 

Press Reader

Read your favourite international, national, and provincial newspapers online, often before it even hits newsstands. Enjoy newspapers at home or on your mobile.

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These instructions are for accessing PressReader outside of the library. If you are using library wifi, you will be automatically connected to Parkland Regional Library's PressReader hotspot and don't have to sign in. However, signing in gives you more features, like commenting on, saving, and sharing articles.

“Please note that the Globe and Mail can only be accessed inside the library due to their copyright restrictions.”

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Using the PressReader website

  1. Go to the PressReader website – www.pressreader.com

  2. If you are accessing PressReader from outside of the library sign in with your library card number to access full content.

    1. Click Sign In in the top right corner.

    2. Click Library Card.

    3. Select Parkland Regional Library from drop down list. Enter your information. Click Sign In.

    4. A green cup appears on the top of the screen when you are successfully connected to the library's PressReader hotspot.

  3. The home page of PressReader features top news stories. To access publications, click the three-bar icon in the top left corner.

  4. Select Publications.

  5. Click a newspaper/magazine to start reading.

 

Your authentication for PressReader lasts two days. Afterward, you will need to login again to continue accessing content.

If you have difficulty accessing content:

  1. Click your username in the top right corner. Click Sign Out.

  2. Sign back in with your library card.

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Using the PressReader App

  1. Download the PressReader app from your app store.

  2. If you are accessing PressReader from outside of the library sign in to your PressReader account to access full content.

    1. Open the PressReader app. Tap Accounts (or the silhouette icon, depending on the device you are using).

    2. Tap Sign In.

    3. Tap the Library Card icon (orange square).

    4. Select Parkland Regional Library from the list of libraries. (Use the search bar to find Parkland faster.) Enter your library card information. Tap Sign In.

  3. Tap a newspaper or magazine you want to read.

  4. Tap Open. This will automatically download the publication to your device so you can read it offline. (The download process can take a few minutes.)

 

Your authentication for PressReader lasts two days. After your authentication expires, PressReader will prompt you for payment. Don’t pay. Reauthenticate:

  1. Tap Accounts (or the silhouette icon).

  2. Tap your account information.

  3. Tap Sign Out.

  4. Tap Sign In and sign back in with your library card.

Alberta Research Portal

The Alberta Research Portal is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources.

 

This portal allows access to the Gale Primary Sources, a resource with 69 unique primary source collections, including extensive resources related to First Nations and Indigenous peoples, the Associate Press Collections, Smithsonian Collection Online, Archives of Human Sexuality and Gender, and more!

 

Using the Alberta Research Portal

  1. Click Visit Alberta Research Portal.

  2. Search for search terms or click Resources in the top right corner to find a specific primary source collection.

Cypress Resume

Easily create professional-looking resumes with Cypress Resume

 

Cypress Resume is an easy-to-use resume writing tool that allows you to create a professional-looking resume in minutes. Custom cover letters and reference sheets can also be created. The site can be used without an account, but a login allows you to save your documents for later.

Transparent Languages

Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn.  With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.

 

To get started

  • Sign up or log in

  • Choose a language to learn

  • Customize and begin your learning path

 

To login on the Transparent Languages App you must first create an account by accessing Transparent Languages through the library website. For more information, please click here.

Ancestry Library Edition

Genealogy database providing access to millions of records.

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Explore your family history and expand your genealogical knowledge with Ancestry Library Edition!

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  • To begin a basic search, click the Begin Searching button.

  • For specific searches, click the Search Now links under the desired category title (ie Search Census, Search Vitals etc.).

  • For more information on using Ancestry Library, watch these tutorial videos.

CBC Corner

This one-of-a-kind digital portal allows you to access a wide variety of content including trusted news, local stories, entertaining TV and radio shows, award-winning podcasts, educational kids content, innovative podcasts, a free English and French language learning app, news in foreign languages and much more!

Grant Connect

Grant connect is an innovative and comprehensive tool that connects you with funders who share your cause.  It is the next generation of Imagine Canada's Directory to Foundations & Corporations.  Grant Connect provides searchable, detailed information on all Canadian grantmaking foundations, hundreds of corporate community investment programs, as well as government funding programs and American foundations that will fund Canadian chartities.

 

Updated daily with information from multiple data sources, Grant Connect makes it effortless to find new funding opportunities, target your proposals and organize your prospects.  Due to licensing conditions, this product is available for use in the library only.

Open Parliment

Finding out what your representatives in Ottawa are up to can be tough. This site is trying to make it easy.

 

Find your MP by entering your postal code in the search bar. See what your representatives are saying, and what laws they’re proposing, how to contact them, and what they've said in session.

Centre for Equitable Library Access

Instructions for using CELA can be found on their how to get started with CELA webpage.

National Network for Equitable Library Service

The National Network for Equitable Library Services (NNELS) provides access to a growing collection of downloadable books in accessible formats for readers with print disabilities. It is a service provided by the provincial and territorial governments of Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon, with the BC Libraries Cooperative as the service provider.

At present there are approximately 12,000 titles in the collection with more being added steadily, thanks to requests from libraries and readers. Most NNELS books are in DAISY audio format, though there are also some PDF, MP3, e-Braille and e-text titles. NNELS audio content is a combination of live narration and synthetic voice.

 

Using NNELS

1. Contact your local library to obtain a library card (if you do not already have one) and ask library staff to ensure you have the correct patron type added to your record, which is "Print Disabled materials allowed"
2. Follow the link to the NNELS website and click on the "Sign up" button at the top of the page.
3. Search for your local library (simply entering your city/town is an easy way to locate your local library).
4. Click on the link that says “If this is your local library, click here to log in with a valid library card from this branch.”
5. Enter your library card number and PIN.  If you do not know your pin or inf you have any problems logging in, contact your local library.
 

The BC Libraries Cooperative has created a video demonstrating the sign up process.

You can also watch a video demonstrating how to find and download open access books from nnels.ca.

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