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DesLibris

Alternate Titles: Canadian Electronic Library; Canadian Public Policy Collection

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Canadian focus. desLibris is an unmatched resource for Canadian content. It offers a bilingual (English-French) interface that gives Canadian readers access to all content in their language of choice.

Origianlly named the Canadian Electronic Library, it is boasts a collection of ebooks which has been available to libraries since 2005.

The Canadian Documents Collection includes research papers, reports, studies, policy papers & briefs, discussion papers, numbered series, working papers, political party platforms, evidence reviews, systematic reviews, economic evaluations and environmental scans.

DesLibris offers unlimited user access to resources.

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Permitted Uses

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Permitted Uses
Research or Private Study? Yes
Linking? Yes
Learning Management System? Yes
Text and Data Mining? No
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Subjects

Canadian Studies; General; Health and Society; Law; Population and Public Health; Social Work

Formats

eBooks, Government Publications

Mobile Access

Some ebooks have PDFS that can be downloaded and some can be downloaded to tablets using the "URMS Reader" app.

If using the URMS app, you need to sign up for an "Individual/Student" account on the DesLibris site first.