Congratulations W.E.E. Food Bank
on your First Successful
Annual Silent Auction.
DOWNLOAD FREE E-BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS
Overdrive allows you to download Ebooks and Audiobooks straight to your own MP3 players.
NEW DATABASES-INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS!
A to Z Maps Online provides 146,000+ Maps for the World, Continents, Countries, States, Provinces, Climate, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Geology, Animals & Plants, and MORE.
Global Road Warrior database features more than 8 million words of editorial content, over 6,500 color
photos and 1,575 maps, all presented in a consistent 92-category framework for each country. Topics include society and culture, travel essentials, business culture, communications and more. Created by an international team of researchers, cartographers and writers, the database is continually updated.
TumbleBooks is HERE!
An online collection of animated, talking picture books; full-length, unabridged, streaming audio books; books in French, Spanish, and other languages; as well as puzzles and games to reinforce concepts from the books. The interface is also viewable in French and Spanish making it accessible for ESL learners.
An online collection of read-along titles for children and young adults, featuring adjustable online text and audio narrration. Sentences are highlighted and the pages turn automatically. Great for readers of all abilities.
Expands the collection of TumbleReadables with nonfiction titles, full cast Shakespearean plays, and more read-along titles.
Learn a New Language
Tell Me More®, an innovative language learning software that puts 13 languages just a mouse click away. The software is intended to help new Canadians learn English, but will also prove a useful tool for travelers looking to brush up on local languages.
Tell Me More is a multi-sensory, interactive experience that teaches proper pronunciation, listening, and reading techniques, while allowing users to practice phonetics, grammar and dialogue in real time. People who speak French, Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish, Korean, Chinese and Japanese can receive instruction in their native tongue. English speakers can also learn French, Italian, Dutch, German and Spanish.
This service allows Albertans to e-mail a question at any time and receive an answer via email from qualified reference staff, generally within 24 hours.
GOT A QUESTION?
Have questions about researching an assignment? Want to find out more about a subject, topic or hobby? Have a question that you have wondered about for years? Or maybe you need help finding information in the library catalog. Whatever information you need, Ask A Question can help. This service allows you to submit your questions over the web to Alberta reference staff, who will provide help with finding the information you need and respond by e-mail.
Last modified: August 29, 2010