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KnowBC (includes Encyclopedia of British Columbia)

Online access
Description
KnowBC is an expanded reference database built on the foundation of the Encyclopedia of British Columbia.
EBC is the definitive reference work on BC. With more than 4,000 entries and 1,500 accompanying photographs, maps, charts and tables, as well as sound and video clips, EBC is the source of readable and authoritative information on all the significant BC people, places and things.
Additional content in KnowBC includes:
  • Marine life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes
  • The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names
  • Raincoast Chronicles 20: Lilies and Fireweed
  • Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: The History of Coastal British Columbia
See...
Resource type
E-book
Coverage
Historical to current
Update frequency
Unknown
Access notes
Off-campus access restricted to current UFV students, faculty & staff
Simultaneous users
Unlimited
Refworks compatible
No
RefWorks instructions
Where can I get this?
No
Title list
Print equivalents
Help
Click on help from within the database
Persistent Links
Yes
Coursepacks
Yes
Each item shall carry appropriate acknowledgment of the source, listing title, and copyright owner.
Classroom Handouts
Learning Management Systems
E-reserves
Yes
Each item shall carry appropriate acknowledgment of the source, listing title, and copyright owner.
ILL
Yes
Terms notes
Subjects
Canadian Studies, Geography, History, Reference Sources
Pricing model
Subscription
Consortium
ELN
Vendor/publisher
Harbour Publishing
Content provider
Harbour Publishing
Allows distance ed
Allows downloads
Misc notes