Category Archive for "Research" | Windsor Public Library

Technology at Windsor Public Library Studied in Europe

Posted in: April 15, 2015 by Sue Perry | No comments

Windsor Public Library has always been at the leading edge of introducing new technology to our users. From the early days of replacing card catalogues with computers to search for items, to our current services of offering digital items in the form of books, music and even movies, we have striven to provide the best that technology has to offer. In 2012, WPL became the first public library in Canada...

Buckingham Palace Asks for Our Help

Posted in: March 24, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Buckingham Palace has reached out to Windsor Public Library for information on our city. A comprehensive new history on Windsor Castle is scheduled for publication in 2016 and a chapter will include research and information on settlements around the world sharing the “Windsor” name. Plans call for the history to cover 11 centuries from the foundation of the castle in the 1070s to its current official and private use by...

Learning Express Library (LEL)

Posted in: August 19, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

TOEIC; TOEFL; GED; GRE; SAT; OMG! LEL! TISA! Are you shaking your head right now and wondering what all of this means? It’s part of a game that we play here at the library: Standardized Test or Internet Slang. One person throws out an acronym, and the other has to guess which category it belongs to. Fun…right? Speaking of fun (and standardized tests), Learning Express Library (one of my favourite...

City directories – A Valuable Resource

Posted in: June 3, 2014 by Tom | 13 comments

City directories are one of the most useful resources for genealogists. By City Directories, I do not mean telephone books. They are like having 2 books within 1 publication. These directories have an alphabetical listing by surname of people living in the community. The second half is an alphabetical listing of streets in the community. Some of the newer directories also have telephone number listings filed in numerical order. The...

eMagazines @ WPL: Borrow them Anytime, Anywhere…

Posted in: March 3, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | 2 comments

Great news! We’ve added Zinio Digital Magazines to our suite of eResources. You can now access e-copies of popular magazines through the Windsor Public Library. Some examples of titles in this collection include: Food Network Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, National Geographic, Macworld, PC Magazine, Popular Science, and OK! These are just a few examples of the 40 titles available covering topics in Business, Men’s...

Windsor Music Tangle Micro Doc

Posted in: February 10, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The Windsor Music Tangle is an interactive web site that documents Windsor’s live music scene and its connections. Have you tried it out? It’s awesome! After launching in September 2013 at Phog Phest, the site continues to grow with every new submission. We’d like to extend a huge THANK-YOU to those of you have have contacted us to add Bands and Musicians. We’re still accepting new entries, so if you can’t find...

Search Everything – A Useful Database Tool

Posted in: September 17, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Starting a new research project, but not sure where to dive in? The Windsor Public Library’s online databases are a great place to begin. You can use them to access thousands of publications containing full text articles, peer reviewed content, images, newspaper abstracts, editorials, video clips, and more. Our databases page is broken down into five main categories: EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS & MUSIC, SPECIAL INTEREST, REFERENCE, RESEARCH, and RESSOURCES EN FRANÇAIS. Let’s take a closer look at...

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

Posted in: August 16, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Access Hundreds of Reference Books Online The Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) offers online access to reference materials covering a wide range of subjects: history, biography, business, medicine, health, law, literature, etc. Browsing the shelves in GVRL is a very similar experience to browsing the shelves in the library, because all of the resources it contains have print equivalents; cover art, illustrations, page numbers, volumes, and everything else are the...

Online Access to Canadian Newspapers

Posted in: July 12, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

CANADIAN NEWSSTAND MAJOR DAILIES If you’re an online news reader, you may have noticed that some publications have started capping the number of articles you can read online for free. The Windsor Star is one of several Canadian newspapers to adopt this practice; once you’ve used up your ten freebies, you cannot access any more content without a subscription. Did you know that your library card grants you access to...

Learn a New Language (or improve your English) with Mango

Posted in: May 17, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Mango. Es un programa fantastico! Summertime is almost here…do you have any big plans? Backpacking through Europe? Mountain climbing in Tanzania? Cruising the South Pacific? Or, are you in my boat (or in this case lack thereof), and more likely to experience culture/nature on a bit more of local level – say, visiting Carousel of Nations and strolling the waterfront trails. Regardless of where you’ll be and who you’ll see,...