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Indigenous Peoples: North America

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

A comprehensive collection on the experience of the indigenous peoples of North America. The collection covers the history of American Indian tribes and supporting organizations. Indigenous Peoples: North America is sourced from both American and Canadian institutions, as well as direct-from-source from newspapers from various tribes and Indian-related organizations. The collection also features indigenous-language materials, including dictionaries, bibles, and primers.

 

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Internet Bird Collection

The Internet Bird Collection is a non-profit endeavour with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world’s avifauna. It is an on-line audiovisual library of the world’s birds (based on Handbook of the Birds of the World) that is available to the general public free of charge, though registration is required.

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LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Learn the latest tools and techniques with access to over 16,000 online courses in 7 different languages. LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) provides award-winning education with video training tutorials. Experienced instructors will keep you current on the latest technologies.

LinkedIn Learning for Library can be accessed with your CLP library card and PIN. No LinkedIn profile is required for access.

If you had a Lynda.com account, your data will migrate into your new LinkedIn Learning account. This includes prior course completions, in-progress courses, and playlists (which are called “Collections” in LinkedIn Learning). The data will not be pre-populated. When you first login to LinkedIn Learning, it may take up to an hour for your prior data to transfer into your new account.

 

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Literature Resources (Artemis)

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Find critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, biographies and more. Conduct a global search of all the included resources using the link above or search each resource individually. Resources include:

  • Dictionary of Literary Biography – biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world’s most influential literary figures
  • Drama for Students – critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library – cross-searchable literature reference resources
  • Literature Criticism Online – scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals
  • Literature Resource Center – up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews
  • LitFinder – literary works and author information; full-text poems and poetry citations; short stories, speeches, and plays; biographies, images, and more
  • Scribner Writers – original, scholar-signed essays on the lives and works of authors from around the world from all time periods
  • Something About the Author – examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults
  • Twayne’s Authors – in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers

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