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Background Information |
KUC Library subscribes to a variety of journals both in print and online. If you're not sure if a journal is scholarly (often called "academic" or "peer-reviewed"), look at our checklist.
Journals & Article Indexes
Selected Online Reference Tools
- Encyclopedia of British Columbia - a comprehensive online reference source for BC-related information, containing more than 4,000 articles plus hundreds of sound files, images, maps, charts and graphs.
- Oxford Reference Online - Provides access to 100 key Oxford dictionaries and reference works across a broad subject spectrum.
Citation Styles
- APA - American Psychological Assoc. guidelines
- MLA - Modern Language Assoc. standards
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Important Print Resources
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| Web Resources |
Government Resources |
- British Columbia Resources - Provides a list of resource centres for low-income families in B.C. It includes contact information and a short description of the organizations.
- Information Services Vancouver - B.C.'s largest provider of information and referral services. It includes links to community, social & government agencies across the province.
- The Red Book Online - A guide to community, social & government agencies and services across the Lower Mainland.
- Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention - Information & resources for victims of suicide and their families. It includes a list of crisis centres & survivor support groups for each province.
- PovNet - Information on welfare, housing and a list of advocates for residents of B.C. It includes links to related sites.
- Prevention Source B.C. - A provincial centre for information on the prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. It includes links to statistics, resources and related sites.
TIP: Don't believe everything you read! Evaluate web sources very carefully for their accuracy, authority, and currency. Here are some evaluation criteria to help you |
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| Associations
| Resources for People with Disabilities |
- B.C. Association for Community Living - This province-wide non-profit federation offers resources for children & adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Canadian Association of Professionals with Disabilities - This grass roots organization is dedicated to maximizing the inclusion, job retention, and advancement of current and future professionals with disabilities.
- Canadian Hearing Society - Offers programs, services and resources for people with hearing impairments.
- Canadian Mental Health Association - A voluntary organization focusing on research, information services & advocacy. It includes links to related sites.
- Council of Canadians with Disabilities - A cross-disability advocacy organization.The Web site includes links to issues of concern & interest to people with disabilities and their advocates.
- Deaf Children's Society of B.C. - Non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to helping deaf children & their families in B.C. Offers information, services & resources.
- Learning Disabilities Association of B.C. - Vancouver Chapter - Provides information about programs & services for people with learning disabilities. It includes links to related Web sites.
- LMDSS The Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society - Find information for parents, information on support services, health issues, education & links to related sites.
- Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians - This organization focuses on public education & advocacy. It includes links to related sites.
- Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication - Homepage of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.Includes a list of events, publications and links to web, print & video resources.
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- Ability Online - Focuses on connecting young people with disabilities or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers & mentors; includes links to disability, medical and healthcare sites.
- Autism - Provides an overview of autism, theories of autism, treatments and links to related sites including support groups and mailing lists.
- Persons with Disabilities Online - Site of the Government of Canada - provides overview of services and information for persons with disabilities, family members, caregivers.
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, including links to related sites.
Resources for Families
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