Category Archive for "Technology" | Windsor Public Library

Library Locations Closed: Electronic Resources Still Available 24/7

Posted in: March 15, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | 19 comments

The health of our staff and customers is a key priority as we work to limit the spread of COVID-19. Consequently, the Windsor Public Library Board will close all library locations across the city at 5 pm today and join with the City of Windsor to combat the spread of the contagion. The closure is through April 6. Although, the community won’t be able to visit a bricks-and-mortar library branch,...

my ebook will be available in 824 days ?!?!

Posted in: February 5, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

If you are using cloudLibrary and are on the holds list for some of our popular titles, you might be surprised (and discouraged) to see the estimated wait time listed as 300, 400, 800 days! We assure you that you will not have to wait THAT long. The short of it is that Macmillan, one of the big publishers, is only allowing libraries to purchase one copy of their eBooks...

Getting started with eBooks

Posted in: December 17, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Perhaps you’re the lucky recipient of a new tablet or eReader? Maybe you’re travelling and want to give an audiobook a try for your commute? Reading back through an older series, and discovered that the titles are out of print – but available as eBooks? Whether you’re new to the online library altogether or just haven’t used it for a while, here are some tips to help you get started...

Great Courses now available on Kanopy

Posted in: July 9, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | 2 comments

You can now enjoy unlimited streaming of the entire series of The Great Courses through our Kanopy collection, with access to more than 70 new courses! The Great Courses are a series of post secondary level educational videos instructed by professors, subject matter experts, and industry leading professionals. They allow you to access higher education on your own time, and at your own pace. There are courses in a wide...

Enjoy Unlimited Streaming in Kanopy Kids

Posted in: June 26, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

Kanopy Kids has changed their access model! Now, with only one borrow, you can enjoy 30-days of unlimited access to all of the Kanopy Kids content. With everything from Arthur and Artzooka to Curious George and Where the Wild Things Are, there is no shortage of material to inform and entertain your children. What is Kanopy Kids? Kanopy Kids is an App, available exclusively to library cardholders, that contains several educational films and television series as...

cloudLink is now active!

Posted in: June 20, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

It has now been about a month since we moved our digital collections over from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 into cloudLibrary, and we are happy to report that eBooks & eAudiobook checkouts are at an all time high. We thank you all for your patience through this transition. One of the factors in our decision to move to cloudLibrary was to have access to cloudLink, which allows us to share...

eBooks & eAudiobooks now available through cloudLibrary

Posted in: June 13, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

Looking for eBooks & eAudiobooks? You can now find them in the cloudLibrary App! As we announced a little while back, we have begun a partnership with cloudLibrary as our content provider for both eBooks and eAudiobooks. While we were transferring titles from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 to cloudLibrary we offered limited access to those two Apps; now that the content has migrated, we have ended access to those two platforms. You...

Free Access To More Than 30,000 Movies

Posted in: February 7, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The popular on-demand film streaming service KANOPY is now available free of charge at Windsor Public Library. Card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by visiting windsor.kanopy.com. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku. Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than...

Read your favourite magazines online

Posted in: December 6, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for reading your favourite magazines online. With the busy hustle and bustle of the holiday season, some of us take a step back from the hottest can’t-put-them-down bestsellers and instead take in convenient little nuggets of information in the form magazine articles and the super pretty pictures that accompany them. I am a dedicated magazine reader so I definitely try to check in...

New look for Road to IELTS

Posted in: November 22, 2018 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

If you’re using Road to IELTS, you’ll be happy to see that they have released a major upgrade! Not only does the site have a cleaner look and feel, it can now be used on tablets and smartphones. Please note that the site is no longer compatible with Internet Explorer; all other up to date browsers should work well. What is Road to IELTS? Road to IELTS is an online resource available...