Cancellations
In response to lower international student enrolments, the College has prescribed the need for departments to reduce expenditures.
In order to meet established financial targets, the Library has regrettably had to make the very difficult decision to cancel some of our print and electronic book and journal subscriptions. In making these decisions we considered a variety of factors.
Collection support
The Douglas College Library collection supports the teaching, learning, and research needs of our students, faculty, and staff, who have access to 140,000 physical items and over 600,000 online, which include:
- 120,000+ print books and 392,000+ ebooks
- 100 print journal subscriptions, and 84,000+ ejournal titles
- 10,000+ physical videos and films, and 142,000+ streaming media titles
- Over 100 databases
Our Library collection features select course textbooks on reserve, a leisure reading collection, zines, and so much more! Check out our print and digital collections displays in our libraries and on our web site.
The Library also manages the Douglas College Open Repository, DOOR, a curated digital collection of faculty and student research outputs, as well as select digitized archival collections.
The Douglas College Archives is the official repository for the historical records of the College. Records created by employees are selected for permanent preservation and retention according to the Records and Information Management Policy. Other historical materials of value are also kept in the Archive.
Spotlight on equipment
Need equipment for your next project, class or presentation?
The Library has a wide range of equipment and technology available to borrow, including laptops, cameras, microphones, chargers, adaptors, calculators, podcasting gear, TVs from small to very large, and so much more. Whether you're working on a class assignment, teaching a course, creating content or giving a presentation, you can borrow the tools you need from the Library.