SCHOOL LIBRARY
Welcome to the St. John’s Academy Shawnigan Lake Library Learning Commons online space. Our physical library space is a bright, open room with a print collection of more than 4000 books and periodicals that is open to students to access in-person during the school day. Our library is a natural gathering place for student groups and organizations, faculty meetings and evening study hall for boarding students.
Our digital resources and other helpful tools are accessible from here.
Destiny Discover
Browse the library catalogue
Link to Managebac
IB curriculum learning platform
Online Research – Helpful links
The Canadian Encyclopedia plays an essential role in providing Canadians and others with accurate, updated information about our people and country. This has been the case even as the Encyclopedia has made the transition from print to CD-ROM, to its present online format.
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Every day, we provide distinctive programming that informs, enlightens and entertains people in communities all across our country.
Curio is your go-to site for CBC/Radio-Canada content carefully selected for its relevance to every subject area. Learning comes alive with Curio.
The Heritage Minutes collection is a bilingual series of history-focused public service announcements. Each 60-second short film depicts a significant person, event or story in Canadian history. They have become a recognizable part of Canadian culture.
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Every day, we provide distinctive programming that informs, enlightens and entertains people in communities all across our country.
Open School BC is a cost recovery unit within the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care. You can find the K12 education resources here.
Nat Geo Kids is the perfect resource to inspire and empower children to understand the world through stories, games, and more!
TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact.
Online Databases
Access a variety of online databases, including ProQuest Central, through VIRL
Citing Sources
Turnitin is an Internet-based similarity detection service run by the American company Turnitin, LLC, a subsidiary of Advance Publications.
APA Style is used by writers in many disciplines around the world for concise, powerful, and persuasive scholarly communication.
EasyBib is an intuitive information literacy platform that provides citation, note taking, and research tools that are easy-to-use and educational.
Digital Citizenship Resources
Common Sense is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.
This site provides students and educators with a host of free resources for teaching and learning the MLA’s approach to research, writing, and documentation.