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General Borrowing Information

BC Cancer staff and residents of BC and the Yukon are able to register for a library card and can request eBook access by contacting the library. 

NOTE: Most eBooks allow only ONE user at a time. If you try to access a book and get a busy signal (a message saying all licenses are in use), try the link again later.

Search the Catalogue

Search our catalogue for books, videos, ebooks, and audio materials.

Information on borrowing can be found on our General Borrowing Policies.

To request materials or arrange for delivery or pick up of library resources, interlibrary loans, contact the library: requests@bccancer.bc.ca

Please visit our Request Articles page for information on full text article document delivery services.

Search eBook Titles

You can also find ebooks using EBSCO's Full Text Finder or the databases listed below (EZproxy access required. Visit our eResource Access page for more information). To limit results to eBooks only, enter your search words below and click search. Use the radio buttons on the top of the search to limit your results to eBooks!

Access via our online catalogue may require a remote username/login password. Contact the library for this information. 

EBSCO Full Text Finder

eBook Accounts

Create an individual account for ProQuest eBook Central to continue reading when offsite. Set up your account while logged into a BC Cancer networked computer to use the eBooks we own. For assistance, contact the BC Cancer Library.

For all other ebooks (eg. R2 Library, EBSCO), please use your EZproxy login (Visit our eResource Access page for more information).

New Staff Books

New Patient Books



 The BC Cancer library system consists of a central library at Vancouver Centre (VC), and branches in Abbotsford (AC), Kelowna (SAHCSI), Prince George (CN), Surrey (FVC), and Victoria (VIC). All centres have patient resource collections in our Cancer Information Centres (CIC), and all centres have a professional collection on site. Professional resources for CN are housed in the adjacent UHNBC Library.