Learning Resource Center

Our Colleges have established a Learning Resource Center (LRC) for the purpose of creating a digital repository that provides students with the necessary resources to complete their course work while enabling student access to the scholarly resources required for research in their chosen fields of study.

VPC Library Mission Statement
The primary mission of the Vancouver Premier College Learning Resource Center/Library is to promote student success and equity by providing access to space and resources needed to complete studies and support the curriculum and information needs of the college community.  The College can benefit from the special importance placed on supplying print and online resources essential to meeting the requirements of research support, professional development, and higher learning objectives.

About the Learning Resource Center
The VPC Learning Resource Center has a growing collection of over 900 volumes of print and digital resources in a variety of disciplines, such as business, accounting, hospitality management, tourism, and learning English as a second language.  Our Library Catalogue is provided to students and faculty through TinyCat which is accessible on the college’s web site.  Only currently registered students may use the library.  After a student has graduated, the VPC Learning Resource Center may be used for consultation, but there are no borrowing privileges.

• Everyone entering the Learning Resource Center must sign in and out.
• No food and beverage can be brought into the Learning Resource Center.
• Please keep your voices at a conversational level. Loud, noisy talk and yelling will not be tolerated. Please be respectful to your fellow students.
• All students, staff and faculty have access to library materials and materials can be checked out for a 14 day period.
• All circulating materials may be renewed. Two renewals are permitted – a maximum of 6 weeks total – if no one else has requested the material.

Any time you have an assignment that requires research – whether you are looking for a book on human resources management, how to improve your English skills, or articles on hospitality industry trends – your librarian can help!  We work with your professors to make sure you have access to the resources for your field or program, and we will work with you to help you learn how to use these resources effectively.

Associate Member of the BC Electronic Library Network (BC ELN)
Vancouver Premier College is an Associate Member of the BC Electronic Library Network (BC ELN).  The BC ELN is an award-winning consortium of 34 public and private post-secondary libraries in BC and the Yukon. BC ELN’s purpose is to develop and support system-wide mechanisms that allow post-secondary libraries to meet the expanding information needs of learners, educators, and researchers at the lowest possible cost. These mechanisms ensure learners in British Columbia have equitable access to resources and services that support their academic success.

What is EBSCO’s Hospitality & Tourism Complete Database?

Research and industry news focused on hospitality and tourism, including full-text access to hospitality industry publications.

An excellent “first stop” resource to use when looking for articles on topics related to the hospitality industry from a variety of sources, including scholarly journals and trade publications.

Subject areas covered include Baking & Culinary Arts, Business Travel, Event Management, Food & Beverage, Gaming & Casinos, Hospitality Law, Hotel Management, Leisure Studies, Market Trends, Meetings, Menu Planning, Restaurants, and more.

Sources are both domestic and international in range and scope, with materials collected from countries and regions such as US and Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia.

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