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• ECHO: Ethnographic, Cultural and Historical Overview of Yukon's First Peoples

  Author(s): Victoria Elena Castillo, Christine Schreyer, Tosh Southwick

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: Today, First Nations peoples living in Yukon, Canada are reviving and practicing their cultural traditions in exciting ways. At the same time, there has been an influx of newcomers to the territory who want to learn more about Yukon's Indigenous peoples and their cultures. With hundreds of references for those wanting to delve deeper into particular topics, ECHO is a handbook that provides the most current research pertaining to Yukon First Nations peoples. Topics include archaeology, ethnology...[more]

• Cellular Internet of Things for Practitioners

  Author(s): Reza Vahidnia, BCIT, F. John Dian, BCIT

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: This book describes the simplified architecture of an IoT network from the core functional perspective and then presents step-by-step procedures to establish a connection between the IoT device and platform. It practically shows how to connect a cellular IoT module to the Microsoft Azure IoT Hub using the LTE-M technology.

• Workplace Safety in the Food Service Industry

  Author(s): The BC Cook Articulation Committee, go2HR

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: Workplace Safety in the Food Service Industry is one of a series of Culinary Arts books developed to support the training of students and apprentices in BC’s foodservice and hospitality industry. Your health and well-being are your most valuable possessions. Many laws and regulations exist to ensure employee safety, yet every year thousands of serious injuries occur. In many cases, these injuries have serious long-term consequences for both employees and employers. For those new to the workfor...[more]

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• Working in the Food Service Industry

  Author(s): The BC Cook Articulation Committee, go2HR

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: Workplace Safety in the Foodservice Industry is one of a series of Culinary Arts open textbooks developed to support the training of students and apprentices in British Columbia’s foodservice and hospitality industry. Although created with the Professional Cook, Baker and Meatcutter programs in mind, these have been designed as a modular series, and therefore can be used to support a wide variety of programs that offer training in foodservice skills. Workplace Safety covers British Columbia le...[more]

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• Web Accessibility for Developers

  Author(s): Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: Web Accessibility for Developers is a technical book aimed primarily at programmers. Learn how to develop accessible interactivity on the Web and gain expertise using WAI-ARIA, a W3C specification that enables optimal use of assistive technologies, like screen readers, when navigating the Web.

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• Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan – 2nd Canadian Edition

  Author(s): Jennifer L. Lapum, Margaret Verkuyl, Wendy Garcia, et al.; Ryerson University

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: The purpose of this textbook is to help learners develop best practices in vital sign measurement. Its intended audience is students in health-related post-secondary programs as well as healthcare providers. Using a multi-media and interactive approach, it will provide opportunities to read about, observe, practice, and test vital sign measurement. This 2nd Canadian Edition includes over 120 H5P activities.

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• University 101: Study, Strategize, and Succeed

  Author(s): Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learning Centres

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: University 101: Study, Strategize, and Succeed helps students to create a foundation for post-secondary studies by learning how to learn. By taking the time to read this book and work through the exercises included, students are investing in the skills that will support them in all of their classes and future learning. Successful students share a set of skills and habits in common. The good news is that these skills are not a secret; anyone can learn the skills that support successful learning....[more]

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• Understanding Ingredients for the Canadian Baker

  Author(s): The BC Cook Articulation Committee, go2HR

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: This book is intended to give students a basic understanding of the various types and uses of ingredients used in the baking industry, and how certain ingredients, in particular grains and flours are produced, graded and processed in Canada. Understanding Ingredients for the Canadian Baker is one of a series of Culinary Arts books developed to support the training of students and apprentices in British Columbia’s food service and hospitality industry. Although created with the Professional Coo...[more]

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• Trigonometry and Single Phase AC Generation for Electricians

  Author(s): Chad Flinn, BCIT

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: To understand electrical theory, it is important to have a grasp of trigonometry. Whether we are talking about single phase or polyphase power, trigonometry is a key concept. This textbook, divided into three sections and provides easy-to-understand and enjoyable lessons on trigonometry, vectors, and AC generation for those training and working as electricians.

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• The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy

  Author(s): Edited by Jeff McLaughlin, Thompson Rivers University

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: It is important for students not only to get an appreciation and understanding of philosophy but also to be exposed to the very words and ideas of those who have shaped our thinking over the centuries. Accordingly, the title of this collection hints at the facts that these readings are from the original sources and that these philosophers were the originators of many of the issues we still discuss today. Major areas of philosophy covered here are: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy o...[more]

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