Library Distance Education Services
Request Library Cards
Contact: Elaine Cuff
Available to students and faculty residing in Canada. The card(s) you request will be delivered by Canada Post.
1. Cape Breton University Library Card displays your confidential Novanet barcode, student ID number, and expiry date. This card gives you borrowing privileges at all Novanet libraries (universities located in Nova Scotia, the N.S. Community Colleges, and Mount Allison University.)
2. CAAL/CBPA Card (Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries) allows you to borrow from member Canadian post-secondary institutions' libraries.
NOTE
1. When visiting a university library, you'll be asked to show an official photo ID (ex. driver's license) along with your CAAL card.
2. Be sure to check a library's webpage for guidance around Covid.
- Learn more about CURBACanadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement
Accessing Electronic Resources - databases, e-books, e-journals
(Off-campus access to proprietary library resources )
STUDENTS
Username: CBU e-mail address
Password: birthdate entered as yymmdd
Example: CBU email address is cbu11xyz@cbu.ca and birthdate is May 2, 1989:
Username: cbu11xyz2@cbu.ca
Initial Password: 890502
FACULTY
Use your Cape Breton University email address and password.
Username: jane_doe@cbu.ca
Password: ******
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