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| A to Z Maps Online | A comprehensive collection of over 3,600 maps. Includes physical, political, antique and thematic maps as well as an excellent Canadian collection. |
| National Atlas of Canada | A large selection of geographic, economic, historical, environmental and social maps of Canada, as well as some international maps. |
| National Geographic Society Maps | Their maps are designed for printing and copying - an excellent teaching resource. Has blank maps of continents and countries. |
| Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection | Includes current and historical maps. This collection usually has a set of maps for countries that are hot topics in the news. |
| United Nations Cartographic Section | International maps, including maps of UN peacekeeping missions. |
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| A&E Biography | The website of the popular A&E series. Includes information on many popular and historical figures. |
| Dictionary of Canadian Biography | Biographical information on Canadians who died between 1000 and 1930. |
| Gale Literature Resource Center some full-text | Biographies of authors. Includes some Canadian content. |
| Oxford Reference Online | This resource includes numerous biographical dictionaries and other biographical sources. |
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| American Heritage Dictionary at Bartleby.com | Bartleby.com has numerous free reference resources, including the American Heritage Dictionary and Roget’s Thesauri - see below. |
| Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus | Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus. |
| OneLook Dictionaries | Searches over 900 dictionaries available online with one search. You can easily compare definitions of words in different dictionaries. |
| Oxford Reference Online | Access to over 100 Oxford dictionaries and reference resources. |
| Roget's Thesauri at Bartleby.com | Roget's Thesauri at Bartleby. |
| YourDictionary.com | Provides access to dictionaries in multiple languages, including many English-translation dictionaries available online. |
| Directory of BC Social Agencies | top | |
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| Red Book Online | Community, social and government resources in the Lower Mainland. |
| Encyclopedias | top | |
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| Canadian Encyclopedia full-text | A comprehensive source for information on Canada. |
| Columbia Encyclopedia at Bartleby.com | Bartleby.com has numerous free reference resources, including the Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | The most well-known and used encyclopedia. |
| Encyclopedia of British Columbia | Information and articles about British Columbia. Contains more than 4000 articles. |
| Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia | Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia. |
| Oxford Reference Online | Over 100 subject reference books on topics ranging from art and economics, history and literature, politics, religion and the sciences; included are the Oxford Companion to Western Art, The New Encyclopedia of Birds, the Oxford Companion to the Bible, and many more. |
| Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia | The largest reference resource available online. Its articles are written jointly by different users of the site. |
| World Book Advanced | Contains encyclopedia articles, e-books, multimedia, and primary resources. Research guides are provided. |
| World Book Online Reference Center | The World Book encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas. |
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| Scholarly Searching | Google Scholar - Searches scholarly resources, instead of the normal Google search across all types of Internet resources. |
| Directories | Directories are lists. The directories below list websites that have
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| Search Engine Watch | Search Engine Watch - A site which analyses the strengths and weaknesses of various search engines. |
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| Canadian Newsstand some full-text | Includes the Vancouver Sun, The Province, the Times-Colonist, and the National Post. |
| CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs Index) full-text | Access to many Canadian news sources, including the Globe & Mail and Maclean’s. |
| OnlineNewspapers.com | A list of online newspapers from around the world. |
| World Wide Online Newspapers | Links to online newspapers from around the world. |
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| BC Stats | Statistical information about BC from the provincial government. |
| OFFSTATS (Official Statistics on the Web) | Access to official statistics from around the world. |
| Statistics Canada | Provides Canadian statistics on population, resources, economy, society and culture. |
| Statistical Resources on the Web | Links to websites with statistics; organized by subject. |