Research Links
Online Encyclopædias
These online encyclopædias are the perfect solution for those who are doing online research. The beauty of the internet--all those big thick books can now be viewed on your computer monitor.
- http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ | The Canadian Encyclopædia - A work of 20 years in the making from over 3800 contributors.
- http://www.eb.com/ | Encyclopædia Britannica. - You must subsribe to use all features, but the basic Encyclopædia is there for all to use.
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/ | Encyclopædia.com - Contains over 17,000 Articles.
- http://www.bartleby.com/65/ | Columbia Encyclopædia, 6th Edition - Huge online encyclopædia with nearly 51 000 entries.
- http://www.infoplease.com/ | Information Please - This site includes an encyclopædia, dictionary, almanacs and atlases.
- http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home | World Book Online - The Online Reference Center of encyclopædia, atlas, dictionary and online databases.
- http://www.wikipedia.org | Wikipedia - The Free Encylopædia with over 1.5 million english articles and 12 different languages.
- http://www.knowbc.com/IEBC/IEBC.asp | BC Encyclopædia
Online Dictionary
Now that huge book with thousands of pages is online.
- http://www.onelook.com/ | The site searches hundreds of other Dictionary sites to give you the best possible definitions. Many languages other than English are also available.
- http://dictionary.reference.com/ | Dictionary.com - Searches many other Dictionaries to find your word.
- http://education.yahoo.com/ | Yahoo Reference Dictionary - Over 200,000 entries plus illustrations.
Online Databases
These online databases are the perfect solution for those who are doing online research.
- http://search.ebscohost.com/ | EBSCOhost - Electronic Journals Service (EJS) provides access to more than 9,000 electronic journals containing more than 4.2 million full text articles.
- http://www.library.qplegaleze.ca/ | QP LegalEze - Current statutes and regulations in B.C.
- http://www.bclibrary.ca/vsis/ | Vehicle Safety and Inspection Standards Online - Available only from the library.
- http://www.library.bccodes.ca/ | BC Building Codes - Fire, Building and Plumbing Services.
- http://proquest.umi.com/ | Canadian Newstand - Access to Various Canadian Newspaper Archives.
- Auto Repair | Auto Repair Manuals for the Do-It-Yourself Mechanic.
Online Almanacs
The internet is full of quality online almanacs, here are a few that we like:
- http://www.farmersalmanac.com/ | Relied upon for decades by many. Great place to find long term weather forecasts, gardening tips and more.
- The Old Farmers Almanac | Long Term Weather Forcasts througout Canada
- https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications | CIA World Factbook - Information on the various nations of our world.