 Category: Dictionaries |
| American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language |
| Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable |
| Chinese-English Dictionary |
| Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online |
| English-Spanish Dictionary |
| Foreignword.com 178 online dictionaries. |
| French-English Dictionary |
| Merriam-Webster Online |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus |
| Roget’s International Thesaurus |
| Specialty Dictionaries Dictionaries and glossaries of specialized words in the English language. |
| Your Dictionary.COM |
| Category: Encyclopedias |
| Canadian Encyclopedia Online The 2000 edition of the "authoritative encyclopedia about Canada and its people, updated and expanded." |
| Encarta Encyclopedia 16,000 abridged reference articles and a world atlas. |
| Encyclopedia Mythotica Mythology, magic and folklore. 4300+ definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world. |
| Encyclopedia of Canadian Theatre Entries on "actors, playwrights, directors, producers, designers, theatre organizations and institutions, composers and plays." |
| Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (1992 edition) Describes Canada’s musical heritage and culture in its breadth and depth. |
| Encyclopedia of Music in Canada a more up to date version than the 1992 edition, Historica’s online site provides full text of some 4000 articles on all aspects of music in Canada |
| Encyclopedia.com More than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia. Enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine articles. |
| Looklex Encyclopedia of the Orient Covers North Africa, the Middle East. Excellent maps - political, historical. |
| Category: Government Information |
| Bill Status Chart |
| Canadian Government Information on the Internet |
| City of Winnipeg |
| Consumer Connection (from Strategis) |
| Current Seasonal Documents in Canada |
| Depository Services Program: Guides to Government Information |
| Federal and Provincial Government Information Compiled by the National Library of Canada |
| Federal Government: Canada Site |
| Frequently Asked Questions Government of Manitoba. |
| Government of Canada Departments and Agencies |
| Hansard House of Commons Debates |
| Hansard, How to Use It (PDF) |
| Labour Market Information - Wages & Salaries |
| Laws of Canada: Consolidated Statutes and Regulations |
| Laws of Manitoba (Statutes and Regulations) |
| Manitoba Electoral Boundary Maps What is your electoral division? |
| Manitoba Government Publications Monthly Checklist |
| Manitoba Legislative Library |
| Manitoba Web Site |
| Parliament of Canada Enter your postal code in the ’Find’ box in the middle of the page to locate the Member of Parliament for your area. |
| Political Parties of Canada |
| Statutory Publications (Queen’s Printer) |
| The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |
| Who is my MLA? |
| Winnipeg City Council |
| Category: Internet Subject Guides |
| Access to Internet & Subject Resources A curriculum based guide Internet resources from the University of Delaware Library. |
| Canadian Information by Subject |
| Infomine A virtual library and reference tool containing Internet resources including databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, listservs, online library catalogues, articles and directories of researchers. |
| Librarians’ Index to the Internet A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 8,600 Internet resources. |
| Toronto Public Library Virtual Reference Library This site indexes about 8,000 &150; 10,000 websites in 20 subject areas, with an emphasis on Canadian sites; the list can be browsed by subject or searched by keyword. |
| Category: Jobs, Resume Writing, Career Planning |
| Canada Job Bank Jobs, work or business opportunities phoned in to Human Resource Centres of Canada by employers around the country. |
| Canada WorkInfoNet Canada WorkInfoNet is a community-based partnership of government departments, non profit agencies and private sector organizations. The sector specific sites are useful. |
| Canadian Career Page Site includes a "site of the day" and Canadian employment sites with job postings. |
| Career Development E-Manual From the University of Waterloo. |
| Career Magazine Includes a Job Hunt IQ Test. |
| Career Path (U.S.): Information for job hunters. Contains listings from U.S. metropolitan and regional newspapers, employer profiles, and materials for human resources personnel. |
| Electronic Labour Exchange |
| Finding Work In Manitoba Province of Manitoba Information Site |
| Internet Public Library - Online Newspapers |
| Job Futures By Human Resources Development Canada. Profiles 226 occupational groups. Can search by "I want to be..." or "I want to study...". |
| JobStar California Basic information about resumes and cover letters, samples, advice on choosing the best type of resume. |
| JobWeb.org - Resume section By the National Association of Colleges and Employers, focuses on resumes of students and recent graduates. |
| National Graduate Register by Industry Canada. Includes a resume registration service, links to companies in a Career Fair section, and provides information about government programs. |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| ProvenResumes.Com 60 free resume and job search workshops. Purpose of the site is to sell author’s books, but lots of good information is free. |
| The Globe and Mail |
| What Color is My Parachute: Job Hunting Online By Richard Nelson Bolles. The book is available in the RRC Library. Call Number: HF 5383 .B56. |
| Winnipeg Free Press Job Listings Sponsored by Workopolis.com |
| Working.com (Canada) Listings from the Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Toronto Ottawa, Montreal and Windsor. |
| Youth Employment Information |
| Category: Maps |
| The Atlas of Canada |
| The Canadian Atlas Online |
| Category: Newspapers |
| Abyz News Links Gateway to Newspapers, News Media, and News Sources in Canada. |
| Canada Newswire |
| Canoe A multilingual, international network of news and information sites. Sports, business, entertainment and health sections are all continuously updated. |
| CBC Online Links to radio, Newsworld, and a wealth of current information. |
| Marketwire Corporate news and press releases |
| National Post Online |
| NewsLink American, Canadian and world newspapers. |
| Winnipeg Free Press |
| Yahoo.ca News section has the last few days of Canadian Press newswires. |
| Category: Search Engines |
| AltaVista |
| Ask.com |
| Excite |
| Google |
| Hotbot |
| How to Choose a Search Engine Lists search engine by characteristic, for example find out what search engines to use if you want to search by date last modified. |
| Infoseek |
| Internet Searching Tools From the Library at Southern Oregon University. Lists the top ten search tool by category. Includes a brief summary and link to the search tools’ help pages. |
| Internet Tutorials A series of guides on effective use of the Internet, from finding basic information to research |
| Lycos |
| Search Engine Watch All about search engines and search engine optimization. |
| Yahoo |
| Category: Statistical Data |
| A Profile of the Canadian Population : Where We Live |
| AmeriStat |
| CANSIM |
| Census 2001 |
| Census Manitoba (1996) |
| Census Winnipeg (2001) By Wards and Neighbourhoods. |
| CIA World Fact Book |
| Community Profiles |
| E-STAT |
| How to use ESTAT (PDF) |
| Small Business Profiles (Strategis) 2000 Data Available! |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States |
| Statistics Canada |
| WHO Statistical Information System (World Health Organization) |
| Category: Writing / Style Manuals |
| A+ Research and Writing Step by Step - guide to researching and writing a paper. |
| Citing Electronic Resources Columbia University |
| Citing Sources (APA, Chicago, MLA)reviews, electronic books, etc. Describes how to cite a wide range of sources: journals, books, articles, encyclopedias, book |
| Grammar and Style Notes By Jack Lynch: These notes are a miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage. |
| Guide to Grammar and Writing Prepared by Professor of English/Humanities Charles Darling for English courses at Capital Community-Technical College and for the general online public. |
| OWL: Resources for Writers By Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL). |
| Plagiarism Master How much do you know about Plagiarism? |
| The Elements of Style By William Strunk Jr. A classic reference for conscientious writers. |