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collapse 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 
collapse Category: Encyclopedias
Canadian Encyclopedia Online  The 2000 edition of the "authoritative encyclopedia about Canada and its people, updated and expanded."
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.
collapse Category: Government Information
Bill Status Chart 
Canadian Government Information on the Internet 
City of Winnipeg 
Consumer Connection (from Strategis) 
Depository Services Program: Guides to Government Information 
Federal Government: Canada Site 
Frequently Asked Questions  Government of Manitoba.
Government of Canada Departments and Agencies  Provides an alphabetical listing of links to Government of Canada Departments, Agencies, Crown Corporations, Special Operating Agencies and various affiliated organizations.
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?  Do a search for the MLA of the division you live in.
Winnipeg City Council 
collapse 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.
collapse 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 A Job In Manitoba  Province of Manitoba Information Site
Indeed.com (Canada)  Comprehensive meta search engine for jobs.  Federated search engine that searches many job databases based on the keywords you provide.
Internet Public Library - Online Newspapers 
Job Futures  By Human Resources Development Canada. Profiles 226 occupational groups.
JobStar California  Basic information about resumes and cover letters, samples, advice on choosing the best type of resume.
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.
RRC Job Central  Red River College's own job posting web site.  Graduates and current students start your job search here!
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 
collapse Category: Maps
The Atlas of Canada 
The Canadian Atlas Online 
collapse 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.
collapse Category: Search Engines
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.
Internet Tutorials  A series of guides on effective use of the Internet, from finding basic information to research
Search Engine Watch  All about search engines and search engine optimization.
collapse 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)
Statistical Abstract of the United States 
Statistics Canada 
WHO Statistical Information System (World Health Organization) 
collapse 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.

 


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