Online Information Resources

• Virtual Reference Library: www.virtualreferencelibrary.ca
  Offers access to librarian-selected websites, self-guided research support and library information. The VRL is a subject-based, reliable, Internet information source with special focus on Canadian and Ontario information.
  
  
• The Internet Public Library: www.ipl.org/
• SOLS e-Reference Tools:www.sols.org/...e-reference
• SOLS Ready Reference Resources: www.sols.org/...ready-reference

BASIC REFERENCE RESOURCES

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia.com:www.encyclopedia.com/
• Columbia Encyclopedia: www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/
• Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia: www.wikipedia.org
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography: www.biographi.ca/index-e.html

Dictionaries

• Termium: the Government of Canada Terminology and Linguistics Data Bank: www.termiumplus.gc.ca/site/termium.php?lang=eng&cont=001
• One Look Dictionary Search: www.onelook.com
• Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary: visual.merriam-webster.com/

Almanacs

• Old Farmer's Almanac: www.almanac.com/
• Fact Monster Almanac: www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html
• InfoPlease Almanac: www.infoplease.com
• The CIA World Factbook: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html

Government Directories

• Info Go (Government of Ontario directory) : www.infogo.gov.on.ca/infogo
• Canadian Government Directory:
  sage-geds.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/direct500/eng/TE?FN=index.htm

Atlases

• National Geographic: plasma.nationalgeographic.com/map
• The Atlas of Canada (Government of Canada): atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html

Phone and Postal Code Directories

• Canada 411: www.canada411.ca
• Canada Yellow Pages: www.yellowpages.ca/
• AT&T Directory: www.anywho.com/
• Infobel World Directory: www.infobel.com/teldir
• Canada Post: www.canadapost.ca
• US Zipcodes: zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
• International Postal Authorities: www.qsl.net/w2vtm/postintl.html

Quotations

• Yahoo! Canada: dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Quotations/