Suggested Links

To narrow your search look through these suggested links. They have been chosen by library staff and may have what you are looking for.

• Agriculture

  • AG InfoNet
    • The Ag InfoNet has information on markets, weather, events, links and more.

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    • The federal government web page for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Contains a variety of information relating to agriculture, e.g. regulations, inspections, etc.

    Canada Agriculture Online

    • This site has new updates throughout the day, as well as market and weather information.

    Morden Overview

    • This site contains an overview and a history of the Morden Research Centre.

  Art

  • Arts Page
    • A useful starting point for information on famous galleries and museums and links to other art sites.

  Books, Reading and Literature

  • Amazon.com
    • This site is very helpful for finding out if a particular book is still in print or finding out the author name if you have the title of the book or vise versa. You can search by title, author, ISBN or subject.

    Author Directories

    • Contains links to authors biographies addresses, contests and it also contains an author search engine.

    BookEnds Magazine

    • A wonderfully done site. It is an on-line magazine which is up-dated monthly and has a United Kingdom perspective. It has publishers news, reviews, interviews, new fiction, kid's stuff a search engine and more.

    Books On-Line: AUTHORS

    • Allows one to see if their favorite author has a written that can be read on-line.

    Canadian Literature Archive

    • Offers information on Canadian novelists, poets, playwrights and essayists. Also includes information on literary organizations, magazines, books and library archives.

    Index to Children's Books: Authors and Illustrators

    • This site provides links to either personal or fan pages of authors/illustrators.

    Literary Resources on the Net

    • A good starting point for literature assignments. Includes some Canadian content.

    The Looking Glass

    • Is a great page to find information about classic children's literature. Containing articles, information about the page, letters to the editor as well as how to subscribe to The Looking Glass.

    PubList.com

    • Find out what type of magazines are out there. There is also contact information and other information so you can subscribe to the magazine if you think it is what you are looking for. This is an easy to navigate site with an easy to use search engine.

    Shakespeare Texts and Notes

    • Offers not only the full text of each play, but includes many annotations regarding characters, plots, etc.

    The Book Lover's Resource Page

    • A reader must! This site has links to specific genre of writing, such as Mystery links, Science Fiction and Fantasy links etc. As well as links to the publishers and booklists.

    Whodunit Canada

    • This site is all about mystery books. It contains booklists, news and book search capabilities.

  Business

  • Business News

    Business Wire

    • World business news is only a click away on one of the Web's biggest business news wires.

    Global Business Centre

    • Multi-lingual site which provides links to business information from around the globe.

    PR Newswire Home Page

    • Up to date news from corporations world wide.

    The Globe and Mail - Report on Business

    • Get concise, up-to-the-minute business news from Canada's highly respected Globe and Mail on-line.

    Business Reference Sources

    Internet Business Library

    • The Internet Business Library is a huge resource of links to all facets of the business world.

    The Universal Currency Converter

    • The Universal Currency Converter allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet.

    Company Information

    Industry Canada Strategis

    • Strategis is Canada's largest business information Web site. Strategis provides information on everything from business opportunities, competition, corporate profiles, patents and bankruptcy.

    Yahoo! Finance

    • A huge storehouse of information about North American and world companies.

    Consumer Protection

    Better Business Bureaus - North America

    • The Better Business Bureau promotes and fosters the highest ethical relationship between businesses and the public through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education, and service excellence.

    Market Place on CBC TV

    • Market Place has been providing Canadians with quality consumer affairs broadcasting for over 25 years.

    Strategis - Consumer Information

    • Your one-stop on-line source for consumer information from Canada and beyond.

    Strategis - Marketplace Service

    • Programs and services of the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy and bankruptcy statistics.

    Government Information

    Government of Canada business sources

    • Programs and services offered by the Government of Canada to the business community.

    Investment Information

    Canadian Online Explore - Investment

    • This site allows you to check stocks and mutual funds as well as create a personal portfolio.

    The Screaming Capitalist

    • Good advice, and just good fun!

    Statistics and Demographics

    Welcome To Statistics Canada

    • The comprehensive source for Canadian statistics.

  Careers and Jobs

  • CareerMosaic
    • Guide to both companies and job openings. Site includes a library of books and articles on job-seeking strategies. Large number of links to other sites, and a useful search mechanism for current job opportunities.

    Employment Resources

    • Includes links to other web sites and databases. Highlights resources for healthcare positions and academic positions. Also has links to career counselling sites.

    Job Bank - Canada

    • Job Bank provides a listing of job orders placed by employers with Human Resources Development Canada. Search by keyword, job title or National Occupational Classification. You are able to define the geographical regions in which jobs are desired.

  Children's Links

  • Children's Books

    Children's Literature WWW Guide

    • An informative site with links to an awards page listing different awards that books can win and which authors/titles have won these awards. It also contains biographies, on-line stories and more.

    Joan Irvine's Site

    • Joan Irvine is a children's author. This site contains her address, contests, her biography as well as how to make pop-ups.

    Scholastics for Kids

    • Read up on your favorite scholastics series like the Baby Sitters Club or Goosebumps or look at other cool stuff.

    Young Adult Books

    Canadian Young Adult Fiction

    • Looking for information on your favorite Canadian author see if it's in this listing. There are biographies, book reviews, addresses and more.

    How Novel!

    • This site has information about Canadian novels and authors. It is broken up into categories making it easy to use. You can also search for a specific author or title.

  Consumer Information

  • Consumer World
    • Provides links to more than 1500 sites -- best starting point for consumer information on the Internet.

    Dr. Toy's Guide

    • This is an online magazine for toy information.

    IntelliChoice

    • This site provides consumer automobile reports. Resource information about new and used cars that allow you to assess value and make informed choices about your car purchase.

    US Consumer Gateway

    • This site is provided by six US Government agencies to provide one-stop shopping for consumer information (US based in content). Much of the consumer oriented information is of use to all consumers, US or Canadian. Provides information about product recalls and scams.

  Education

  • Canada's SchoolNet AND Saskatchewan Education
    • Both good sites with multiple links. SaskEd's Page includes a link to "Jobstart/Futureskills."

    CollegeNET

    • Contact information for colleges and universities in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Information about financial aid, scholarships, online applications, and standardized tests is available. Links are available to those colleges and universities with Web sites.

    Community Learning Network

    • Educational resources for K-12 arranged by category with over 1,200 links. Includes links to Home Pages of schools around the world.

    Red River College

    University of Manitoba

    University of Winnipeg

  Gardening

  • Gardening.com
    • This web site has a garden encyclopedia, a garden sites directory as well as a magazine rack.

    Sympatico: Canadian Gardening

    • This site is made by Sympatico and is about gardening in Canada. This site is very good, it has information about techniques, plants, diseases and gardening gear.
  • The WWW Virtual Library for Gardening.
    • This site has a gardening search engine and a glossary of botanical terms! There is also a list of gardening books, magazines, nurseries and catalogs. If you're into gardening this is a excelent site to visit.

  Geography

  • Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
    • This site lists nearly a million places -- from the Amazon River to Zimbabwe.

  Government

  • Manitoba Provincial Government Page
    • Information of programs, departments, services; as well as business links and economic information

    Canadian Federal Government Page

    • Includes information on government departments, organizations, programmes and services.

    International Government

    • Pointer pages to over 60 country government pages and nearly 100 International Government Organizations (IGOs). Sites included are the official government or organization sites.

  Health

  • Canadian Health Network
    • Information on maintaining good health as well as coping with ill-health. Links to sites for various diseases and conditions.

    CancerHelp - Comprehensive Cancer Resources On The Internet

    • Uses specialized search engines from Internet Sleuth to allow multiple simultaneous searches of cancer sites and databases by entering keywords once. Provides access to all of the cancer Usenet newsgroups and links to a number of new cancer and medical sites.

    Global Health Resource Page

    • Site created by the University of Pittsburgh, which contains a large number of links to sites about global issues such as hunger and population . This site also offers access to many sites related to specific diseases and conditions.

    HealthWeb

    • Healthweb is a project designed to provide access to health-related Internet resources organized by subject. It is jointly sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

    Internet Public Library (IPL) Health Page

    • Links to professional as well as layperson information.

    Medscape

    • Includes huge database of journal citations and abstracts. Site also includes large amount of information of relevance to consumers as well as healthcare staff.

    Pharmaceutical Information Network

    • Is an online drug information resource.

    QuackWatch Home Page

    • QuackWatch is your online guide to 'Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decision making'. You can't trust all the health information you read on the Internet. Available in English, French and German.

    The Online Medical Dictionary

    • Graylab CancerWeb, this is a very good resource when looking up medical information.

  History

  • Canadian Museum of Civilization
    • This site contains information on Canada's history. It has information on the first people, archaeology and much more.

    Ghosts of the Klondike Gold Rush

    • This site is all about the Klondike Gold Rush. It contains stories, history and much more.

  Internet Resources

  • Internet - Citing Sites

    Citing Electronic Resources

    • Provided by Internet Public Library, this site has links to a wide variety of sites which offer standards for citing electronic resources.

    Copyright for Educators

    • This site provides copyright information, i.e. what can and cannot be copied.

  • Internet - Locating Resources

    Canadian Information by Subject

    • Over 1,400 links to sites that provide information about Canada. This site is maintained by the National Library of Canada and is of high quality.

    Finding Information on the Internet: A TUTORIAL

    • Very detailed information on how and how not to search the World Wide Web. This is a very indepth page and takes a while to go through, but it's worth it!

    The Internet Public Library (IPL) Reference Collection

    • Arranged by subject in increasingly detailed subject tables with links.

    The Mining Company's A-Z List

    • The Mining Company was created to allow people to "take back the 'Net". Each Mining Company GuideSite is devoted to single topic - complete with site reviews, feature articles and discussion areas - and each site is created by a qualified Mining Co. Guide, a company-certified subject specialist who's responsible for helping you get the most out of your time online.
      Browse the A-Z list or keyword search the subject directory to locate a guide page on the topic of your choice.

    Suite101.com

    • Suite101.com is a Web guide that is by a community of over 220 dedicated editors who each specialize in an a specific area of interest. Each editor spends hours looking for the "best" resources on their topic and created editorial text to assist you in your search through the subject.

    Useful Web Sites by Subject (from CEL Regional Library in Georgia)

    • A wealth of links arranged by subject. Although most of the links are to U.S. information sources, this site is still worth a visit for most of the topics listed.

    WebRing's Subject Directory

    • Browse the subject directory or search by keyword to locate one of over 45,000 Web Rings on the topic of your choice.

    Internet - Safety

    Safe Kids Home Page

    • This page is set so it is easy to use. It contains internet safety information for kids and parents. It is a good site for both parents and children to visit together.

    Safety Net

    • This site contains a list of rules for children about safe surfing. This site is made by YTV and is easy for children to understand. It also has a link to a list of safety tips for parents.

  Law in Canada

  • Canadian Federal Statutes and Canadian Legal Issues
    • The Canadian Department of Justice offers access to the Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada. The statutes and regulations can be browsed alphabetically or by chapter number.
      Includes pages on ongoing legal reforms and the electronic commerce secretariat.

  Motion Pictures

  • Internet Movie Database
    • Currently covers over 100,000 movies. Search for films by actor, director, writer, composer, character name, genre, etc., etc., ... Provides links to other sites with information about the film located.

  Music

  • General Music Reference Site
    • Look here for an overview of music links.
  • International Lyrics Server
    • Find the lyrics to over 76,000 songs!
  • Music Subject Guide
    • Includes a whole array of music topics from different genres to theory and performance.

  News Sources

  • Canadian News

    Canoe

    • Canoe stands for CANadian Online Explorer. This site provides access to up to the minute Canadian news.

    CBC Newsworld

    • CBC Newsworld online. Provides a link to CBC TV.

    CBC Radio News

    • Emphasizes world and Canadian recent news as well as a searchable index of past events. Includes financial news.

    Southam Canada

    • Pulls from eleven daily newspapers in Canada. Major stories have links to other sites for background information.

  Reference - Quick Ref.

  • Breeds Of Livestock
    • Find information on different breeds of livestock ranging from Pigs to Llamas.

    Canadian Postal Codes

    • Canada Post's site is straightforward to search, but does not include personal names. The search must be performed on as much of the address as is known.

    Cat Fanciers: Cat Breed Descripition

    • Read about your favorite breed of cat and view a picture of it.

    Dog Lovers Page

    • This site has information and pictures of your favorite breed of dog.

    Encyclopedia Britannica

    • An online version of the popular encyclopedia series.

    The Embassy Page

    • Provides indexing and links to consulates and embassies throughout the world that have a presence on the Web.

    Library DeskRef

    • This comprises quick reference links to resources to answer frequently asked reference queries.

    Newspaper Index

    • A good online resource containing links to US and International newspapers, college newspapers and media resources.

    Neill Online

    • Contains many mailing list that one can join on a wide variety of subjects from Cancer to Law. There is also an online mall, and many other things.

    Ready Reference Using the Internet

    • This site has many links to different subjects ranging from abortion to zip codes.

    Reference Desk

    • A virtual encyclopedia, almanac, and news headlines from many major newspapers can be found here.

    The Virtual Reference Desk

    • Has links to dictionaries, thesauri, acronyms, phone books and area codes, maps and much more.

    World Factbook

    • Lists all of the countries of the world with information concerning the government, the climate, area, people, economy, etc.

  Search Engines

  • Canadian Search Engines

  • Canoe's Search Engine
  • Yahoo! Canada

  • Other Search Engines

  • Altavista
  • Dogpile
  • Excite
  • Hotbot
  • Infoseek
  • Yahoo

    Yahooligans

    • A search engine for kids!

  Sports

  • Canadian Curling Association
    • This site has information on tournaments and championships, contact information and an extensive set of curling links.

    Canadian Football League Official Site

    • Find all about CFL standings, shedules, stats, records, rules, players and more. There is also a image gallery.

    National Hockey League Official Home Page

    • This is the official Web site of the NHL. It provides links to each of the teams' home pages and to news, schedules, statistics and scores.

    The Official site of the NBA

    • This site has news features, player and team information, scores and stats. As well as an NBA store and theater. This site also has an interactive section as well.

  Telephone Directories

  • Canada 411
    • Features a database of phone numbers and addresses for residents and businesses, Canada-wide. Does not include information from Alberta or Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan Listings

    Alberta Listings

    Global Telephone Directories

    • This exhaustive list includes links to business and residential telephone directories and fax directories around the world.

  Travel

  • Canadian Travel Page
    • Includes links for each province and territory.

    Explore Manitoba

    • This site is all about travel inside of Manitoba. It's a great site to check out if you are visiting or planning on visiting places in Manitoba and wish to know more about them. It has maps, and quick facts, events, park information and links to activities you can do in Manitoba.

    Hotels and Travel in Canada

    • This is a very good travel site on all of Canada. It has tourist information, maps, local and country-wide hotels. The information is given to you for each province so it is quicker for you to find the information.

    Preview Travel Destination Guides

    • Destination guides to 87 cities around the world, with content provided by travel publisher Fodor's. Each guide contains sections on attractions, accommodations, restaurants, and getting around. Visitors can opt to build an interactive, personalized mini-guide to the city of their choice. Each destination contains a small photo gallery.

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