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Academic Search Elite - find articles from academic sources on many subjects.
AtoZ Maps Online - Current and historical maps.
Canadian Reference Centre - Articles from Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires & biographies.
MASTERFILE - Articles on a broad range of subjects, including general reference, business, education, health, science, multi-cultural issues and more.
World Book Online - Atlas info, charts, animations, articles and related web links from the electronic version of World Book encyclopedia. Material suitable for all ages.
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Quotations


Bloomsbury Thematic Dictionary of Quotations

Book of Bible Quotations

Collins Concise Dictionary of Quotations
   


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias


The Columbia Encyclopedia

Dictionary of Philosophy

Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

Macmillan Dictionary of the Bible

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary


Biographies


Chambers Biographical Dictionary

Great Lives: A Century in Obituaries

Great Thinkers A-Z
   

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Links
Atlas of Canada - This free resource, provided by the Government of Canada, includes hundreds of political, geographical, historical, and statistical maps of Canada.
Canadian Encyclopedia - This free resource, provided by the Government of Canada, is an excellent starting point for research on Canadian history, geography, and culture.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - This free resource, provided by the Government of Canada, contains biographies of hundreds of people from Canadian history.
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