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Subject Guide: General Reference
Acronyms and Abbreviations | Associations and Societies | Biographies | Book Reviews | Books & Publishers | Citing | Countries | Dictionaries | Directories | Discussion Groups | Encyclopedias | Library Catalogues | Measurement | Quotations | Research | Science and Technology | Subject Guides | Universities | Web Directories | Web Search Engines | Writing and Research Guides
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Back to topAssociations and Societies
Back to topBiographies
Back to top- Biographie.net
- Canadian Who's Who(Also available in print call no. REF FC 28 .C32)
- The Free Library
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Book Reviews
Back to top- alapage.com
- Amazon.com
- Book ReviewsPathfinder
- Directory of Book Reviews on the Web
- New York Times
- Repère
Books & Publishers
Back to top- AcqWeb's: Directory of Publishers and Vendors
- Alternative Press Center Online Directory
- Association of American University Presses
- Bookwire
- Buchhandel.de
- Casalini Libri (Italy)
- Global Books in Print (Bowker's)
- Kiryat Sefer : Jewish National & University Library
- Memento (a.k.a. Electre)
- MPA Directory of Music Publishers
- Renaud-Bray
- Spanish Books in Print
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
- Worldwide Supply of Greek Books
Citing
Back to top- Citation and Style Guides - Concordia Libraries
- Citing Government Publications – University of North Texas
- Comment citer des sources sur Internet dans un travail scientifique – University of Ottawa
- Como citar recursos electronicos
- MLA Style and Formatting Guide - OWL at Purdue
- Ontario: Guide to Citing Archival Records
- Use Citation and Style Guides to Cite Sources Correctly – Queen’s
Countries
Back to top- Atlapedia Online
- BBC News
- CanadianaThe Canadian Resource Page
- CIA World Fact Book
- EurodicautomOfficial terms of the European Community
- International organizations
- International Organizations and Related Information
- XE.COM the Universal Currency Converter
Dictionaries
Back to top- CBC – C’est la Vie
- Dictionnaire de l'académie française (8e édition)
- Dictionnaire de l'Académie française (9e édition)
- Dictionnaire des synonymes
- Dictionnaires françaisPathfinder
- English dictionariesPathfinder
- Ethnologue
- The Free Dictionary
- Le Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique
- iLoveLanguages
- Language Dictionaries and Translators
- Lexicate - Online Dictionary List
- Lexicool.com
- Leximagne - l'empereur des pages dico
- NetLingo.com
- One Look Dictionaries
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Reference Online
- Plagiarism
- Roget's Thesaurus
- Le Signet : la référence branchée en technologies de l'information
- Termium PlusAug 21, 2007: Termiumplus has a new interface and url. Users are advised to clear cookies and empty cache prior to using the new interface. (t.chung)
- Le trésor de la langue française informatisé
- yourdictionary.com
Directories
Back to top- Associations Canada
- Canada 411
- Canada Post
- Canadian Almanac and Directory
- Canadian Environmental Resource Guide
- Directory of Libraries in Canada
- Financial Services Canada
- Government [of Canada] Electronic Directory Services
- Governments Canada
- Lookup Directory
- Sources Directory
- SuperPages
Discussion Groups
Back to top- Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences
- Google Groups
- The Listserv List Reference
- Liszt, the mailing list directory
- TILE-NET: searchable list of listservs
Encyclopedias
Back to top- The Canadian Encyclopedia Online
- Canadian Encyclopedic Digest--ACCESS unavailable
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient
- Encyclopaedia Universalis
- Facts Encyclopedia
- L'Encyclopédie de l'Agora
Library Catalogues
Back to top- Amicus(Library and Archives Canada catalogue that provides holdings of over 500 Canadian libraries)
- British Library
- Canadian library catalogues
- Carleton University Library
- Catalogue des ouvrages de référence sur le Canada français
- Centre for Research Libraries
- CISTI Library Catalogue
- Gabriel : the gateway to Europe’s national libraries
- LibDex: The Library Index
- Libraries on the Web
- Ottawa Public Library
- Saint Paul University catalogue
- SmartLibrary (5 Ottawa Catalogues)
- SudocFrench University library collections
- University of Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch)
Measurement
Back to topQuotations
Back to top- Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations
- The Columbia World of Quotations
- The Quotations Page
- Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Research
Back to top- Avoiding Plagiarism – SASS – University of Ottawa
- A Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism - Guides - University of Alberta Libraries
- LePatron: website for correcting written French
- Peer Reviewed
- Robert's Rules of OrderRevised for Deliberative Assemblies
- Style Manuals and General Research Guides
Science and Technology
Back to topSubject Guides
Back to topUniversities
Back to topWeb Directories
Back to topWeb Search Engines
Back to topWriting and Research Guides
Back to top- The Elements of Style
- A Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism - Guides - University of Alberta Libraries
- LePatron: website for correcting written French
- Ontario: Guide to Citing Archival Records
- Peer Reviewed
- Robert's Rules of OrderRevised for Deliberative Assemblies
- Style Manuals and General Research Guides