Reference Links

000 General -- 100 Philosophy and Psychology -- 200 Religion
300 Social Sciences -- 400 Language -- 500 Science and Math
600 Technology and Health -- 700 Arts and Recreation
800 Literature -- 900 Geography and History

• Nova Scotia Provincial Library Virtual Reference Desk (selection of Nova Scotia related websites)

000: General Information

• Canadian Information by Subject (National Library of Canada)

• Information Please Kids Almanac (Just for kids!)

• The Canadian Encyclopedia

• Columbia Encyclopedia

• The Internet Public Library

• Information Please Almanac (general information source)

• NewsLink

• Nobel Prize Winners (Includes biographies)

• Statistics Canada

• Canadian Heritage Information Network (Guide to Canadian museums and collections)

• World Book Now available Online

100: Philosophy and Psychology

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Large collection of articles and definitions)

• Bioethics (moral implications of science, medicine and 
  research)

200: Religion

• Comparative Religion Gateway

• The Catholic Encyclopedia

• Holidays Around the World

300: Social Sciences

• Dictionary of Symbols (Graphic Design)

• Social Science Information Gateway (Index of home pages)

• Embassy World (Embassies and Consulates Worldwide)

• Human Rights Watch World Report

• Amnesty International (Annual Human Rights Report)

• PAAL Directory (Listing of all Nova Scotia Government permits, approvals and licences)

• Supreme Court of Canada (Includes rulings back to 1989)

• Exchange Rates For Worldwide Currencies

• Practical Money Skills for Life

• Financial Services OmbudsNetwork (consumer assistance & referral service for complaints relating to financial services providers)

• StreetEye (Wall Street Information and Links)

• National Library for the Environment (Research Reports on Various Topics)

• Defense Glossary (Jane's glossary of military and defense terms)

• Workplace Safety & Health - Youth Portal - directed to workers in their first jobs as well as parents, employers and teachers.

400: Language

• Web of Dictionaries (A vast number of specialized dictionaries, even Vulcan!)

• One Look Dictionary (search over 400 sites in one step)

• Webster's Dictionary

• Dictionaries (incudes many dictionaries -foreign language, sign language, law, even a Harry Potter lexicon)

• Etymology Dictionary (dictionary of word origins)

• Roget's Thesaurus

• Acronym Finder (Definitions for thousands of acronyms and abbreviations)

500: Science & Math

• Audubon's Birds of America (online version of John James Audubon's birds of America)

• Hinterland Who's Who (learn about Canadian wildlife)

• Earth and Sky (Science information with sections for teachers and kids)

• Biographies of Women Physicists

• The Periodic Table Online

• The Rex Files (New Scientist brings you everything about dinosaurs)

  600: Technology & Health
  

• Teen Health FX solid facts and concrete advice on everything and anything you can think of.

• Dietitians of Canada promoting health through food and nutrition

• Medical Dictionary

• Atlas of the Body: anatomy and medical illustrations

• DoctorsNS (Health Information for Nova Scotians)

• Diagnostic Tests (how to prepare, what happens when test is performed, risks and when results will be known)

• Heart Center (heart disease in adults & children)  

• Healthopedia.com Medical information resource in patient-friendly language.

• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis (Excellent health information site)

• Cancer Care (Information and links relating to Cancer)

• Merck Manual of Medical Information

• Veterinary Medicine Online

• Asthma Information from the Canadian Lung Association

• FAO Reports (The State of World Agriculture)

• Virtual Garden Encyclopedia (includes seed buying sources)

• Garden Guides (includes fact sheets on individual plants)

• Do It Yourself Home Improvement & Repair

• Business Gateway (Services for Canadian Businesses)

700: Arts and Recreation

• Artcyclopedia (Guide to Museum Quality Art)

• ArtLex - Dictionary of the Visual Arts

• Antiques & Collectibles

• Encyclopedia of Music in Canada

• Internet Movie Database

• Movies Based on Books

800: Literature

• Bartlett's Quotations

• Poetry Archive (Classical Poetry Online)

• Shakespeare

• Electronic Books (electronic versions of hundreds of public domain books)

900: Geography & History

• Canadian History Foundation

• Dictionary of Canadian Biography

• Mapquest (Maps of every kind)

• CIA World Factbook (Information about all nations)

• INCORE Country Guide (Nations in conflict)

• The United Nations

• Best of History Websites

• Bed and Breakfast Directory

• Biography (Thousands of entries)

• Encyclopedia of the Orient (All things Middle Eastern)

French Links

• Encyclopedie

• Dictionnaire Francais

• French language resources

• French exercises

• Atlas

• French newspapers