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General Reference Tools:

Altapedia – contains full physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

​Artcyclopedia – explore over 125,000 great works of art. Site offers where artists works are located on line, search by movement, medium, subject, nationality, women artists or museums.

Britannica Online (Encyclopedia)
 - Search three encyclopedias, images, magazines, websites and Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Canadiana Online – Early Canadiana Online is a digital library containing over 1,742,000 pages in more than 11,350 volumes.

Canadian Encyclopedia Online – the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on all things Canadian. 

Fact Monster Encyclopedia – is a great researching site that will cross-reference your search through Online Atlas, Encyclopedia, Almanac and Dictionary. 

Hyper History – 3000 years of world historical timelines, 480 biographical timelines and many colorful maps. 

Lexical Freenet Connected Thesaurus - Search for relationships between words. "This program allows you to search for relationships between words, concepts, and people. It is a combination thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, pun generator, and concept navigator.

Mystica – An on-line encyclopedia about mysticism and mythical folks. 

Probert Encyclopedia – A free online encyclopedia of over 110,000 hyperlinked and searchable topics. 

The World Factbook – Detailed information about different countries around the world supplied by the CIA.   Specialized Dictionaries 


Other:

Acronym Finder – Find out what those acronyms and abbreviations stand for. 

Netlingo – is dictionary of Internet terms. It contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the online world of business, technology and communication. 
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Pixabay - copyright free images, illustrations and videos to use in your projects.





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  • Home
  • Research Tools
    • Open Source Databases
    • Google
    • Useful Websites
  • Writing / Presentation Help
    • Citation Help
    • Presentation Tips / Resources
  • Web 2.0 Tools
    • Creative Presentation
    • For Graphic Design
    • Learn About Coding
    • Improve your Writing
    • Organization Tools
  • References