Reference Sources Links
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Geography and foreign governments
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Queen's University's Reference Resources on the Web. |
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Research-it!- a collection of reference material including dictionaries and translators.. |
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"The single best source for facts on the Net". |
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"All the information you need". |
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The Virtual Museum of Canada, which celebrates the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries. |
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The Biographical Dictionary: search for information about famous people. |
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What happened today in history. |
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Timelines of 3 000 years of world history. |
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Bartleby's Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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The Britannica Encyclopedia. |
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The World Book Online. |
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The Encarta Learning Zone. |
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A database of Quicktime movies about past news events. |
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Canada's digital collections. |
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National Geographic's photo collection. |
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The CIA's database of information on every country in the world. |
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Foreign Government Resources on the Web. |
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Foreign governments on the Web. |
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The United Nations cartographic section. |
