Web Resources

1. Reference Resources
2. New Resources
3. Full-Text Article Search
   

Reference Resources

Reference Sites

The Internet is an excellent source of facts and figures. We've identified a number of particularly useful sites, including . . .

Merriam-Webster
The well-known dictionary and thesaurus. Try their 'Word of the Day' email service - increase your vocabulary.

Encyclopedia Brittanica
Home of the famous encyclopedia. An especially useful site for getting short descriptions of key concepts and events.

Statistics Canada
Home of the federal research base. Provides basic information about Canadian society, including education, health, and economic trends.

Encarta
Microsoft's Online Encyclopedia.

Refdesk.com
An extensive collection of reference materials and directories on the web.

Fast Facts
Get answers to your questions fast.

Search Engines

If you're still unable to get the information you need, try a keyword search on one of these search engines.

WebBrain
A different kind of search engine.

Google Canada
A simple, fast loading application

Altavista Canada
Especially useful for scholarly searches

Yahoo Canada
Divides content in Canadian and non-Canadian

News Sources

Many news organizations complement their print and broadcast content with an online presence. This practice provides students with access to free and current reporting from around the world. We've compiled some of the better ones from around the world.

Canadian Newspapers

Yahoo Canada
News is well organized in categories for more accurate searching.

Globe and Mail
One of Canada's two national newspapers. Free access to material from the past 7 days.

National Post
A nationally distributed newspaper.

Sympatico
BCE (Bell) Canada's Internet service. Provides an organized means of searching for Canadian news.

CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
An excellent site. Provides greater depth than most television or radio Internet sites.

International

Christian Science Monitor

The Guardian

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

Hong Kong Standard

Iceland Daily News

India World

Irish Times

Jerusalem Post

New York Times

New Zealand News

St. Petersburg Times (Russia)

The Star (Malaysia)

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

The Times of London (UK)

Yahoo (Reuters News Service)

Full-Text Article Search

Increasingly, the Internet includes not just facts and figures, but quality, full-text articles. We've collected some of the best sources of articles, including. . .

Findarticles.com
A full-text article search. Mainly magazines and news releases.

Northernlight.com
A comprehensive search engine for articles - both scholarly and popular.

Newspapers - USA and Worldwide
Over 3,500 U.S. papers listed by state and over 1,500 international papers listed by continent/country

Encyclopedia Brittanica
Site of the famous encyclopedia. Provides thousands of quick descriptions of important sociological issues, theories, and theorists. Bookmark this one!

Refdesk.com
An extensive collection of reference materials and directories on the web.

InfoTrac
A database of articles available to those who have purchased the Ward textbook.

Also, explore the resources available through your college or university library. Most post-secondary institutions now provide their students with access to a variety of full-text articles.