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July 31, 2010

Other Useful Sites

Canadian Information by Subject

A government-run searchable database of Canadian resource web sites. ¶ http://www.collectionscanada.ca/caninfo/ecaninfo.htm

Canadian Sites

A directory of select informative web sites based in Canada. ¶ http://www.canadasites.com/

Culture.ca

Canada's cultural gateway: on-line access to thousands of quality Canadian cultural Web resources, including newspapers and magazines. ¶ http://www.pch.gc.ca/

Currency Converter

A handy universal currency converter. ¶ http://www.xe.com/ucc

Delicious: your favourites

A handy site for saving, filing and organizing interesting web pages. ¶ http://del.icio.us/

Geographical Names of Canada

Detailed database of every place name in Canada, with maps. ¶ http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/

Google University Search

A directory of international universities, with the ability to perform a google search within their sites. ¶ http://www.google.ca/intl/en/options/universities.html

How Stuff Works

Research site that describes how various machines and other things function. ¶ http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm

How to Survive Creative Burnout

A sensible essay on how to recognize burnout and overcome it. ¶ http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/essay33.htm

InfoSource

A directory of government-held public information. ¶ http://infosource.gc.ca/index_e.asp

Internet Movie Database

A detailed database of films and the people who make them. ¶ http://www.imdb.com/

iTools.com

A one-stop reference site for dictionaries, searches, research, people-finders, etc. ¶ http://www.itools.com/

Magazine Cover Mockup Generator

A toy mock-up generator that makes magazine covers out of uploaded photos. ¶ http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/magazine.php

Measurement Conversions

A handy general metric-to-imperical (and other) conversion tool. ¶ http://onlineconversion.com/

MegaSources

A good collection of web resources and tools gathered by a former professor of journalism at Ryerson University. ¶ http://www.ryerson.ca/journalism/links/

National Library of Canada

An online archive for historical and literary research on Canada. ¶ http://www.collectionscanada.ca/

Project Gutenberg

A database of 18,000 (and growing) books available for free download. ¶ http://www.gutenberg.org/

PWAC Speakers Directory

A database of Canadian professional speakers and presenters, organized by region and speciality. ¶ http://www.pwac.ca/

Record Breaking Covers

Cover images of Coast to Coast Distribution's all-time best selling Canadian issues. ¶ http://www.ctcmagazines.com/news_record_breakers.htm

Retouching Demo

A mini-movie that demonstrates the 'magic' of retouching cover photos. ¶ http://demo.fb.se/e/girlpower/retouch/

Snopes.com

A searchable database of urban myths. Confirm it before you forward it! ¶ http://www.snopes.com/

Statistics British Columbia

The central statistical agency for British Columbia. ¶ http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/

Statistics Canada

A government-run research resource on Canadian statistics and trends. ¶ http://www.statcan.gc.ca/