Databases:
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School District 69 students have access to numerous databases to assist with research. In order to access these, they should go to their My Site page.
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Vancouver Regional Library:
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Online References:
S.S. and English:
Acronym Finder – Find out what those acronyms and abbreviations stand for.
Altapedia – contains full physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
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.
Historica Canada – the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on all things Canadian.
LookLex Encyclopedia – The only encyclopedia for North Africa and the Middle East.
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.
Rhymezone.com – Finds lots of rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and related words.
The World Factbook – Detailed information about different countries around the world supplied by the CIA. Specialized Dictionaries
Altapedia – contains full physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
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.
Historica Canada – the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information on all things Canadian.
LookLex Encyclopedia – The only encyclopedia for North Africa and the Middle East.
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.
Rhymezone.com – Finds lots of rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and related words.
The World Factbook – Detailed information about different countries around the world supplied by the CIA. Specialized Dictionaries
Math and Science:
Fact Monster Encyclopedia – is a great researching site that will cross-reference your search through Online Atlas, Encyclopedia, Almanac and Dictionary.
Virtural Body (Medtropolis) – Great website for studying anatomy and the various functions of the human body. This website uses Shockwave to display virtual tour. A medical dictionary is included.
Virtural Body (Medtropolis) – Great website for studying anatomy and the various functions of the human body. This website uses Shockwave to display virtual tour. A medical dictionary is included.
Other:
Art Encyclopedia – 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.
Law.com Dictionary - Browse or search legal terms. Reverse search function also available.
Symbols.com – The world’s largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols!
Law.com Dictionary - Browse or search legal terms. Reverse search function also available.
Symbols.com – The world’s largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols!