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Databases:

​One search engine can't do it all.  Expand your toolbox to get better results.

​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.
Vancouver Regional Library: 
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Search for titles and use your library card to access their databases.

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 


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. 


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! 
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