QUSA: Barb Geddes Staff Guide

Reference

Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster Online

Roget's Thesaurus

Translating Dictionaries and Foreign Languages for Travelers
Includes English, Dutch, Spanish, and German.

French Verb Conjugation

Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions
Found in E-Mail messages and Newsgroup postings.

The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server

Netdictionary
Contains over 400 definitions of words drawn from Standard Internet English including technical terms, hacker slang, and acronyms.

Mathematics Dictionary

Encyclopedias

The Encyclopedia Mythica
An encyclopedia on Mythology, Folklore, and Legend.

Home Improvement Encyclopedia

Telephone Directories

Canada 411 (Sympatico) Phone Directory
About 10 million numbers... Also addresses and postal codes!

USA 411 (Infospace)
Phone, Fax, 800, & Yellow Pages in the States and Canada.

AUSTRALIA 411
(White Pages) About 8 million numbers...

Bigfoot Directory
Largest collection of e-mail addresses and "white page" listings.

Four 11 People Finder
Contains e-mail addresses of people who are on an online service (such as Compuserve and America Onine) but not an actual direct Internet e-mail address

Internet Yellow Pages

Internet 800 Numbers Search
Mainly American numbers.

International Telephone Directories

International Phone Directories (another site)

People Finder
Post a message about the person you're seeking and the person might eventually find it and contact you.

AT&T Toll Free Internet Directory

Canadian

Government of Canada

Government of Ontario

Parliament of Canada

Government of Canada Electronic Directory

Canada Business Service Centres
Info on federal government programs, regulations and more

Ontario Science Centre

Royal Ontario Museum

Art Gallery of Ontario

A Cooperative virtual gallery for the artists of Ontario

Playwrights Union of Canada
Includes Catalog of Plays and searchable database of Canadian plays.

Juno Awards

Quick Reference

Canadian Parents Online

Kids Help Phone

Stay Alert Stay Safe
Canada's leading streetproofing program for children age 7-10.

Health Touch Online
Drug and health information.

Canadian Legal Resources

The Library of Congress

tm Web
Provides easy and affordable access to trademark related information and search service for both American and Canadian Federal Trademarks.