Virtual Reference

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• Virtual Reference Library

The Virtual Reference Library offers access to librarian-selected websites, self-guided research support and library information. The VRL is a subject-based, reliable, Internet information source with special focus on Canadian and Ontario information.

Basic Reference Sources

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia.com
• Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• World Book Online (Sign in with Library Card if accessing from home)

Dictionaries & Thesauri

• Dictionary.com
• Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary
• Roget’s Thesauri (Bartleby.com)
• Grand Dictionnaire (en Francais)

Almanacs

• Old Farmer’s Almanac
• Fact Monster Almanac
• InfoPlease Almanac

Government Directories

• Ontario Info Go (ServiceOntario)
• Canadian Government Directory

Atlas

• Government of Canada

Phone and Postal Code Directories

• Canada 411
• Canada Post
• US Zipcodes