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Study Resources
Reference Material
General Reference Material
Merriam-Websters
Site of the famous dictionary and thesaurus. Well organized and quick.
Refdesk
A fantastic site. Provides a comprehensive list of reference materials (hundreds to choose from). A definite bookmark.
Brittanica Encyclopedia
Site of the famous encyclopedia. Provides thousands of quick descriptions of important sociological issues, theories, and theorists. Bookmark this one!
Statistics Canada
The federal service that generates statistics about Canadian society and industries.
Comptons Encylopedia
A substantial encyclopedia. Useful, but not as intelligently constructed as Brittanica.
Encarta
Microsoft’s stab at the encyclopedia market. Easy to navigate, but the information is pitched at a younger and less educated audience.
Funk and Wagnalls
Dictionary and Thesaurus. Well organized and simple.
Legal Reference Material
Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto
From the University of Toronto. Really good links to everything.
Law Now
An online magazine about the law and legal issues written for all Canadians.
Legal FAQs
These questions and answers were developed by the Legal Studies Program, University of Alberta. The contents are intended as general legal information only and should not form the basis for legal advice of any kind.
Legal Information Institute
Well recognized as a leader in the provision of online legal materials, this site offers access to an extensive collection of U.S. legal resources, in particular LII's collection of recent and historic Supreme Court decisions, its hypertext versions of the full U.S. Code, U.S. Constitution, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, recent opinions of the New York Court of Appeals and commentary on them from the liibulletin-ny, the American Legal Ethics Library. In addition, it includes a fairly good selection of foreign and international legal materials.
Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia
This is the legal link page for the continuing legal education society of BC. The links are organized into such areas as business and finance, practice areas, practice tools (contains software and forms), news and media, reference and so on. There’s an on-site ability to search the links. Lot of legal content including case law and statutes. Also has tribunal decisions.
Alberta Law Reform Commission
Conducts and directs research into law and the administration of justice. Considers matters of law reform with a view to proposing to the appropriate authority, the means by which the law may be made more useful and effective. Promotes law research and reform.
Law Commission of Canada
The Law Commission of Canada is an independent federal law reform agency that advises Parliament on how to improve and modernize Canada’s laws.
Uniform Law Conference of Canada
The Uniform Law Conference of Canada is devoted to harmonizing the Canadian statute law where harmony is beneficial. It does so by preparing uniform statutes that it recommends for enactment by the provinces and territories and sometimes by the federal government as well. It also does so by adopting uniform statutes dealing with the choice of law. On occasion it promotes particular provisions for statutes or publishes guides to uniform legal procedure. In criminal matters it usually adopts proposals for changes or additions to the Criminal Code and other federal legislation.
York University Site
Canadian legal research site with excellent links.
Morrie Sacks (Law Firm) Law Library
A British Columbia law firm with a collection of links gathered from the Internet. The site has been developed by a Canadian for Canadians and others who are interested in Canadian society and law.
Dolden Wallace Folick
British Columbia Law Firm site with professional publications online.
Lexis Law Lectures
Each Web Lecture guides you through 25 - 40 Web sites relevant to law students and the legal education community. Rather than merely provide a series of links, the Web Lecture series provides appropriate context and information about each site, discussing its applicability to course materials and raising important substantive issues. The user guide provides you with information to navigate and enhance the Web Lecture series experience.
Canadian Law Links
Canada's first and leading guide to Canadian legal resources on the Internet.
Virtual Canadian Law Library
Legal Resources from the University of Montreal.
United Nations Documentation Research Guide
More in-depth coverage is available in United Nations documentation: a brief guide, published in six languages.
Lectric Law Library : Legal Lexicon's Lyceum
An online legal dictionary and directory.
FindLaw (American)
Business Reference Material
The Wall Street Journal
Can sign up here for personalized e-mail alerts on info you are interested in. Can select news from Europe, US and Asia. One can also sign for subscription on either the on-line version or the paper version. You can get free stock quotes.
Canada One
There’s an on-site magazine, a Canadian business directory, over 7000 articles and a suite of free business tools. Has a lot of articles on starting or expanding into electronic commerce. Has information on hiring online. There’s also a PR Workshop. Also has info on upcoming business-related events.
Profit Magazine
This site provides links to business info on the Internet, has a business newsletter which gives business tips and strategies, and has a link to Profit magazine. They have info in their magazine about hiring procedures and about other businesses and their strategies etc. Also has archives of old magazines. The links are very helpful and is great resource . The sites are also rated!
Entrepreneurial Edge
There’s a quick search function on a number of topics: finance, human resources, leadership/management, legal issues, marketing/sales, operations management, and technology. Also has the ability to do a keyword search. There’s a resource section which includes tutorials, a bookstore, electronic documents, researched Internet sites, and an e-mail subscription newsletter. There’s also a threaded discussion group. The links on this site are analyzed and therefore very useful. Info on licensing, family business, patents, trademarks and copyrights etc.
Canada Careers
This site features the latest in career resources and human resources on the Internet. Can look for jobs by position, employer or through a keyword search.
GD Sourcing Research and Retrieval
Gives access to Canadian statistics by industry, sector, subject heading and/or keyword. There’s also a comprehensive access to detailed Canadian statistics with a query function. Also contains info to Canadian Internet data. They also have great research help tips. There’s a free business researcher newsletter. There’s some info for small businesses. The site has a search function.
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the country's national statistical agency, with programs organized into three broad subject matter areas: demographic and social, socio-economic and economic. Under the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is required to collect, compile, analyze, abstract and publish statistical information on virtually every aspect of the nation's society and economy.
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) World Factbook
Yes, that CIA. Basic intelligence provides the fundamental and factual reference material on a country or issue. Current intelligence reports on new developments. Estimative intelligence judges probable outcomes. The three are mutually supportive: basic intelligence is the foundation on which the other two are constructed; current intelligence continually updates the inventory of knowledge; and estimative intelligence revises overall interpretations of country and issue prospects for guidance of basic and current intelligence. The World Factbook, is an example of the three types of finished intelligence.
Canada Business Service Centres
Provides Info-Guides - detailed guides to popular business topics, including: Business Start-up, Electronic Commerce, Employment and Training, Exporting, Importing, and Taxation; Government Programs and Services, federal, provincial and territorial business-related programs, services and selected regulations; Business Start-Up Assistant; Web gateway to all the information you need on starting a business; Interactive Business Planner; Online Small Business Workshop; and links to provincial sites.
Canadian Commercial Corporation
CCC is a unique export sales agency, wholly owned by the Government of Canada, with a broad legislated mandate to assist in the development of trade between Canada and other nations.
Entrepreneur Magazine
Better Business Bureau
BBBOnLine, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. BBBOnLine's mission is to promote trust and confidence on the Internet through the BBBOnLine Reliability and BBBOnLine Privacy programs.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the national leader in public policy advocacy on business issues. The goal is to foster a strong, competitive economic environment that benefits Canada and all Canadians.
Canadian Council for International Business
Among Canadian business organizations, the Canadian Council for International Business leads in influencing international policy development as Canada’s business channel to two key world bodies, the ICC and BIAC. The International Chamber of Commerce promotes global trade, investment, open markets and free capital flows. It consults with the United Nations (UN) on key business-related issues and is a conduit between global business and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Business and Industry Advisory Committee represents the business community’s views to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on issues facing the business community within the industrialized world. This site includes the 2000 INCO terms.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business, best known for high-profile actions with governments on policies like tax, labour laws and public sector spending, has also achieved many behind-the-scenes changes that have meant real dollars-and-cents benefits to all firms.
SEARCH ENGINES AND PORTALS
CanLII
A simple, quick-loading interface and a wide reach.
Google
Possibly the best search engine on the Net today. A simple (quick-loading interface) and a wide reach.
Altavista Canada
A broadly devised search engine with a Canadian focus (if desired).
Yahoo Canada
A broadly devised search engine with a Canadian focus (if desired). Information is organized well.
Excite Canada
A broadly devised search engine with a Canadian focus (if desired).
Netscape United States/International
A popular search engine and portal.
CataLaw
CataLaw is the catalogue of catalogues of worldwide law on the Internet. It aids legal research by arranging all indexes of law and government into a uniform, universal and unique metaindex.
Hieros Gamos
Every American organization, association, law school, firm, vendor, consultant, etc.
directly or indirectly involved with the legal profession in one place.
Lawrunner
A sophisticated legal research tool.
Canadian Lawyer Index
It is possible to order do-it-yourself legal kits from this site. There’s a lawyer directory, and the ability to look for lawyers. There are tips for hiring a lawyer. There are links to the various Canadian law societies as well as links to the ombudsman and human rights officers across Canada. They have a list of related services such as investigation services, electronic legal research, trustees in bankruptcy, etc. There’s also the ability to file complaints about lawyers and judges. There’s also a direct link to MPs, etc. A legal site with explanations on hiring a lawyer, etc.
New York University
Has information on the following topics: search engines, directories and indexes; virtual libraries; business, bankruptcy, banking and finance; citing electronic information; taxation of international business transactions; copyrights, patents and trademarks; constitutional law of the UN; council of Europe; dictionaries; environmental law; and many more. A great site for anyone researching on any of these issues. Links to relevant sites. Legal issues discussed and explained.
Lexplore
A group of legal, technical, and business persons with a long-term vision to bring order to chaos in the Canadian Legal Internet world. Lexplore started with mapping the best sites for legal information for lawyers, students, and the public, extending further to provide services to all those individuals with different legal needs and requirements.
FindLaw
American National Law Net. A legal resource for lawyers.
Web Law Review
An online publication.
Lexpert Directory
Directory of Canadian law firms and lawyers.
Free Advice
An American legal site with free advice for consumers and small business.
Law Forum
A directory of law related websites.
Lex Mercatoria
An international site dealing with international and transnational commercial law and e-commerce issues.
Legal Media Group
A publisher’s Web site with international news and cases.
Law Crawler
Law Engine
Online legal resources, publications, news items and business news.
Hoovers Online
At the core of Hoover's Online is the proprietary company and industry information on which they've built a reputation for quality, accuracy, and reliability. Now they've extended their expertise to provide a business-oriented perspective on other topics important to users: money management, career development, news, and business travel. The result is the Web's most comprehensive source of business information, designed to be the first and only site business people need.
Rominger Legal
Links, resources, directories, organizations all relating to legal issues.
Law Research
The Internet Law Library with over 20,000 separate links.
NEWS SOURCES
Use these resources to access online directories of publications, as well as specific magazines and newspapers.
Online Publication Directories
Canadian-based Publications Online
Links to online versions of, or companions to, Canadian hardcopy publications: newspapers, magazines, and journals.
- Newspapers
- Popular Magazines
- Regional Magazines
- Trade Newspapers and Magazines
- Journals
- Newsletters
- Only online
- Online News Services
- E-Zines (Specialty journals)
Canada Online
Links to current articles from Canadian newspapers and wire services, as well as Canadian news-related sites.
Canadian Author's Guide to On-line Newspapers and Magazines
Links to online versions of, or companions to, Canadian hardcopy publications: newspapers, magazines, and journals.
MediaINFO Links - Search Page
Links to Canadian, American, and worldwide newspaper and magazine sites by title or location.
AJR Canadian Newspaper Links
Finds and links to Canadian newspaper sites by location or type of paper (daily, non-daily, business, alternative, etc.).
Journalism Net Canadian Newspaper Links
Finds and links to Canadian newspaper sites by title, location, or newswire. Also links to international papers.
Journalism Net Canadian Magazine Links
Finds and links to Canadian online magazine sites by title and location.
Canadian Magazine Publishers Association Index
Provides an alphabetical or subject index that links to over 200 Canadian magazine sites.
Specific Magazines and Newspapers
The Globe and Mail
Online edition of The Globe and Mail.
The National Post
Online edition of The National Post.
The Financial Post
Online edition of the Financial Post, with focus on Canadian and world business.
Maclean's
Online edition of Maclean's magazine, featuring the top stories and book reviews.
Strategy: Canadian Marketing Report
Features articles on marketing, market research, and consumer trends.
The Profit Guide
Features articles about economic trends and investing for Canadian entrepreneurs.
Canadian Business
Online edition of Canadian Business magazine, featuring top stories and editorials.
CanadaOne Magazine
Provides various articles on small business in Canada.
Report On Business Magazine
Online edition of Report on Business Magazine, featuring articles and editorials on Canadian businesses and finance.
FULL-TEXT ARTICLES
Findarticles.com
A full-text article search. Mainly magazines and news releases.
Northernlight.com
A comprehensive search engine for articles - both scholarly and popular.
Brittanica Encyclopedia
Site of the famous encyclopedia. Provides thousands of quick descriptions of important sociological issues, theories, and theorists. Bookmark this one!
STUDY TIPS
At Nelson Education, we want to help you earn higher grades in less time. On this page, we provide you with dozens of carefully selected web sites that offer clear, effective instruction on key academic skills.
Writing Essays
Writing at the University of Toronto
Monash University
University of New South Wales
James Cook University Learning Resources: Essay Writing
Estudy Centre
The Writing Centre, Queen's University
U.C. Berkeley Student Learning Center
Dartmouth College
Counselling Centre (State University of New York at Buffalo)
University of Victoria Writer's Guide
A great starter-kit for writing essays
A great intermediate level essay-writing guide for undergraduates
A guide for writing essays from the State University of New York
Tips on essay writing Includes links to other writing assignment resources.
A low level, but well-organized site for essay writing
Note-Taking (in class and from written materials)
Note Taking and In-Class Skills
How to Read a Difficult Book
Book Reviews (University of Toronto)
Note Taking and Listening Skills from the University of Waterloo
Note Taking at University from York University
The "Cornell" Note Taking System
Time Management
Time Management for Students from York University
Procrastination: Ten Ways to Do it Now!
A simple time-management model from Brigham Young University
Time Management
David Allen, Productivity Guru
An above average source of information on how to get more done, with less stress.
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