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  • Arthur: the World's Most Famous Aardvark provides extensive information, activities, games and pages to colour.
    www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur

  • All About the Aardvark is the Enchanted Learning page on aardvarks, with pictures to print and color.
    www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/mammals/aardvark

  • Aardvark is the University of Michigan Zoology Museum's information page on this interesting animal.
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/orycteropus/o._afer$narrative.html

  • Abortionfacts.com: our mission is simple. We intend to bring together quality information on the abortion debate from many different sources and make it available to the world in one abortion megasite. We believe that this information is valuable to all members of society no matter which side of the abortion issue they find themselves. We ask nothing more than the opportunity to present factual information on abortion in an honest manner to thinking people.
    www.abortionfacts.com

  • Canadian Adoptees Registry Inc. for adoptees, birth mothers/fathers, siblings, relatives, and fostered adults, with links to other disclosure sites
    www.canadianadopteesregistry.org

  • Continuing Education resources in the Toronto area.
    http://www3.sympatico.ca/web21/vfcontin.html

  • Continuing Education at the University of Waterloo gives access to web-based course pages at the University of Waterloo. This list is constantly being updated.
    www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infotrac/courhp.html

  • Center for Distance Education at York University (Atkinson College) offers Internet, Correspondence and Off-Campus courses.
    www.atkinson.yorku.ca/CDE

  • TeleCampus lists thousands of courses from around the world, available over the Internet. Browse the many subject headings. When you find a course of interest, click on the course title. You will be given more information about the course, such as the url to the offering institution. You can follow the url and register with the offering institution.
    http://courses.telecampus.edu

  • The Canadian Association for Distance Education provides links to many Canadian institutions related to distance education
    www.cade-aced.ca

  • CARD: The Media Information Network C.A.R.D. (Canadian Advertising Rates and Data) web page with links to Canadian advertising industry websites, as well as: advertising agencies, business publications, community newspapers, media associations, radio & TV, out-of-home advertising media and daily newspapers.
    www.cardmedia.com

  • Aviation Home Page covers every aspect of aviation, past and present, with many links to other aviation related sites.
    http://avhome.com

  • Avro Arrow Recovery Canada is the largest archive of Avro Arrow information outside the National Archives. We are proud to serve only factual Avro information.
    www.avroarrow.org

  • National Aviation Museum: homepage of Canada's National Aviation Museum in Ottawa. Pictures and history of Canadian aircraft, such as the Avro Arrow.
    www.aviation.nmstc.ca

  • Canadian Museum of Flight is one of the finest of all the museum sites on the Web. Great design enhances great content. Explore Aviation History for some excellent biographies of a few legends of Canadian aviation. But leave time to explore the galleries of the Collection.
    www.canadianflight.org

  • African Studies Center is a guide to cultural, educational, and statistical resources covering the African continent, including information on each individual country.
    www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html

  • United Nations on Ageing The General Assembly of the United Nations decided to observe the year 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons (IYOP), and this is their related site on ageing.
    www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/index.html

  • AARP Guide to Internet Resources Related to Aging brings you information about what's on the Internet about aging. It lists and describes Internet sites of interest to older people and those concerned with aging-related issues, including researchers, policy makers, service providers, caregivers and students. The AARP is the American Association of Retired Persons.
    www.aarp.org/internetresources

  • Merck Manual of Geriatrics is intended to provide information of clinical relevance to all physicians involved in the care of elderly patients. It follows the tradition set by The Merck Manual, which has been continuously published since 1899 and is the world's most widely used medical text.
    In the five years since the first edition of The Merck Manual of Geriatrics was published, geriatric medicine has evolved and The Manual has evolved with it. Coverages of Medicare, nursing home and home care, and the roles of nursing, social services, and rehabilitation have been expanded. New information about normal and abnormal aging, diagnosis, management, and treatment of disease and important updates on the legal and ethical issues relevant to clinicians have been added. New chapters provide information on breast, gynecologic, pulmonary, and gastroenterologic disorders and cancer. In addition, this edition has been completely redesigned and includes more than 50 new illustrations and more than 100 new tables.
    www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics

  • The Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse is the largest documentation centre on HIV/AIDS in Canada. Our mandate is to provide information on HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support to health care workers, schools, community based organizations and to a broad audience of individuals and other organizations.
    www.clearinghouse.cpha.ca

  • Ajax by the Lake official town web site, including a searchable business directory, demographics, community services and organizations.
    www.townofajax.com

  • Are You Up to Date? Check the current federal, provincial, regional and municipal government information for the Ajax area.
    www3.sympatico.ca/web21/government.html

  • Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser is in this online version of DurhamNews that includes regional headline stories and classifieds.
    www.durhamregion.com

  • Alberta: the official home page of the government of Alberta.
    www.gov.ab.ca

  • The Food Allergy Network is a nonprofit organization established to increase public awareness about food allergy and anaphylaxis (a life-threatening reaction), to provide education, and to advance research on behalf of all of those affected by food allergies.
    http://www.foodallergy.org

  • Alzheimer Society of Canada is a useful resource for anyone caring for a person with Alzheimer disease, for physicians treating patients with the disease, or for anyone who wants to find out more about Alzheimer Disease, current treatment techniques and what is being done to find a cure.
    www.alzheimer.ca

  • The ALZHEIMER Page is an educational service created and sponsored by the Washington University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) in St. Louis, Missouri. There is a searchable archive as well as links to other aging and dementia pages
    www.adrc.wustl.edu/ALZHEIMER

  • Human Anatomy Online studies the anatomy of the human body. It’s fun, interactive and an ideal reference site for students or anyone who just wants to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses.
    www.innerbody.com

  • The Skull Tutorial provides extensive information and links to other related sites. Select from four different views of the skull. When you point to any structure on the large image of the skull, that bone or structure will be highlighted in the smaller image to the left to help you locate it. If you click your left mouse button, the name of that object will appear to identify it.
    www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/skull/skulltt.htm

  • Animal Diveristy Web functions like a standard natural history textbook, offering information about the structure and classification of animals, basic concepts of ecology and evolutionary biology, brief reports on dozens of animals, and lots of pictures. It also features something not found in any traditional textbook: sounds from the wild, including wolf howls, bat calls, and frog peeps.
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu

  • Animal Pictures Archive provides extensive pictures and information as well as links to other related sites.
    http://animalpicturesarchive.com

  • Animal Coloring/Info Pages provides pictures of animals to print and color, along with information.
    www.zoomschool.com/coloring

  • Animal Rights Resource Site provides extensive information and links to other related sites.
    http://arrs.envirolink.org

  • Toronto Area Animal Rights Organizations:

  • World Animal Net is the world's largest network of animal protection societies with over 1,000 affiliates in 75 countries campaigning to improve the status and welfare of animals. This site features the world animal net directory: the world's largest database of animal protection societies, with close to 10,000 listings and links to more than 2,000 Web Sites.
    http://worldanimal.net

  • Glacier is a collaborative effort between Rice University and the National Science Foundation that explores the people, land, oceans, and weather of Antarctica. Everything you ever wanted to know about Antarctica, plus information on the Arctic, links to everyplace else on the Internet on these topics.
    www.glacier.rice.edu

  • The Polar Web is your guide to Internet resources dealing with the lands and waters surrounding the North Pole and the South Pole, and with other cold regions of the Earth. All subjects disciplines are covered from the physical sciences and life sciences, through the social sciences and the native peoples, to the engineering/technology disciplines.
    www.urova.fi/home/arktinen/polarweb/polarweb.htm

  • AnthroNet uses advanced search technology to hunt down sites that contain useful content and information relating to anthropology. Anthro.Net is a unique research engine, which is distinct from search engines and edited directories.
    www.anthro.net

  • ArchNet serves as the World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology. This server provides access to archaeological resources available on the Internet. Information is categorized by geographic region and subject.
    http://archnet.asu.edu

  • Ηatalhφyόk is an ancient city in Turkey and the site of a virtual archaeological dig. Here students can explore the artifacts and mysteries uncovered at the dig, learn more about the role each member of the excavation's international team, try some activities, and do plenty more!
    www.smm.org/catal

  • The Feathered Serpent Pyramid Pages, about the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, Teotihuacan, Mexico, have been designed for students, scholars and the general public. The information used here is provided by an international archaeological research project focused on the Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuacan. The documents complement hard-copy publications in Spanish and English which are currently being prepared by the same project. In addition to summarizing material included in these publications, these pages also contain information which the hard-copies do not.
    http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/teo/fsp

  • Canadian Radiocarbon Archaeological Database, CARD, is a compilation of radiocarbon measurements that indicate the ages of archaeological and vertebrate palaeontological sites in Canada. During the 50 years since the method of radiocarbon dating was invented, Canadian archaeologists and palaeontologists have invested heavily in this method, acquiring over 7000 radiocarbon dates. This site also explains the fundamentals and technical aspects of the science of radiocarbon dating.
    www.canadianarchaeology.com/radiocarbon/card/card.htm

  • Architecture Through the Ages discusses the many types of architecture and the many ways they have shaped our lives. In this comprehensive guide, you will learn about architecture from the great Maya to the building of cathedrals.
    http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/

  • Castles on the Web is an attempt to organize and offer to the world, the many sites that hold information related to castles.
    www.castlesontheweb.com

  • Canadian Architecture Collection (CAC) was established by Professor Emeritus John Bland, Director of the McGill School of Architecture for 31 years. As one of the McGill University Libraries' Special Collections, it is an important resource for architecture and urban planning research and has 2000 images from Canadian Architecture coast to coast.
    http://blackader.library.mcgill.ca

  • Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet provides a comprehensive list of links to Canadian archives and associated resources on the Internet. These include links to individual repositories, multi-repository databases, archival listservs, archival associations, educational opportunities, and other related sites. Links are generally limited to archival repositories, but museums and library special collections departments have been included when they contain reference to non-published materials.
    www.usask.ca/archives/menu.html

  • The Archives of Ontario preserve the province's documentary heritage, and makes it available to the public. Since 1903 they have been collecting historically valuable records created by both the Ontario government and the private sector. Records from businesses, clubs and associations, labour and political organizations, and private individuals complement the official government records.
    http://www.archives.gov.on.ca

  • The Polar Web is your guide to Internet resources dealing with the lands and waters surrounding the North Pole and the South Pole, and with other cold regions of the Earth. All subjects disciplines are covered from the physical sciences and life sciences, through the social sciences and the native peoples, to the engineering/technology disciplines.
    www.urova.fi/home/arktinen/polarweb/polarweb.htm

  • Tundra and Polar Habitat fact page describing the geography, vegetation, animals and birds.
    http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=tundra&language=en

  • Tundra Biome covers arctic and alpine tundra regions including plants, anmials and climate, and includes links to related sites.
    www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

  • The Tundra: Radford University provides a detailed fact page on arctic and alpine tundra regions.
    www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tundra/tundra.html

  • Art History Resources on the Web is a directory of art history resources divided into prehistoric, ancient and middle-ages; renaissance, baroque and eighteenth century; nineteenth and twentieth century and non-european art. Lists of museums and galleries and research resources are also included.
    http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

  • National Gallery of Canada provides extensive information and links to other related sites.
    http://national.gallery.ca

  • The Cave of Lascaux Created by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, this web site focuses on the prehistoric artwork of the famous cave at Lascaux. Through graphics and text, the site elucidates the geological and historical timeline of the cave, the story and circumstances of its discovery, the circumstances of its closing in 1963, the construction of a "copy" of the cave ("Lascaux II"), and a virtual visit through the different "rooms." This last feature offers a hyperlinked map of the cave that allows users to move from room to room examining the artwork from an overall perspective or by selecting close-ups of key features of the paintings. Since the original cave is no longer open to the public, this web site is all the more valuable.
    www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en

  • Cornell Astronomy Gateway provides an organized set of links to a wide variety of astronomy related web sites.
    http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Services/Education/Gateways/Math_and_Science/astronomy.htm

  • AstroWeb is a collection of pointers to astronomy-related information available on the Internet. The searchable database is maintained by the AstroWeb Consortium a collaboration involving 9 individuals at 7 institutions.
    www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/astronomy.html

  • The Stanford SOLAR Center provides a multidisciplinary, hands-on approach to exploring the Sun. Activities range from visually-oriented interactive quizzes through weeks-long projects using real scientific images, most from the SOHO solar spacecraft. To enrich understanding of the interconnectedness of the Sun, Earth, and human cultures, we've included sections on solar art, folklore, solar music, multicultural astronomy, and intriguing Earth-based solar phenomena like rainbows and sun pillars
    http://solar-center.stanford.edu

  • The Nine Planets: a multimedia tour of the solar system. This site offers an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.
    http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html

  • Black Holes remain among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Not only are Black Holes invisible to detection but physicists think that they are one of the few places in the Universe that the most fundamental laws of physics break-down.
    http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/blackholes/lesson/index.html

  • Best of the Hubble Space Telescope provides an extensive collection of pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as links to related sites.
    www.seds.org/hst

  • The Royal Observatory, Greenwich , home of the Prime Meridian of the world. This site provides extensive information on astronomy, time and longitude, as well as links to other related sites.
    www.rog.nmm.ac.uk

  • The IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection contains 1367 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by literary period.
    www.ipl.org/div/litcrit

  • ClassicNotes provides free novel guides with full summaries and analysis. All of the ClassicNotes have been written and compiled by our Harvard essayists. Find detailed summaries, character information, and literature references.
    www.gradesaver.com/classic/ClassicNotes.html

  • SparkNotes Unlike other study guides written by disgruntled academics and stodgy old professors, SparkNotes are written exclusively by students and recent graduates. Over 100 Harvard students and graduates have contributed to SparkNotes. All of our writers specialize in the subjects they cover--you'll find History PhDs writing on The Fall of Rome and Astrophysics grads covering the Planets. SparkNotes has expanded its literature collection and now also features over a dozen channels with guides on everything from ancient Greek philosophy to special relativity.
    www.sparknotes.com

  • Cambridge History of English and American Literature is considered the most important work of literary history and criticism ever published on writings in the English language. Compiled over fourteen years, from 1907 to 1921, the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing. The set encompasses a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole.
    www.bartleby.com/cambridge

  • WritersNet is a World Wide Web site that helps build relationships between writers, publishers, editors, and literary agents. WritersNet(sm) currently consists of two sections: The Internet Directory of Published Writers, and The Internet Directory of Literary Agents. The Internet Directory of Published Writers is a searchable directory of hundreds of published writers on the Net. Each entry contains a listing of published works, biographical statement, and contact information. The Internet Directory of Literary Agents is a searchable directory of literary agents on the Net. Each entry contains areas of specialization, a description of the agency, and contact information.
    www.writers.net

  • Literary Calendar enables you to search by date and find important literary events such as the publication of a book or the birth or death of an author, and in many cases, links to relevant sites. Users will also find a full-text search form.
    http://english.yasuda-u.ac.jp/lc/

  • A Celebration of Women Writers attempts to provide easy access to available on-line information. The Celebration provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.
    http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women

  • Voltaire provides many links to informative web sites about the French Enlightenment author, including full texts of Candide and his other works and letters in both English and French.
    www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.asp?PhilCode=Volt

  • Varney the Vampire provides an online text of the gothic "Penny Dreadful" Varney the Vampire (1845). This site also has an archive of the illustrations that accompanied the original serial publication.
    http://varney.50megs.com

  • The Canadian Literature Archive is intended to provide links to Canadian writers who maintain pages on the web or who have information about their work maintained by others.
    www.umanitoba.ca/canlit

  • Autism Society of Ontario provides autism resources, as well as information on their local chapters throughout Ontario. The ASO's mission is to work together to improve the quality of life for persons with autism and pervasive development disorders and their families, and to ensure that those with these disorders live with dignity within their own communities
    www.autismsociety.on.ca

  • Autism Society of America promotes lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism.
    www.autism-society.org

  • Autism Research Institute (ARI) is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the causes of autism and on methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood. We provide information based on research to parents and professionals throughout the world.
    www.autism.com/ari

  • Cure Autism Now (CAN) is a non-profit organization of parents, physicians, and researchers, dedicated to promoting and funding research with direct clinical implications for treatment and a cure for autism. On this website are updates about current national (USA) autism research, CAN's own funded research, and information about CAN's Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) which is the world's first collaborative autism gene bank established for autism research.
    www.canfoundation.org

  • Autism Resources offer information and links regarding the developmental disabilities autism and Asperger's Syndrome, including a detailed FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) file and advice to parents. This site was set up by John Wobus of Syracuse University, who's son is 14 years old and autistic.
    www.autism-resources.com

  • Ontario Ministry of Transportation provides a variety of information on driving and licencing.
    www.mto.gov.on.ca

  • Automobile Driving Knowledge Test (based on the Ontario Drivers Handbook). Rite On Driving School presents three hundred multiple choice questions on driving knowledge with references to the appropriate pages of the Ontario Drivers Handbook.
    www.riteondrivingschool.com/g1_test1.htm

  • Automotive Learning Online lets you explore the marvel of the automobile. Learn how the combustion of gasoline enables us to get from one place to another.
    www.innerauto.com

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