(Feb. 23, 2001)
All databases listed were available through the Internet on February 23, 2001.
Pathfinding database (Farm Consultation Service). Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données d'orientation (Programme de consultation agricole). Internet (WWW). "Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) Farm Consultation Service (FCS) provides confidential financial management counselling to farmers through a pathfinding/referral service and a direct, one-on-one financial management counselling service.... The Pathfinding Internet Database is a preventative tool which identifies resources and alternatives available to the farmer or lender to assist them in finding the means to improve or change the direction of the farm operation." URL: http://www.agr.ca/fcs-pca/ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-70 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
AgriWeb Canada. Prepared by Julia Goodman et al., Canadian Agricultural Library. Ottawa, 1995--. HTML. Database. Title in French: AgriWeb Canada. Internet (WWW). "AgriWeb Canada is a national directory of Canadian agriculture and agri-food information resources available via the Internet and other electronic means. AgriWeb Canada is produced by a team of librarians and information professionals.... Users can search AgriWeb Canada for resources by keyword, subject, geographic region, combination of subject and geographic region, or by type of organization. They can also browse the complete list of resources, which is in alphabetical order. Descriptions of the contents of the resources are provided." URL: http://www.agr.ca/agriweb/awhome-e.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-23 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Inventory of Canadian agri-food research (ICAR). Issued by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: L'inventaire de la recherche agro-alimentaire du Canada (ICAR). Internet (WWW). "ICAR contains detailed information on research projects in agriculture, food, human nutrition, aquaculture and related areas of biotechnology. Currently, ICAR describes over 3,200 projects from industry, universities, and provincial and federal establishments.... For each project, ICAR provides its title, objectives, the known and anticipated impact of the research, a status report and the names of the researchers and the research establishment. It indicates the research effort in terms of person-years and the focus of the research in terms of commodities or resources and in terms of functions or disciplines. Descriptive keywords and the names and addresses of funding sources and collaborating organizations are also included." URL: http://res2.agr.ca/icar/english/tableofcontents.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-25 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Beetles of Canada and Alaska, by Yves Bousquet et al. Issued by the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre. Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Les Coléoptères du Canada et de l'Alaska, Internet (WWW). "This database provides the current nomenclature of all the beetles known to occur in Canada and Alaska. Distributions are rendered by maps indicating the presence or absence of the taxa by geographic subregions." "Based on Yves Bousquet's Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska [Cat. No. A43-1861/1991E]." URL: http://res.agr.ca/brd/beetles/english/html/bhome_e.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-19 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System, by Derek B. Munro. Issued by the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre. Ottawa, 1996. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "This information system provides details taken from literature references for over 250 plants that can poison livestock, pets and humans in Canada. Its interactive search engine provides information on plant names, distribution, toxic plant parts, toxic chemicals, and symptoms of poisoning." "Based on Derek Munro's Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System, Information Systems No. 1993-1B [Cat. No. A21-40/1993-1]." URL: http://res.agr.ca/brd/poisonpl/ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-20E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Microbial genetic resources: Canadian collection of fungal cultures. Issued by the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre. Ottawa, 1996. HTML. Database. Title in French: Ressources génétiques microbiennes: collection de cultures fongiques canadiennes. Internet (WWW). "The Canadian Collection of Fungal Cultures(CCFC) currently holds 10,500 strains of fungal cultures representing about 2,500 species. The collection originated as an amalgamation of individual research collections and now serves as the primary repository for fungal cultures in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research branch and accepts patent strains. It functions as a gene bank for this microbial resource and provides pure cultures to scientists in agriculture, forestry, medicine, private industry and biotechnology. Many species held in the collection are unique, and a number are new to science." URL: http://res.agr.ca/brd/ccc/ccctitle.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-21 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Brassicaceae in Canada, by S.I. Warwick, A. Francis and G.A. Mulligan. Issued by the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre. Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Brassicacées du Canada, Internet (WWW). "The following electronic database provides information on all species of Brassicaceae in Canada, Alaska and Greenland. It includes: taxonomic information: currently correct scientific names, basionyms and other synonyms, and common English names; distributional data: both reference-based distributions and computer-generated maps based on herbarium specimens; additional biological information: chromosome numbers, native or introduced status in Canada, life form and ecology." URL: http://res.agr.ca/brd/brass/intro_e.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-22 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Système d'Information Taxonomique Intégré (SITI). Internet (WWW). "ITIS is a partnership of U.S. and Canadian agencies, other organizations, and taxonomic specialists cooperating on the development of an on-line, scientifically credible, list of biological names focusing on the biota of North America." URL: http://res.agr.ca/itis/abouten.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-31 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --A national ecological framework for Canada: a cooperative product. Prepared by I. B. Marshall and P. H. Schut. 1999--. "[An] expanded attribute database [that] includes attribute data for the ecoprovince level of generalization." Data available as file for download. URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/intro.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-32E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. (Résumé en français) Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --Land Potential Data Base for Canada. 1999. "The Land Potential Data Base (LPDB) is a computerized information base, containing data about soil, climate, physiography, land use, modelled constraint free (potential) crop yields, actual crop yields and soil degradation for all regions of Canada. These data are referenced (keyed) to the map polygons of the Soils of Canada map, at a scale of 1:5,000,000." Data available as file for download. URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/lpdb/intro.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-33E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. (Résumé en français) Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --Agroecological resource area databases for the prairies. 1993. "The Agroecological Resource Area maps were developed to provide biophysically homogenous units at a scale of 1:2 million which can be used to study agriculture, land use and conservation. These Agroecological Resource Areas (ARAs) represent areas of generally similar agricultural potential, and are based on ecoclimatic zonation, landform and soil characteristics. The ARA boundaries can be seen on the ARA maps for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba." Data available as file for download. URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ara/intro.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-34E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --Canada Land Inventory (CLI). 1998. "The Canada Land Inventory is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary land inventory of rural Canada, covering over 2.5 million square kilometers of land and water. Land capability for agriculture, forestry, wildlife, recreation, wildlife (ungulates and waterfowl) was mapped. Over 1000 mapsheets at the 1:250,000 scale are available on the Geogratis site for on-line map making and download of desktop publishing, or GIS formats." Data available as file for download. URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/cli/intro.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-35E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --Detailed soil surveys. 1993. "Soil surveys have been published for most of the agricultural areas, and many surrounding areas, across Canada. Data from these surveys comprise the most detailed soil inventory information in the NSDB.... Scale: 1:10,000 up to 1:250,000.... Attributes: For each polygon, the Component Table typically defines up to three soils and an estimate of the proportion of each soil within the map unit. Additional soils may have been identified in the original soil survey, but not included in the digital attribute tables because of historical file structure limitations. Each soil referred to in the Component Table is described further in the Soil Name Table and the Soil Layer Table. " Data available as file for download. URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/detailed/intro.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-36E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --Soil landscapes of Canada (SLC). 1991--. "CLRN has created a series of GIS coverages that show the major characteristics of soil and land for the whole country. SLCs were compiled at a scale of 1:1 million, and information is organized according to a uniform national set of soil and landscape criteria based on permanent natural attributes. The SLCs are based on existing soil survey maps which have been recompiled at 1:1 million scale. Each area (or polygon) on the map is described by a standard set of attributes. The full array of attributes that describe a distinct type of soil and its associated landscape, such as surface form, slope, water table depth, permafrost and lakes, is called a soil landscape. SLC polygons may contain one or more distinct soil landscape components and may also contain small but highly contrasting inclusion components. The location of these components within the polygon is not defined." "New versions are released as major structural or attribute changes are implemented. The following versions have been released: Version 1.0 starting in 1991, Version 2.0 November 1994, Version 2.1 July 1995, Version 2.2 December 1996" Data available as file for download. URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/slc/intro.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-37E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --Metadata for the detailed soil surveys. 2000--. "This metadata system allows you to obtain information about the detailed soil surveys in the NSDB." URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/meta/query_detailed.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-49E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Soil DataBase (NSDB). Ottawa. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects. " --Metadata for the entire NSDB. 2000--. "This metadata system describes the entire data holdings and current status of the NSDB." URL: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/meta/query_all.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-50E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Business Information System (BIS). Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Système d'information des entreprises (SIE) fédéral. Internet (WWW). "The Business Information System (BIS) is a national collection of databases of federal and provincial/territorial information. The BIS contains up-to-date bilingual descriptions of more than 1250 federal business programs, services and selected regulations from the 37 federal departments and agencies. An equivalent collection of provincial/territorial programs and services is added at each centre." URL: http://www.cbsc.org/fedbis/gpsr.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-27 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Parcel rate calculator. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Calcul des tarifs pour colis. Internet (WWW). "Calculate your parcel rates.... Enter information, submit the query, and the system will return the rates applicable to deliver your parcel within Canada." URL: http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/distrserv/rates/calchome.shtml Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-30 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Postal outlets near you. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Comptoirs postaux près de chez vous. Internet (WWW). "After you have entered your postal code... the system will return the postal outlets closest to your location." URL: http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/retail/polocation/location.shtml Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-31 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
CHEMINFO Database Hamilton, 1998--. HTML. Internet (WWW). "Comprehensive, practical, summarized occupational health and safety information on chemicals. Produced by CCOHS occupational health and safety specialists, each chemical profile uses non-technical language to describe potential workplace hazards and control measures. Each profile provides a detailed evaluation of health, fire and reactivity hazards, as well as recommendations on topics such as handling and storage, personal protective equipment, accidental release, first aid, and hazard classifications, including WHMIS, OSHA and European Union (EU)." "In most cases, you can search the databases for free, but must have a subscription to view the records retrieved by your searches." URL: http://www.ccohs.ca/products/web/cheminfo.html Price varies. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-39 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Conservation information. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Information sur la conservation. Internet (WWW). "Conservation Information is a growing database of information on a variety of conservation topics and questions, written by CCI staff and their research collaborators." URL: http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/frameset_e.shtml?http%3A//www.cci-icc.gc.ca/document-ma nager/conservation-information_e.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-92 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Technical Assistance Registry (NTAR). Developed by the Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire national d'assistance technique (RNAT). Internet (WWW). "NTAR is a bilingual, multi-purpose information resource -- skills and expertise for arts and heritage organizations seeking change... NTAR... has been developed by the Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo, with generous assistance from the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation and the Department of Canadian Heritage." URL: http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/ccm/programs/ccm_ntar.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-1 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Find a Canadian-based multimedia company. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Pour trouver une compagnie multimédia canadienne. Internet (WWW). "Your search will use Industry Canada's Canadian Company Capabilities database [Cat. No. WWW97-27]." URL: http://www.pch.gc.ca/arts/library/medias/find-e.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-89 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Artefacts Canada: natural sciences. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Artefacts Canada: Internet (WWW). "A database of approximately 1 million specimen records representing more than 28,000 different species based on the collections information provided by contributing museums. Images are displayed when available, Have a look and you will find treasures from disciplines including Botany, Earth Sciences, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, and Palaeontology." "The Palynology records, previously maintained in a separate database by the Canadian Museum of Nature, have how been added to Artefacts Canada: Natural Sciences. To find all the Palynology records in Artefacts Canada: Natural Sciences, just type "Palynology" in the search box." URL: http://daryl.chin.gc.ca/Artefacts/e_MasterLayout.cgi?db=2 Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-148 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Artefacts Canada : archeaological sites. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Artefacts Canada : Internet (WWW). "A database containing information on more than 70,000 archaeological sites administered by Canadian provincial, territorial, and federal government departments or agencies." URL: http://daryl.chin.gc.ca/Artefacts/e_MasterLayout.cgi?db=3 Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-149 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Artefacts Canada: humanities. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Artefacts Canada: Internet (WWW). "A database of approximately 2.5 million object records and images, where available, based on the collections information provided by contributing museums and galleries. Have a look and you will find treasures from disciplines such as archaeology, decorative arts, fine arts, ethnology, and history." URL: http://daryl.chin.gc.ca/Artefacts/e_MasterLayout.cgi Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-150 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Museology bibliography (BMUSE). Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Bibliographie muséologique (BMUSE). Internet (WWW). "Brings together holdings from many international sources, including the UNESCO-ICOM Museum Information Centre, the Library of the Canadian Conservation Institute, and the Library of the Direction des Musées de France. Referenced material includes over 25,000 journals, journal articles, books, and reports published from 1900 to the present. The database will be expanded to include material from other international repositories of museological literature. This database assists museum studies students, museum professionals, curators, researchers, and librarians to keep abreast of current literature in specialized fields. Data are mainly in English and French, but subject key word fields contain data in both languages." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/BMUS/e_hp_bmus.html $100 per year. (Canada) $100 U.S. per year. (Other countries) Cat. No. WWW97-42 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
The great Canadian guide: your premier Internet connection to Canada's wonderful museums, galleries and more! Issued in cooperation with the Canadian Museums Association and CultureNet. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: À la découverte du patrimoine: Internet (WWW). "The result of the integration of CHIN's Guide to Canadian Museums and Galleries and the Official Directory of the Canadian Museums Association. Over 2400 cultural institutions and attractions can be found in this unique, comprehensive, on-line gateway to Canadian heritage." "You can find an abundance of information on Canada's cultural institutions and attractions. Discover our natural history museums, fine art galleries, historic forts, zoos, planetariums, aquariums and more! Look up hours of operation, admission fees, and collection descriptions, and learn about the many services and products available. Browse through a Photo Album of objects in a collection and link to museum Web pages directly from our site. Search by location to find what events are happening in a particular museum, town, city or province, and map these locations to plan your walking or driving route." URL: http://daryl.chin.gc.ca/Museums/English/index.html Free. Cat. No. WWW97-43 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Atlantic Canada newspaper survey. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Relevé des journaux des provinces canadiennes de l'Atlantique. Internet (WWW). "The Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey is an excellent source of information about goods and services offered for sale in major East Coast newspapers before 1900 and as early as the 1600's. This database documents the region's material culture, providing data on the probable origin and use of the items. The database contains information on such commodities as machinery, transportation and communications equipment, food and beverages, personal household goods, live animals, and crude and fabricated materials." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/ACNS/e_hp_acns.html $100 per year. (Canada) $100 U.S. per year. (Other countries) Cat. No. WWW98-66 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Conservation information network [BCin]. Ottawa, 1987--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données bibliographiques [BCIN]. Internet (WWW). "BCIN is one of three conservation databases first released in 1987.... BCIN's contributing partners have brought together over 160,000 bibliographic records on conservation. A great deal of conservation literature is referenced, including the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles, books and audiovisual and unpublished materials. The database also includes previously unavailable material from private sources, as well as new information gathered by a worldwide network of contributors. Contributors include Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE) (formerly CAL), Getty Conservation Institute (GCI and AATA), International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), International Council of Museums (ICOM) and International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/BCIN/e_hp_bcin.html $345 per year. (Canada) $345 U.S. per year. (Other countries) Cat. No. WWW98-71 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Curatorial and Historical Index of publications. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Index des publications sur l'histoire et la conservation des collections. Internet (WWW). "This database indexes articles, research reports, and book and exhibit reviews found in the following journals: Material History Bulletin/Review (now published by the National Museum of Science & Technology); Museums Quarterly/Annual (published by the Ontario Museum Association); and Ontario History (published by the Ontario Historical Society). Historians and curators find this database of particular benefit, as do others researching heritage and culture. Data are recorded in English, although abstracts in French are included where available." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/CHIP/e_hp_chip.html $100 per year. (Canada) $100 U.S. per year. (Other countries) Cat. No. WWW98-74 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian society of zoologists collections. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Collections de la Société canadienne de zoologie. Internet (WWW). "A compilation of data collected in a survey by the Canadian Society of Zoologists, this database is an inventory of over 150 zoological collections in Canada. The focus is on scientific zoological collections, with the exception of terrestrial arthropods. It includes collections found in museums, government agencies, universities, and some private collections. This information is being collected to identify, safeguard, and ensure a future for the smaller zoological collections in Canada." "Researchers may use the database to determine the location, contact person, and access procedures of collections in their area of expertise." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/CSZS/e_hp_cszs.html $100 per year. (Canada) $100 U.S. per year. (Other countries) Cat. No. WWW98-78 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Heritage law bibliography. Compiled by Patrick J. O'Keefe and Lyndel V. Prott. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Bibliographie des lois sur le patrimoine. Internet (WWW). "The Heritage Law Bibliography is a source of a great deal of bibliographic information pertaining to legal issues surrounding cultural and natural heritage in about 100 countries. Citations are drawn from the international literature and include books, journal articles, conference proceedings, reports of litigation, and government documents." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/HERB/e_hp_herb.html $100 per year. (Canada) $100 U.S. per year. (Other countries) Cat. No. WWW98-79 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Humanities data dictionary. Ottawa, 1994--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Dictionnaire de données des sciences humaines. Internet (WWW). "The Canadian Heritage Information Network's Data Dictionaries for the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Archaeological Sites have proven to be valuable reference tools for the management of museum and gallery collections and archaeological sites.... They promote consistent recording by encouraging standards in database field structure and data format, which are necessary for the exchange of heritage information." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Artefacts/RULH/e_hp_rulh.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-81 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Ship information database. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les navires. Internet (WWW). "The database was developed in response to the requirement of cultural resource managers to manage archaeological shipwreck. It contains information about ships that were registered in Canadian ports or sailed in Canadian waters. Although the primary target group for this database is archaeological resource managers, the information will also be of interest to marine curators, archivists, historians and avocationals." URL: http://daryl.chin.gc.ca:8000/basisbwdocs/sid/title1e.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-82 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Natural sciences data dictionary. Ottawa, 1994--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Dictionnaire de données des sciences naturelles. Internet (WWW). "The Natural Sciences Data Dictionary consists of 594 fields for collections in botany, earth sciences, palaeontology, invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, and mammalogy. The fields are grouped under entities such as, taxonomy, dating, treatment, description, environment, storage location, and exhibit." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Artefacts/RULS/e_hp_ruls.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-75 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Archaeological sites data dictionary. Ottawa, 1994--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Dictionnaire de données des sites archéologiques. Internet (WWW). "The Archaeological Sites Data Dictionary consists of 82 fields for use by cultural resource managers and heritage agencies to record archaeological sites." URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Artefacts/RULA/e_hp_rula.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-76 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Research in progress. Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Recherche en cours. Internet (WWW). "This keyword index provides access to short news articles about current innovative health research projects, many of them funded by CIHR. They illustrate the exciting frontiers of health science being challenged by researchers in Canada's universities, hospitals and research institutes." URL: http://www.cihr.ca/research_database/researcher_profiles/research_progress/innov ations_e.shtml Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-27 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Collections storage. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Réserve des collections. Internet (WWW). "The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, CMCC (composed of the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum), is pleased to introduce an evolving searchable catalogue of its collections. Types of artifacts found in our database include: archaeological specimens, Aboriginal art, furniture, artwork, military objects, glass, porcelain, textiles and much more." URL: http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/collect/csintroe.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-53 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian archaeological radiocarbon database, compiled by Dr. Richard E. Morlan. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Banque des datations par le radiocarbone en archéologie canadienne, Internet (WWW). "The Canadian Archaeological Radiocarbon Database, CARD, is a compilation of radiocarbon measurements that indicate the ages of archaeological and vertebrate palaeontological sites in Canada." URL: http://www.canadianarchaeology.com/radiocarbon/card/card.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-91 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
GESICA: catalogue of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: GESICA: Internet (WWW). "The online catalogue of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation Library and Archives including records from the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum." URL: http://www.civilisations.ca:8001/html/geaclogin.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-97 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
On-line library search. Issued by the EPC Library. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Librairie en ligne. Internet (WWW). URL: http://www.epc-pcc.gc.ca/publicinfo/epc_library/search.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-142 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Compendium of ecosystem health goals, objectives and indicators. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Compendium des buts, objectifs et indicateurs relatifs à la santé de l'écosystème. Internet (WWW). "This site uses a database that will allow you to register your ecosystem-based initiative and consult other projects (similar or different from yours)." URL: http://www.ec.gc.ca/cehi/en/default.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-78 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Environment Canada libraries: Prairie & Northern Region / Pacific Region libraries / Manitoba Environment and CCME union catalog. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The Union Catalog consists of over 60,000 records from the Environment Canada libraries in the Prairie and Northern Region (Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Yellowknife), and the Pacific Region (Vancouver and North Vancouver), the collections of Manitoba Environment and Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)." URL: http://www.andornot.com/envcan/ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-88E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
New substances: DSL/NDSL search engine for animate products of biotechnology. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Nouvelles substances: Internet (WWW). "Search for a specific Enzym Number or Micro-organisms Number on both the Domestic Substances List (DSL) and the Non-Domestic Substances List (NDSL)." URL: http://www.ec.gc.ca/cceb1/bio_e.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-93 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
SDinfo: sustainable development information system. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: SDinfo: Internet (WWW). "The Sustainable Development Information System (SDinfo) is a new electronic information system developed by Environment Canada for the World Wide Web. It is designed to provide one-window access to sustainable development knowledge in the Government of Canada." "SDinfo features keyword and free text searching, full text searching, embedded images, input forms, hypertext links, and download capabilities." URL: http://www.sdinfo.gc.ca/SDinfo/Eng/Search/SearchRequest.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-96 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Library catalogue. Issued by Environment Canada Library, Downsview. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Catalogue de la bibliothèque. Internet (WWW). URL: http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/library/cat_e.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-144 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian climate station catalogue. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Catalogue des stations climatologiques canadiennes. Internet (WWW). URL: http://ecgcca1.tor.ec.gc.ca/csc/query.asp Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-145 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National pollutant release inventory. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Inventaire national des rejets de polluants. Internet (WWW). "The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) is the only legislated, nation wide, publicly accessible inventory of pollutant releases and transfers in Canada, providing information on a facility-by-facility basis. The inventory is intended to help Canadians develop a better understanding of the nature and quantities of listed substances being released into the environment. The NPRI supports a number of environmental initiatives by identifying priorities for action, encouraging voluntary measures to reduce releases, allowing tracking of progress in achieving reductions and supporting regulatory initiatives." URL: http://www.npri-inrp.com/queryform.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-25 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Municipal Water Use Database (MUD). Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur l'utilisation de l'eau par les municipalités (MUD). Internet (WWW). "Registered users can submit information to the municipal water use database." URL: http://www3.ec.gc.ca/MUD/eng/Default.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-122 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Water efficiency experiences database. Issued in cooperation with the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les expériences en matière d'économie d'eau au Canada. Internet (WWW). "CWWA and Environment Canada have developed this site to encourage the exchange of information in this rapidly growing field. You can search the database and/or enter your own experience. If, for example, you have retrofitted plumbing fixtures, changed the price of water, educated your constituents or simply conducted a water audit - we'd like to hear from you, regardless of the sector you represent." URL: http://www.cwwa.ca/wed.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-122 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (CPPIC). Issued by the National Office of Pollution Prevention. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Centre canadien d'information sur la prévention de la pollution (CCIPP). Internet (WWW). "The Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (CPPIC) is an Internet-based information tool. Its purpose is to link Canadians to pollution prevention information in order to help them practice it and develop pollution prevention plans." URL: http://www3.ec.gc.ca/CPPIC/index_e.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-124 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Map search for species at risk in Canada. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Recherche avec cartes sur les espèces en péril. Internet (WWW). "find species that occur in a given area in Canada. It is possible to see the range of individual species or to see the range of all species in a particular group (e.g. mammals, birds, fish, plants)." URL: http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/Species/English/enda_english.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-94 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Species at risk in Canada. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Espèces en péril au Canada. Internet (WWW). "A searchable database that provides information on species at risk as listed by the Committee on the Status of endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Descriptions of appearance, biology, habitat and threats, recovery efforts and more." URL: http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/Species/English/SearchRequest.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-95 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
The directory of Canadian ornithologists. Prepared by the Migratory Birds Conservation Division in collaboration with the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des ornithologistes canadiens. Internet (WWW). "The purpose of the directory is to foster collaboration among Canadian ornithologists." URL: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/dco/dcosearch_e.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-22 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian bird trends database. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les tendances notées chez les oiseaux du Canada. Internet (WWW). "The Canadian Bird Trends Database is a retrieval system that provides the user with information on Canadian bird species including: population trends, range distribution, and national conservation designations. Population trends are derived from Canadian Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data and are updated on an annual basis." URL: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/Trends/default.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-33 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Brochure database. Prepared by Emergencies Science Division. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "The brochures database is a listing of companies which sell either equipment or services related to oil or chemical spills." URL: http://www.etcentre.org/cgi-win/Brochure_cgi.exe?Path=\Website\river\ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-155E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Calculate vehicle pollution. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Pollution provenant de véhicules. Internet (WWW). "The Emissions Research and Measurement Division - Pollution Calculations pages: Calculate vehicle pollution generated on any given trip. Results display the quantities of various pollutants from your car or truck, including carbon monoxide, NOx and other hydrocarbons." URL: http://www.etcentre.org/main/e/db/db.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-99 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Pollution generated by your snowblower. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Calculs de la pollution générée par votre chasse-neige. Internet (WWW). "The Emissions Research and Measurement Division - Pollution Calculations pages: Calculate the amount of pollutants created by your snowblower for a given period of time. Pollutants are displayed in grams of carbon monoxide, NOx + THC and estimated CO2." URL: http://www.etcentre.org/main/e/db/db.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-101 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Properties of crude oils and oil products. Prepared by Emergencies Science Division. Jointly funded by the United States Minerals Management Service. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "There are 431 oils in the Oil Properties Database." URL: http://www.etcentre.org/cgi-win/oil_prop_cgi.exe?Path=\Website\river\ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-103E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Chemical synonyms database. Prepared by Emergencies Science Division. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "This database is used to find synonyms of a chemical name and to find the standard IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) name for that chemical." URL: http://www.etcentre.org/cgi-win/chem_syn_cgi.exe?Path=\Website\river\ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-104E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Person-portable analytical instruments database. Prepared by Emergencies Science Division. Ottawa, 1994--. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "This database consists of a survey of commercially available person-portable analytical instruments." URL: http://www.etcentre.org/cgi-win/ppe_cgi.exe?Path=\Website\river\ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-105E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
SPILLS Worldwide tanker spill database. Prepared by Emergencies Science Division. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Internet (WWW). "There are currently 742 Tanker Spills in this database." URL: http://www.etcentre.org/cgi-win/Tanker_cgi.exe?Path=\Website\river\ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-106E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Waves. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Vagues. Internet (WWW). "WAVES, the Libraries' catalogue, contains bibliographic information about the published and unpublished literature relating to fisheries, aquatic sciences, and nautical sciences that is currently in the collections in the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Libraries." URL: http://inter01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/wavesdocs/waves_mainmenu.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-66 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Online catalogue. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Catalogue automatisé. Internet (WWW). "Choose one of the following Library Catalogues: Headquarters' Libraries (Ottawa), Canadian Cultural Centre (Paris, France), Canadian Consulate General (New York, U.S.A.), Canadian Embassy (Mexico, Mexico), Canadian Embassy (Washington, U.S.A.), Canadian Embassy (Dublin, Ireland), Canadian Embassy (Tokyo, Japan), Canadian High Commission (London, Great Britain), Bisson Campus, all catalogues." URL: http://lib-bib.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/extlang*eng Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-100 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Treatment: Canadian directory of substance abuse services. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Réadaptation. Internet (WWW). "This is a database of substance abuse treatment services available in Canada. It includes more than 800 records updated in 1997." URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/trtsrch.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-37 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Guide to employee assistance programs and services in Canada. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Guide des programmes et services d'aide aux employés offerts au Canada. Internet (WWW). URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/eapsrch.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-38 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Educate. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Formation. Internet (WWW). "The database of addiction education programs offered by Canadian post-secondary institutions. It includes certificate, diploma and degree programs and addiction-related courses within various faculties and departments. Approximate size: 66 records." URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/educsrch.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW97-39 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Problem gambling database. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur le problème du jeu compulsif. Internet (WWW). "Directory of organizations and activities addressing problem gambling in Canada." URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/gambdir/gambsrch.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-41 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Directory of addictions organizations in Canada. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des organismes de lutte contre les dépendances au Canada. Internet (WWW). "This is a database of Canadian substance abuse and addictions organizations. It includes more than 2400 records updated in 1998" URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/dirsrch.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-42 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Consortia building database. Issued by the Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being, Childhood and Youth Division. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données pour la formation de consortiums. Internet (WWW). "This database is designed to help individuals and organizations in the formation of consortia to either register their interest as a potential partner or to use the database's search capabilities in finding potential partners." URL: http://ccoe.hc-creative.com/default.asp Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-23 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Cancer surveillance on-line. Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Surveillance du cancer en direct. Internet (WWW). "...this website will provide you with the most current cancer statistics in Canada. You will be able to look at trends in cancer incidence by province and territory, by age group, over time, and for 39 different cancer sites. Both graphs and tables will be displayed and instructions will be available for downloading the information to your personal computer." URL: http://cythera.ic.gc.ca/dsol/cancer/ Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-151 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Cardiovascular disease surveillance on-line. Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Surveillance des maladies cardio-vasculaires en direct. Internet (WWW). "...this website will provide you with the most current cardiovascular disease statistics in Canada. You will be able to look at trends for cardiovascular disease mortality and hospital separations by province and territory, by age group, over time. Both graphs and tables will be displayed and instructions will be available for downloading the information to your personal computer." URL: http://cythera.ic.gc.ca/dsol/cvd/index_e.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-152 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
CHIRPP [Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program] injury reports. Issued by the Child Injury Division, Bureau of Reproductive and Child Health. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: SCHIRPT [Système canadien hospitalier d'information et de recherche en prévention des traumatismes] rapports de blessure. Internet (WWW). "CHIRPP is a computerized information system that collects and analyzes data on injuries to people (mainly children) who are seen at the emergency rooms of the 10 pediatric hospitals and of 6 general hospitals in Canada. Data collection began in April 1990 at the pediatric hospitals and between 1991 and 1995 at the general hospitals." URL: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/brch/injury/index.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-131 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
PRIMO. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: PRIMO. Internet (WWW). "Catalogue of the libraries of Human Resources Development Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada." "Includes all of these: Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) Library catalogue; Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) publications; HRDC Literacy and Plain Language collections; HRDC Office of Learning Technologies collections; Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Library catalogue." URL: http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/primo Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-26 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Electronic Labour Exchange. Ottawa, 1998. HTML. Database. Title in French: Service de placement électronique . Internet (WWW). "The Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) is an electronic employment service that matches work to people and people to work. Using a checklist, employers create a profile of the position they need filled, identifying the skills, education and experience they are looking for. Work seekers create similar profiles, using a skills checklist to describe their skills, education and experience. The Electronic Labour Exchange uses this information to make an exact match." URL: http://ele-spe.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ele-html/provResE.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-36 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canada WorkInfoNet. Issued in cooperation with Industry Canada, The National Life/Work Centre, The Canadian Labour Force Development Board, the Canadian Career Development Foundation. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Info-Emploi Canada. Internet (WWW). "Canada WorkInfoNet is a searchable directory on the Internet. It provides links to hundreds of other sites which offer services and information about career planning, job searching, labour market information, education, literacy, training, and other community services. Canada WorkInfoNet is also a community-based partnership of government departments, non profit agencies and private sector organizations which share a common desire to help Canadians achieve their highest goals in their life and in their work." URL: http://www.workinfonet.ca/cwn/english/main.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-54 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Job bank. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Guichet emploi. Internet (WWW). "JOB BANK on the Internet" is an electronic listing of jobs, work or business opportunities phoned in to Human Resource Centres of Canada by employers around the country." URL: http://jb-ge.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/owa_job/owa/intro.show?cLang=E Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW98-67 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Student planner learning opportunities databank. Issued by CanLearn Information Products Group. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les possibilités d'apprentissage. Internet (WWW). "From this point you will have access to information on learning opportunities available at universities, colleges, and private career colleges in Canada (we've even got distance education possibilities too!)." URL: http://216.208.47.164/canlearn/ci_prog.nsf/frmProgsIntro?OpenForm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-64 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Student planner institutions databank. Issued by CanLearn Information Products Group. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les institutions. Internet (WWW). "This information resource will provide you with information on a wide range of Canadian learning institutions (including universities, colleges, and private career colleges)." URL: http://216.208.47.164/canlearn/ci_inst.nsf/frmSchsIntro?OpenForm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-65 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Tuition fees. Issued by CanLearn Information Products Group. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Frais de scolarité. Internet (WWW). "Quick access to general tuition information from Canadian post-secondary institutions." URL: http://www.canlearn.ca/English/find/college&university/tuition.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-66 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Colleges and universities. Issued by CanLearn Information Products Group. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Cégeps, collèges et universités. Internet (WWW). "A complete listing of colleges and universities, including program and contact information." URL: http://www.canlearn.ca/English/find/college&university/college.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-67 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Academic calendars. Issued by CanLearn Information Products Group. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Calendriers scolaires. Internet (WWW). "Links to online academic course calendars from institutions from across Canada." URL: http://www.canlearn.ca/English/find/college&university/calendar.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-68 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Newspapers. Issued by CanLearn Information Products Group. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Journaux. Internet (WWW). Every college and university publishes at least one campus newspaper. We've collected them all here in our virtual newstand." URL: http://www.canlearn.ca/English/find/college&university/newspaper.cfm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-69 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
OLT funded projects database. Issued under the Learning Technologies Library. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les projets financés par le BTA. Internet (WWW). "This fully searchable database provides details and summaries of projects. Search by province, Call date, sponsor, title, subject, and keyword." "As a partner in building a culture of lifelong learning, the federal government established the Office of Learning Technologies (OLT) within Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), in 1996. The OLT's job is to raise awareness about the opportunities, challenges and benefits of technology-based learning and act as a catalyst for innovation in the area of learning and skills development enabled by technologies." URL: http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/info/index.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-78 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Literature Database. Issued under the Learning Technologies Library. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données documentaires. Internet (WWW). "The literature database is a comprehensive database of books, periodicals, research reports, periodical articles, and other such documents on learning technologies." "30,000 references; links to 500 fulltext online documents" URL: http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/info/index.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-79 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Conferences database: conferences on learning technologies. Issued under the Learning Technologies Library. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données de conférences: Internet (WWW). URL: http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/info/index.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-112 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
International LT initiatives database: OECD and EU countries. Issued under the Learning Technologies Library. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données d'initiatives internationales: Internet (WWW). URL: http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/info/index.html Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-114 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Youth Resource Network of Canada: training and education: colleges and universities. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Links. Title in French: Réseau d'information jeunesse du Canada: formation et éducation: Internet (WWW). URL: http://www.youth.gc.ca/trainedu/univ_e.shtml Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-68 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Youth Resource Network of Canada : training and education : high schools. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Links. Title in French: Réseau d'information jeunesse du Canada : formation et éducation : Internet (WWW). URL: http://www.youth.gc.ca/trainedu/high_e.shtml Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-77 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
[E] REFINFO: responses to information requests. Ottawa, 2001--. HTML. Database. Title in French: [F] REFINFO: Internet (WWW). "REFINFO: the Refugee Information Request component, provides country-of-origin information in either English or French relating to refugees, migration, and human rights issues. It is a compilation of responses to formal Information Requests submitted to the Documentation, Information and Research Branch during the refugee determination process." URL: http://www.cisr.gc.ca/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/refinfo_e? Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW01-03 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
The Internet directory: a compendium of human rights and refugee resources available on the Internet. Compiled by the Research Branch. 3rd edition. Ottawa, 1999--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire Internet: Internet (WWW). "A compendium of human rights and refugee resources available on the Internet... Each annotated entry includes a link to the WWW site it describes." URL: http://www.irb.gc.ca/research/webdir/index_e.stm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW99-116 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Aboriginal supplier inventory. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des fournisseurs autochtones. Internet (WWW). "The ASI lists businesses that can provide a wide range of goods and services including construction. The ASI is a valuable tool for government purchasers and other interested parties who are looking for Aboriginal businesses that can supply the goods and services they need." URL: http://www.inac.gc.ca/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/webasi/ASI_RFA/ASI_RFA.htx;start=HS_ASI_ TABLE_OF_CONTENTS_ASI Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-117 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Northern Information Network directory. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Réseau d'information nordique. Internet (WWW). "The Northern Information Network directory contains close to 500 descriptions of databases pertaining to the Canadian North." URL: http://esd.inac.gc.ca/nin/searchnin.asp Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-119 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
NORMIN.DB: the mineral showings database for the Northwest Territories & Nunavut. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: NORMIN.DB: Internet (WWW). "NORMIN.DB is: a database of mineral showings (or commodity occurrences) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; and a metadata base of exploration assessment reports and other references to geology and mineral exploration in the NWT and Nunavut." User registration and password required for access to this database. URL: http://www.inacnt.internorth.ca/normin/normin_e.htm Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-129 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Housing and infrastructure assets. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Logement et infrastructure. Internet (WWW). "Housing & Infrastructure Assets data are comprised of several key components: housing counts and conditions; water delivery and sewage disposal services; and finally, information on community services." User registration and password required for access to this database. URL: http://esd.inac.gc.ca/edi/home.asp Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-130 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Non-registered on-reserve population. Ottawa, 2000--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Population non inscrite vivant dans les réserves. Internet (WWW). User registration and password required for access to this database. URL: http://esd.inac.gc.ca/edi/home.asp Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-131 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Consumer Information Gateway. Co-chaired by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), in partnership with Service Canada. Ottawa, 2000. HTML. Database. Title in French: Passerelle d'information pour le consommateur canadien. Internet (WWW). "The Canadian Consumer Information Gateway is a pilot project that currently involves over 25 federal government departments and agencies that have an interest in consumer issues... The objective of the Canadian Consumer Information Gateway is to be Canada's most extensive source of consumer information available on the Internet. It will empower Canadian consumers by providing a single-source window to information and contacts for virtually any consumer related enquiry." URL: http://ConsumerInformation.ca/cgi-bin/search.cgi?Language=E Free. (Internet) Cat. No. WWW00-25 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
The rec
