It should come as no surprise that some of the best for reference work are designed by librarians. These resources don't necessarily provide the answer; rather they help point you in the right direction. Such sites are good for finding links to frequently used and reliable sources.

• Digital Librarian
• a librarian's choice of the best of the Web sites arranged by subject


• Lii.org / Librarians' Index to the Internet
• Annotated Subject Directory developed by a librarian

• The Internet Public Library - organized by topic


• Reference Desk: an amazing compilation of reference resources from magazines, newspapers, and headlines to dictionaries, encyclopedia, and translators, including listings under subject headings


• Statistics Canada Website - instant access to timely statistics about Canada and its ever-changing people


• Writers Free Reference a list of free reference sites useful to writers and anyone else looking for free information


• Infoplease "all the knowledge you need"


• Fact Monster


• American Library Association's Great Websites for kids lists under subject areas


• Great Websites for Parents, Teens, Kids and Educators a huge directory of resources listed by subject and topic

1. General Subject Directories
• Cathy Schrock's listing of directories
• Bigchalk
• The Internet Public Library
• Librarians' Index to the Internet from California State Library
• Open Directory Project
• About.com
• Recommended Internet Resources (by Subject) from the library staff at the University of Haifa
• Resources by Subject from the University of Connecticut Libraries
• Ask Jeeves! specializes in natural language searches; sometimes this works, and sometimes it fails miserably
• The WWW Virtual Library seems to have more than nine lives; just when you have concluded that it's obsolete, it seems to revive itself - worth another look
• The High School Hub: this has links for all subject areas with a secondary school focus

2. Canadian Directories
• Canadian Studies: A Guide to the Sources
• Canadian Information By Subject: Alphabetical Order a great listing from the National Library of Canada
• Canadian Information By Subject: Subject Order same list, but in subject order
• Sources for Canadian Statistics from GDSourcing
• Inventory of Canadian Digital Initiatives from the National Library of Canada
• Canadian sites by topics from Carnegie Mellon University
• Ontario Reference Service: Ready Reference Sources is excellent for all sorts of familiar and not-so-familiar information links
• Virtual Museum of Canada is a directory, a museum, a teacher's handbook, etc.

3. Curriculum-Focused Directories
• Canada's Schoolnet Learning Resources
• Discovery Channel School
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators from Discovery Channel
• Busy Teachers' WebSite K-12
• OneKey directory and search engine
• Web Directory of Educational Sites from OSSTF
• The Argus Clearinghouse
• Education Resources Index from Caroline County Public Schools in Maryland
• Ask Jeeves for Kids elementary school focus
• Yahooligans elementary school focus
• Bess elementary school focus

4. Portals and Popular General Directories
• AOL
• Canada Online
• Excite
• Handilinks
• Lycos
• Microsoft
• Refdesk.com
• StudyWeb: an excellent site for all subject areas
• Miningco.com
• Sympatico
• Yahoo
• looksmartCanada
• Web Portals from Open Directory

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