World Health Organization - Global Health Atlas
(for maps of disease distribution)
World Health Organization Factsheets World Health Organization - Global Health Atlas (for maps of disease distribution) History Education Network: Links to Online Collections of Primary Sources: Specific Topics in Canadian History
A. BOOKS: Check the REMSS library catalogue for books on political parties. Books often provide good overviews.
B. DATABASES: The Canadian Encylcopedia is available through the databases or free online. For more detailed info, use EBSCOHOST, and choose the Canadian Student Research Centre. (The Canadian Press published a series of QUICK FACTS about parties in 2011.) C. Online resources (Recommended starting point):
Cities Around the World presents over 6,100 photographic images from the slide collections of the American Geographical Society Library. The images selected for this project focus on architecture, city life, people, transportation and other aspects of urban development, such as neighborhoods, commercial streets, and business districts. Also has a world map.
Books
Search for books from our library catalogue, or ask Ms Hewitt for the books on reserve. Overnight loan. Databases (click on databases from the homepage) WorldBook Encyclopedia Robin Hood BBC History: Robin Hood & his Historical context http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/robin_01.shtml Children in the Middle Ages Children in Medieval England http://www.representingchildhood.pitt.edu/medieval_child.htm Growing up in Medieval London (Google books - excerpts) http://goo.gl/t6e9E Medieval Tournaments All things medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World by R. A. Johnson (Google books - excerpts). pp 691- 698 = Tournaments http://goo.gl/aWTDw King René's Tournament book (transl. from medieval French - extremely detailed; old language style) http://www.princeton.edu/~ezb/rene/reneoutl.html Links for Primary Sources Assignment: A. Writings (text): prose, poetry, lyrics etc. Internet Medieval Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.asp B. Other: frescoes (paintings), sculptures, artifacts, stained glass, armour, illuminations & manuscripts & books, music, architectural features (gargoyles), sculptures, drawings (garden designs) and more... Here are a few suggestions to get you started - http://www.medievalbooksofhours.com/booksofhours.php http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/taps/hd_taps.htm http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/music/ http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/29.154.3 http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1986.285.1,2 C. General resources: The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/ When researching World Religions, begin with: *published books (see library catalogue, or browse the 200's) & ebooks *published information from our online databases (WorldBook, EbscoHost. Gale ebooks) If searching for other web-based resources:
*check who as written them & why to determine their accuracy (If using Wikipedia, don't use flagged articles or those under revision) Explorers by Nationality & Region:
European Voyages of Exploration Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration Elizabethan Era: Famous Explorers Age of Exploration (Mr. Nussbaum) (includes maps & interactive activities) Library and Archives Canada: Passages, a treasure trove of North American Explorers Collections Canada: long list of Explorers of Canada (also includes primary sources) Individual Explorers: BBC: Captain James Cook Royal Geographic Society: David Livingstone & accompanying African explorers U. Berkeley: Ibn Battuta Primary Sources: letters, first-hand accounts, maps etc. Internet HIstory Sourcebooks: The European Age of Discovery (Columbus, Magellan, Vespucci & many more from all areas of the world, incl. Africa & Asia) see also Internet Medieval Sourcebooks: Exploration & Expansion Booklets from Collections Canada on Canadians of dozens of ethnic backgrounds, their his
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