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Currently contains 4 directories: Consultants & Consulting Organizations Directory, Directories in Print, Market Share Reporter, and Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media.

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Conveniently search all Gale series for entries on an author or work.
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A collection of almost 1000 reference eBooks on a wide range of subjects including health, business, biography, the arts, multicultural studies and much more. You can search full text, up to date, authoritative reference sources. Includes encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, travel guides and more. Some chapters are downloadable in PDF format.

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Encyclopedias and other reference works that cover geography and cultures of North America and other continents. A subcollection of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

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Geomatica is the official quarterly publication of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics and is dedicated to the dissemination of information on technical advances in the geomatics sciences. This publication provides a useful mix of practical, professional, and academic articles with opinions and information from Canada and abroad.

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Access the full-image of the newspaper from 1844 to 2009. Includes every article, image, cartoon, advertisement, classified advertisement, birth and death notice published in the Globe and Mail.

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Find Canadian valuations for cars, trucks, SUVs and vans for the years 1987-2012. Includes motorcycle, ATV and personal watercraft data back to 1978. Features new and current average prices as well as an options add-on list and a mileage adjustment selection.

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An archive of the Federal Government of Canada's websites. Dating back to Dec. 2005, this collection preserves previous versions of Canada Post, Agriculture Canada, Transport Canada, and many other gc.ca and .ca sites.

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A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles with content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 600,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 6,300 records.

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