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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 and other reference sources.

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Reference sources that cover the geography of Canada and the world. A subcollection of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

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Contains millions of English, French, and Spanish language titles, including e-books, videos, and audiobooks. Find information about publishers, distributors, wholesalers, and book agents; also includes professional reviews, full-text previews, author bios, and upcoming titles. Create bibliography lists.
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Covers 175 countries and many categories of interest to business travelers, including business services, business culture, communications, demographics, money and banking, society and culture, transportation and travel essentials.
This resource will be available until September 30, 2010.

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Access the full-image of the newspaper from 1844 to 2003. 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 1987-2007. 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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Governments Canada
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Grove Art Online
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Full-text access to the quintessential music references: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
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