We want our students to be aware of the rich resources on the net & the publishers they can count on
1. Open access to cultural riches
2. Nonprofit institutions who create them
Examples of Online Jewels
- Annenburg Foundation VOD
- BBC History
- Big Think
- Historica / Canadian Encyclopedia
- CBC Archives
- E-Fauna BC: electronic atlas of the wildlife of British Columbia
- E-Flora BC; electronic atlas of the plants of British Columbia
- Europeana
- Google Books
- Internet Archives
- Intute World Guide
- Library and Archives Canada
- Magnum Photography
- Merck Manuals
- Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary
- National Archives
- New York Times
- Newseum
- NFB
- No Fear Shakespeare
- Primary sources in the history of Westen Civilization
- Poetry 180
- Smithsonian Encyclopedia
- TED Talks
- Thirteen Ed Online (PBS)
- Tree of Life Web Project
- Wikipedia
- WikiSky
Canadian Memory Institutions: RACING TO DIGITIZE & SAVE KNOWLEDGE FOR POSTERITY
By Genre:
- Databases (now available to BC students & teachers at home & schools)
resources
- 1 a: a source of supply or support : an available means —usually used in plural b: a natural source of wealth or revenue —often used in plural c: a natural feature or phenomenon that enhances the quality of human life d: computable wealth —usually used in plural e: a source of information or expertise2: something to which one has recourse in difficulty : expedient3: a possibility of relief or recovery4: a means of spending one's leisure time5: an ability to meet and handle a situation
resourceful
: able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
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