Almanacs
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/bam/www/numbers.html
Trying to convert miles to furlongs; admiralty knots to knots; bytes to bits? This site does the math for you.
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/units.html
http://www.copi.org/craig/events/today.html
"Includes weather forecasts, gardening and fishing calendars, household tips,
best days, and recipes." http://www.farmersalmanac.com/
"Information Please is the world's largest free reference site. Here you can find facts on thousands of subjects including sports, entertainment, technology, business, education, and health." http://www.infoplease.com/
The Old Farmer's Almanac Internet Site
Along with a history of The Old Farmer's Almanac, one can find long range weather forcasts for cities across the globe. Gardening tips are provided for those interested in horticulture or agriculture.
http://www.almanac.com/
http://www.timeanddate.com/
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_CA-NT2B.aspx
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
Last updated: March 2009
Associations
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Information, facts and statistics on Canadian universities, the postsecondary education system in Canada and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
http://www.aucc.ca/
- This site is part of the Internet Public Librarywhich provides information about various associations, organizations, societies, unions and other groups. They are categorized by broad subjects with hypertext links to groups involved with a multitude of topics.
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/
A national organization of professionals in the provision of distance education in Canada.
http://www.cnie-rcie.ca/
The Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) is a national non-profit partnership of employer recruiters and career services professionals. Our mission is to provide authoritative information, advice, professional development opportunities and other services to employers, career services professionals, and students.
http://www.cacee.com/
Information on the Canadian Library Association including membership, conferences, and publications.
http://www.cla.ca/
The Canadian Museums Association is the national organization for the advancement of the Canadian museum sector, representing Canadian museum professionals both within Canada and internationally.
http://www.museums.ca/
Links to hundreds of professional associations in Canada and around the world.
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/nonpr/profas.asp
- http://www.mla.mb.ca
- Access to information about scholarly societies through web pages arranged alphabetically by name or subject is provided using this site. Information includes serial publications, announcements, standards and a chronology of included societies.
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html
World Federation of United Nations Associations
Last updated: March 2009
Awards/Prizes
Awards & Prizes: Canadian Historical Association
http://www.cha-shc.ca/english/activ/prizes_prix/
"Indexed lists of Hugo, Nebula, Stoker and Aurora nominees and award winners, with links to other literary award sites."
http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/index.html
Canadian Awards and Literary Prizes
"Listed ... are the chief international and national awards that have recognised Canadian literary talents, as well as a representative sample of the local and regional awards that do much to celebrate Canadian writing; each entry describes the prize and enumerates the winners."
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~soules/english/awards.htm
Endowments and Prizes: Canadian Council for the Arts
"The Endowments and Prizes Section of the Canada Council for the Arts administers over 70 annual prizes, fellowships and awards to Canadian artists and scholars for their contributions to the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada."
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/
"Awarded each year for the best Canadian fiction published in English."
http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/home.htm
Governor General's Literary Awards - Canada Council for the Arts
Mystery Writers of America: Awards & Programs
The Edgar Allan Poe awards banquet, held annually, is the highlight event of the year, attended by illustrious authors, guests, editors, publishers, television and motion picture producers from the U.S. and abroad. Attendence affords members an unparalleled opportunity to meet industry notables. The "Edgars" are named after MWA's patron saint Edgar Allan Poe and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various catagories of the genre.
http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=AwardsPrograms
Created by the Nobel Foundation, this English page gives information about the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nelson, the Nobel Foundation, selections, related essays and the Nobel Museum. There is a searchable database of winners, or you can get a list of winners by categories, with brief information about the winner.
http://www.nobel.se/
Official site for news, event information, plus history, behind-the-scenes scoops, and a complete list of all the nominees. http://www.oscar.com/
The home page of the Pulitzer Organization presents winners, past and present, and a history of the award.
http://www.pulitzer.org
The Antoinette Perry (Tony) Awards is one of the theater's most coveted awards and is presented annually by the American TheaterWing for distinguished achievement in the professional theater.
http://www.tonyawards.com
Last updated: March 2009
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