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98-01-Supp (November 4, 1998)
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Table of Contents
- Departmental Publications
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Agriculture and agri-food Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Auditor General of Canada
- Canada Post Corporation
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Canadian Heritage
- Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
- Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
- Competition Tribunal
- Environment Canada
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Health Canada
- Human Resources Development Canada
- Immigration and Refugee Board
- Industry Canada
- International Development Research Centre
- National Gallery of Canada
- National Gallery of Canada
- National Library
- National Research Council
- National Search and Rescue Secretariat
- Natural Resources Canada
- Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Standards Council of Canada
- Statistics Canada
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- Treasury Board
- Veterans Affairs
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- AgriWeb Canada. Prepared by Julia Goodman et al., Canadian Agricultural Library. Ottawa, 1995--. HTML. Database. Title in French: AgriWeb Canada.
Internet (WWW).
"A pilot project to develop a national directory to facilitate remote access to Canadian agriculture and agri-food information resources on the Internet and other electronic sites in Canada.... The site maintains alphabetically arranged listings for resources, both linked (WWW, ftp, Gopher) and unlinked (BBS, listserv, Usenet, library catalogues, electronic publications). These listings are updated each month. For the benefit of regular visitors the site maintains a separate listing containing only the new sites added for the current month. An accessible archive of past monthly 'new site' listings will be added to the application."--What is AgriWeb?
URL: http://www.agr.ca/agriweb/awhome-e.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-23 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Inventory of Canadian agri-food research (ICAR). Issued by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: L'inventaire de la recherche agro-alimentaire du Canada (ICAR).
Internet (WWW).
"ICAR contains detailed information on research projects in agriculture, food, human nutrition, aquaculture and related areas of biotechnology. Currently, ICAR describes over 3,200 projects from industry, universities, and provincial and federal establishments.... For each project, ICAR provides its title, objectives, the known and anticipated impact of the research, a status report and the names of the researchers and the research establishment. It indicates the research effort in terms of person-years and the focus of the research in terms of commodities or resources and in terms of functions or disciplines. Descriptive keywords and the names and addresses of funding sources and collaborating organizations are also included."
URL: http://www.agr.ca/icar/icare.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-25 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Agriculture and agri-food Canada
- AGtran: electronic catalogue of agri-food research technology opportunities. Ottawa, 1995. HTML. Database. Title in French: AGtran:
Internet (WWW).
"AGtran is an electronic catalogue of agri-food technology opportunities suitable for transferring to industry clients for application or for partnering. Preference will be given to the Canadian agri-food industry and investors. Clients will include: Canadian agri-food industry; investors; provincial governments, universities."
URL: http://www.cbsc.org/fedbis/bis/1794.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-19 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agri-Food Trade Service
- ATS online database. Ottawa, 1995. HTML. Database. Title in French: SEA en ligne base de données.
Internet (WWW).
"The purpose of the ATS is to provide simplified centralized access to international market information/intelligence, export trade counselling and export support activities, which will take the exporter from initial enquiry to foreign market. Close coordination between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), and six other federal departments as well as with regional players such as Canada Business Service Centres aims to ensure that clients receive "virtual single window" treatment from any government department or agency that may be their first point of contact."
URL: http://atn-riae.agr.ca/public/menu-e.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-33 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Agriculture Library
- AgriCat. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: AgriCat.
Internet (WWW).
"AgriCat is the national union catalogue of the Canadian Agriculture Library network. Since its formal establishment in 1910, the Library has built one of the foremost collections in the world in the agricultural and food sciences with more than 1.4 million volumes. The Network provides services from the Central Library at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa and its Regional Libraries across the country. The AgriCat database includes close to 130,000 bibliographic records of items catalogued since 1977....AgriCat is not available through the Internet at present. CAL Ottawa holdings may be seen via the CISTI catalogue."
URL: http://www.agr.ca/cal/calweb1.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-31 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Auditor General of Canada
Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development
- Data base of Canada's international environmental commitments. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données des engagements internationaux du Canada en matière d'environnement.
Internet (WWW).
"This database is designed to provide users with basic information about the international environmental agreements Canada has signed and the international environmental instruments it has endorsed. The agreements currently in the database are treaties with an environmental dimension, including those regarding pollution control and prevention, and use of natural resources. The database now contains legally binding international agreements including treaties, conventions and protocols."
"Most of the data have been obtained through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the United Nations Treaty Series, and other reputable sources."
URL: http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/env_commitments.nsf/homepage
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-69 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canada Post Corporation
- Postal code lookup. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Recherche de code postal.
Internet (WWW).
Contents: Look up postal codes for street addresses.--Look up postal codes for rural addresses & post office boxes.--Look up address ranges for a given postal code.--Help on using these forms.--PRECISION: the information newsletter for addressing.
URL: http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/addrm/pclookup/pclookup.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-15 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Retail pricing.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Tarifs de détail.
Internet (WWW).
"Calculate your parcel rates.... Enter information, submit the query, and the system will return the rates applicable to deliver your parcel within Canada."
URL: http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/distrserv/rates/calchome.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-30 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Postal outlets near you.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Comptoirs postaux près de chez vous.
Internet (WWW).
"After you have entered your postal code... the system will return the postal outlets closest to your location."
URL: http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/retail/polocation/location.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-31 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- CBC Television: what's on. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: La télévision de Radio-Canada: horaire TV.
Internet (WWW).
Contents: This week.--Next week.--Program listings: by show; by category.
URL: http://www.tv.cbc.ca/html/what's_on.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-16 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Federal Environmental Assessment Index. Ottawa, 1995--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Index fédéral des évaluations environnementales.
Internet (WWW).
"The Federal Environmental Assessment Index (FEAI) is a master list of all the environmental assessments carried out under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act that have been registered by responsible federal authorities. The index also provides contacts with each assessment in order to provide the public with an opportunity to obtain further information."
URL: http://204.225.191.209/publications_e.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number En104-8/1995-IN Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Heritage
- Canadian directory of new media in the cultural sector. Ottawa, 1995--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire canadien des nouveaux médias dans le secteur culturel.
Internet (WWW).
"This directory is an inventory of various agencies and companies in the art and culture sector using new media. The term "new media" refers to CD-ROMs, CD-Is, multimedia productions, the information highway and virtual reality. The art and culture sector includes both profit-oriented and not-for-profit agencies, companies and associations."--Introduction.
Contents: Introduction.--Production and creation.--Promotion, distribution and documentation.--Museums and federal agencies.--Research centres.--University research centres.--Training.--Electronic networks.--Multimedia consultants.--Associations.--Grants and development and production funds.--Festivals and special events.
URL: http://www.pch.gc.ca/arts/library/medias/index.htm
Free.
Catalogue Number CH4-1/12-1995-IN Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - AC partners. Issued by Attractions Canada. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Le choix AC.
Internet (WWW).
"A listing of interesting attractions."
Contents: Summer phase: list of attractions.--Winter phase: list of attractions.
URL: http://attractions.infocan.gc.ca/english/mainang.htm
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-19 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Find a Canadian-based multimedia company.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Pour trouver une compagnie multimédia canadienne.
Internet (WWW).
"Your search will use Industry Canada's Canadian Company Capabilities database."
"Canadian Company Capabilities....An online database with over 35,000 Canadian companies and 200,000 products and services."
URL: http://www.pch.gc.ca/arts/library/medias/find-e.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-89 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Heritage Information Network
- Museology bibliography (BMUSE). Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Bibliographie muséologique (BMUSE).
Internet (WWW).
"Brings together holdings from many international sources, including the UNESCO-ICOM Museum Information Centre, the Library of the Canadian Conservation Institute, and the Library of the Direction des MusÅes de France. Referenced material includes over 25,000 journals, journal articles, books, and reports published from 1900 to the present. The database will be expanded to include material from other international repositories of museological literature. This database assists museum studies students, museum professionals, curators, researchers, and librarians to keep abreast of current literature in specialized fields. Data are mainly in English and French, but subject key word fields contain data in both languages."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/BMUS/e_hp_bmus.html
$100 per year. (Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW97-42 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Guide to Canadian museums & galleries.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Guide des musées canadiens.
Internet (WWW).
"The Guide to Canadian Museums and Galleries profiles CHIN's member museums and their collections. It includes information about open hours and services. The Guide highlights current exhibitions and special activities and provides links to museum and gallery home pages. The information you will find is updated regularly by the participating museums and galleries."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Museums/e_museums.html
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-43 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Atlantic Canada newspaper survey.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Relevé des journaux des provinces canadiennes de l'Atlantique.
Internet (WWW).
"The Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey is an excellent source of information about goods and services offered for sale in major East Coast newspapers before 1900 and as early as the 1600's. This database documents the region's material culture, providing data on the probable origin and use of the items. The database contains information on such commodities as machinery, transportation and communications equipment, food and beverages, personal household goods, live animals, and crude and fabricated materials."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/ACNS/e_hp_acns.html
$100 per year. (Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-66 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Religious objects database.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données d'Objets religieux.
Internet (WWW).
"The Religious Objects Database contains more than 300 records of objects with corresponding images. Through these objects and the relevant information which accompanies each, you will discover the richness of a cultural and religious heritage. The data are written in the language of each museum or institution responsible for the care of the objects and has not been translated. However, a multilingual lexicon, which is in the process of being finalized, will allow navigation through the terms of several languages."
"The information contained in the Religious Objects Database has been collected in good faith by the Canadian Heritage Information Network and the Ministry of Culture, France."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/ACFR/e_hp_acfr.html
$100 per year.(Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-70 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Bibliographic database [BCIN].Ottawa, 1987--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données bibliographiques [BCIN].
Internet (WWW).
"BCIN is one of three conservation databases first released in 1987.....BCIN's contributing partners have brought together over 160,000 bibliographic records on conservation. A great deal of conservation literature is referenced, including the Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles, books and audiovisual and unpublished materials. The database also includes previously unavailable material from private sources, as well as new information gathered by a worldwide network of contributors. Contributors include Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), Conservation Analytical Laboratory (CAL), Getty Conservation Institute (GCI and AATA), International Centre for the Study of the Conservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), International Council of Museums (ICOM) and International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/BCIN/e_hp_bcin.html
$345 per year. (Canada)
$345 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-71 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Curatorial and Historical Index of publications.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Index des publications sur l'histoire et la conservation des collections.
Internet (WWW).
"This database indexes articles, research reports, and book and exhibit reviews found in the following journals: Material History Bulletin/Review (now published by the National Museum of Science & Technology); Museums Quarterly/Annual (published by the Ontario Museum Association); and Ontario History (published by the Ontario Historical Society). Historians and curators find this database of particular benefit, as do others researching heritage and culture. Data are recorded in English, although abstracts in French are included where available."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/CHIP/e_hp_chip.html
$100 per year. (Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-74 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Palynology database.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données de la palynologie.
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Museum of Nature has created one of the world's largest pools of information on fossil and recent pollen and spores. The Palynology Database includes taxonomic, collection, geographic, preparation, and photographic information on about 15 000 species of plants. Geographic representation is worldwide, with emphasis on tropical and subtropical regions. All specimens come from vouchered herbarium material and therefore represent collections that may be referenced."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/NMPS/e_hp_nmps.html
$245 per year. (Canada)
$245 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-75 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Sponsored research in the history of art. Compiled by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and the National Gallery in Washington. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données recherches commanditées en histoire de l'art.
Internet (WWW).
"This database provides a directory to art historical and related research projects that are currently funded by institutions in various countries around the world. Information on the projects is accessible by geographical area, historical period, medium, discipline, and theme."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/NGAR/e_hp_ngar.html
$100 per year. (Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-77 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian society of zoologists collections.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Collections de la Société canadienne de zoologie.
Internet (WWW).
"A compilation of data collected in a survey by the Canadian Society of Zoologists, this database is an inventory of over 150 zoological collections in Canada. The focus is on scientific zoological collections, with the exception of terrestrial arthropods. It includes collections found in museums, government agencies, universities, and some private collections. This information is being collected to identify, safeguard, and ensure a future for the smaller zoological collections in Canada."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/CSZS/e_hp_cszs.html
$100 per year. (Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-78 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Heritage law bibliography. Compiled by Patrick J.O'Keefe and Lynel V. Prott. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Bibliographie des lois sur le patrimoine.
Internet (WWW).
"The Heritage Law Bibliography is a source of a great deal of bibliographic information pertaining to legal issues surrounding cultural and natural heritage in about 100 countries. Citations are drawn from the international literature and include books, journal articles, conference proceedings, reports of litigation, and government documents."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/HERB/e_hp_herb.html
$100 per year. (Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (Other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-79 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Humanities data dictionary.Ottawa, 1994--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Dictionnaire de données des sciences humaines.
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Heritage Information Network's Data Dictionaries for the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Archaeological Sites have proven to be valuable reference tools for the management of museum and gallery collections and archaeological sites....They promote consistent recording by encouraging standards in database field structure and data format, which are necessary for the exchange of heritage information."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Artefacts/RULH/e_hp_rulh.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-81 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Ship information database.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les navires.
Internet (WWW).
"The Ship Information Database was developed in response to the requirement of cultural resource managers to manage archaeological shipwreck. It contains information about ships that were registered in Canadian ports or sailed in Canadian waters. Although the primary target group for this database is archaeological resource managers, the information will also be of interest to marine curators, archivists, historians and avocationals."
URL: http://susan.chin.gc.ca:8013/basisdbdocs/title1e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-82 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Parks Canada
- Images of Parks Canada. Issued under the SchoolNet Digital Collections Program. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Images de Parcs Canada.
Internet (WWW).
"Parks Canada owns each of the images included in "Images of Parks Canada." You are free to download, save and print any of these images for your school work. You may not modify, create derivative works, transmit or in any way exploit any of the copyrighted material, in particular for commercial use or to receive any personal benefit without previous written authorization by Parks Canada."
URL: http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/schoolnet/pcimages/homepage/homepage.HTM
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-21 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - National historic sites.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Lieux historiques nationaux.
Internet (WWW).
Contents: Introduction.--National historic sites administered by Parks Canada: Search by keyword; Search by geographic area; Search by alphabetical list across Canada or by province.--Policy: National historic sites; Historic canals; Cultural resource management.
URL: http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/nhs/nhs_e.htm
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-40 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - National parks.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Parcs nationaux.
Internet (WWW).
Contents: Introduction.--National parks: Search by keyword; Search by geographic area; Search by alphabetical list across Canada or by province.--Policy: Summary: establishment of national parks and national marine conservation areas.
URL: http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/np/np_e.htm
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-41 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Sport Canada
- Major games and sports events. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Grands jeux et manifestations sportives.
Internet (WWW).
Contents: National games and events.--International games and events.
URL: http://www.pch.gc.ca/sportcanada/Sc_e/EscD.htm
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-20 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Environmental Assessment and Compliance Unit (YEA)
- EIA Training Course Database. Developed by Chantal Davidchuk, Suzy Gauthier and Peter Croal, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database.
Internet (WWW).
"The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) EIA Training Course Database is an information sharing tool about Environmental Impact Assessment training courses and programs from around the world. The database contains key training course information for those interested in attending and delivering courses." This database is updated on an annual basis. The last update occurred in October 1997.
URL: http://www.erin.gov.au/portfolio/epg/eianet/iaia.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-55 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
- Online resources for Canadian heritage. Compiled by Stephen Alsford. Ottawa, 1997--. Links Title in French: Ressources en direct sur le patrimoine canadien.
Internet (WWW).
"This list focuses on Internet resources pertinent to Canadian heritage in the disciplines covered by the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation: archaeology, ethnology, history (including military history and postal history), and folk culture. Other resources are also included if they are considered to provide a larger context for understanding Canada, its history, and the multicultural backgrounds of Canadians. Finally, some general resources are included to help you pursue subjects further afield."
URL: http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/biblio/orch/www00_e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-50 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Competition Tribunal
- Competition tribunal. Ottawa, 1998. HTML. Database. Title in French: Tribunal de la concurrence.
Internet (WWW).
"The Competition Tribunal was created in 1986 when Parliament enacted major reforms of Canada's competition law and replaced the Combines Investigation Act with the Competition Act. This legislation sets the "rules of the game" for the Canadian marketplace. Its purpose is to maintain and encourage competition in Canada, to ensure that firms compete fairly and that markets operate efficiently. The Act gives the role of "watchdog" over the marketplace to the Director of Investigation and Research who heads the Competition Bureau. The Director and the Bureau investigate possible offences under the Act."
URL: http://www.ct-tc.gc.ca/rcteng.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-22 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Environment Canada
- Sustainability toolkits for communities. Issued by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, in cooperation with the Projet de société, Friends of the Earth; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Environment Canada; and Bert Weichel and Miriam Wyman, Consultants. Winnipeg, 1996--. HTML. Database.
Internet (WWW).
"This directory of sustainability tool kits for communites provides a listing of publications dealing with community sustainable development initiatives and "how to" guides. A brief annotation and information on availability and contacts have been provided where available. A list of background literature is available."
URL: http://iisd1.iisd.ca/comm/
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-24E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - National pollutant release inventory.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Inventaire national des rejets de polluants.
Internet (WWW).
"The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) is the only legislated, nation wide, publicly accessible inventory of pollutant releases and transfers in Canada, providing information on a facility-by-facility basis. The inventory is intended to help Canadians develop a better understanding of the nature and quantities of listed substances being released into the environment. The NPRI supports a number of environmental initiatives by identifying priorities for action, encouraging voluntary measures to reduce releases, allowing tracking of progress in achieving reductions and supporting regulatory initiatives."
URL: http://www.npri-inrp.com/queryform.cfm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-25 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Wildlife Service
- The directory of Canadian ornithologists. Prepared by the Migratory Birds Conservation Division in collaboration with the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des ornithologistes canadiens.
Internet (WWW).
"The purpose of the directory is to foster collaboration among Canadian ornithologists."
URL: http://www1.ec.gc.ca/~cws/orn/
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-22 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian bird trends database.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les tendances notées chez les oiseaux du Canada.
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Bird Trends Database is a retrieval system that provides the user with information on Canadian bird species including: population trends, range distribution, and national conservation designations. Population trends are derived from Canadian Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data and are updated on an annual basis."
URL: http://www1.ec.gc.ca/~cws/
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-33 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Environmental Protection Service
- Enviro tipsheet. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Databse. Title in French: Échos Écolos.
Internet (WWW).
"Enviro Tipsheet is designed to highlight the emerging issues, research, people and programs of Environment Canada. It is distributed twice a month, primarily to media."
URL: http://www.ec.gc.ca/tips/en/
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-34 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Search the library catalogue. Issued by the Library, Information Services Division. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Interroger le catalogue.
Internet (WWW).
"The Main Library of the Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade is open to members of the department, other federal and provincial government departments and agencies, the diplomatic corps, non-governmental organizations, Canadian and foreign businesses, academics and students, consulting and law firms, and the general public. The Legal Library is open to members of the department and is available, by appointment, to persons outside the department by calling (613) 992-4383."
URL: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/Link/newcat_b.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-100 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Access DFAIT. Issued by the Library Information Network Kiosk. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Accès MAECI.
Internet (WWW).
"Search the Index of Statements & Speeches and News Releases from the Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade."
URL: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/Link/accessdf.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-101 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - WIN exports.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: WIN exports.
Internet (WWW).
"The World Information Network for Exports [WIN Exports] is the department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) database of Canadian exporters and their capabilities. WIN can only be accessed by DFAIT's Trade Commissioners around the world and by Team Canada partners in Canada (i.e. the International Trade Centres and government departments involved in international business development). Worldwide Awareness of Your Company WIN Exports is used by Canada's Trade Commissioners to identify Canadian suppliers and to respond to overseas contacts. WIN Exports' fax capability is also used to quickly and easily inform Canadian companies registered in the database about opportunities and noteworthy events."
URL: http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/section2/winexp-e.asp
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-21 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - IFInet.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: IFInet.
Internet (WWW).
"IFInet is an information system that provides Canadian exporters with information about international business opportunities financed by the International Financial Institutions (IFI) in developing countries. IFInet was developed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade...IFInet captures and disseminates IFI project information throughout the project development and implementation cycle. IFInet publishes the relevant coordinates of key contacts within the implementing agency in borrowing countries, Canadian Missions and IFI field offices abroad. IFInet provides access to over 2500 projects in more than 18 sectors."
URL: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ifinet/menu-e.asp
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-29 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Health Canada
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
- CANBASE. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: CANBASE.
Internet (WWW).
"This is the Canadian bibliographic database of substance abuse related materials. CANBASE is the national bibliographic database of Canadian substance abuse publications. It is created from contributions from the members of the Canadian Substance Abuse Information Network (CSAIN), which is a consortium of the major substance abuse libraries and resource centres in Canada. The Contribution field shows which network member submitted that record. Approximate size: 8,000 records"
URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/canbsrch.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-36 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Treatment.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Traitement.
Internet (WWW).
"This is a database of substance abuse treatment services available in Canada. Approximate size: 1,200 records."
URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/trtsrch.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-37 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - EAP.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: PAE.
Internet (WWW).
"This is the database of Employee Assistance Programs and Services in Canada. Approximate size: 333 records."
URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/eapsrch.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-38 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Educate.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Formation.
Internet (WWW).
"The database of addiction education programs offered by Canadian post-secondary institutions. It includes certificate, diploma and degree programs and addiction-related courses within various faculties and departments. Approximate size: 66 records."
URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/educsrch.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-39 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Therapeutic Products Programme
- Drug product database. Ottawa, 1998. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les produits pharmaceutiques.
Internet (WWW).
"The DPD contains product specific information on drugs approved for use in Canada. The database is managed by the Therapeutic Products Programme and includes human, veterinary and disinfectant products. It contains approximately 20,000 marketed products. Information available in the database includes Brand Name, DIN, Company, Ingredient(s), Route of Administration, Pharmaceutical Form, Package Sizes, Therapeutic Classification, Pharmaceutical Standard and Veterinary Species."
URL: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/therapeut/htmleng/
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-34 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Human Resources Development Canada
- PRIMO. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: PRIMO.
Internet (WWW).
"The PRIMO catalogue offers web access to the collections of Human Resources Development Canada Library, as well as the library resources of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, National Literacy Secretariat (HRDC), Office of Learning Technologies (HRDC) and Income Security Programs (HRDC)."
URL: http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/primo
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-26 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Electronic Labour Exchange.Ottawa, 1998. HTML. Database. Title in French: Service de placement électronique .
Internet (WWW).
"The Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) is an electronic employment service that matches work to people and people to work. Using a checklist, employers create a profile of the position they need filled, identifying the skills, education and experience they are looking for. Work seekers create similar profiles, using a skills checklist to describe their skills, education and experience. The Electronic Labour Exchange uses this information to make an exact match."
URL: http://ele-spe.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ele-html/provResE.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-36 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canada WorkInfoNet. Issued in cooperation with Industry Canada, The National Life/Work Centre, The Canadian Labour Force Development Board, the Canadian Career Development Foundation. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Info-Emploi Canada.
Internet (WWW).
"Canada WorkInfoNet is a searchable directory on the Internet. It provides links to hundreds of other sites which offer services and information about career planning, job searching, labour market information, education, literacy, training, and other community services. Canada WorkInfoNet is also a community-based partnership of government departments, non profit agencies and private sector organizations which share a common desire to help Canadians achieve their highest goals in their life and in their work."
URL: http://www.workinfonet.ca/cwn/english/hrdcpg_e.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-54 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Job bank.Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Guichet emploi.
Internet (WWW).
"JOB BANK on the Internet" is an electronic listing of jobs, work or business opportunities phoned in to Human Resource Centres of Canada by employers around the country."
URL: http://jb-ge.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/job-html/form-e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-67 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Immigration and Refugee Board
Policy, Planning and Research Branch
- Refquest: question and answer series. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Refquest: série questions et réponses.
Internet (WWW).
"REFQUEST - is a database which contains the research papers in the Question and Answer Series published by the Research Directorate. The papers provide concise and current information on specific issues of interest to the IRB in countries of origin of refugee claimants. The Question and Answer Series includes Chronologies and Human Rights Briefs."
URL: http://www.cisr.gc.ca/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/refquest_e?
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-37 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Industry Canada
Canada Business Service Centres
- Business information system. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Système d'information sur les entreprises.
Internet (WWW).
"The CBSC initiative is the result of cooperative arrangements among 28 federal business departments, provincial governments and in some cases, the private sector, associations, academic and research communities. Currently there are twelve CBSC centres, one in every province, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. The participants and designated federal managing partners who are responsible for the development and management of the CBSCs vary from province to province."
URL: http://www.cbsc.org/fedbis/search.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-27 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
- Canadian trade-marks database. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données sur les marques de commerce canadiennes.
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Trade-marks Database is comprised of all active and many inactive marks that were either applied-for or registered pursuant to the current Trade-marks Act or former trade-mark legislation. The database also includes all trade-marks which were cancelled, expunged, abandoned or refused after 1979, and some, but not all marks which were cancelled, expunged, abandoned or refused prior to 1979."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_consu/trade-marks/engdoc/cover.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-54 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian patent database.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: La base de données sur les brevets canadiens.
Internet (WWW).
"The database contains issued patents and applications for patents that have been made available to the public from October 1, 1989 to the present. This database will be updated on a monthly basis."
URL: http://Patents1.ic.gc.ca/intro-e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-18 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian women inventors.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Inventrices Canadiennes.
Internet (WWW).
"Search our database of over 60 Canadian women inventors."
URL: http://napoleon.ic.gc.ca/cipo/cdn_inv.nsf/Home+Page+View/EnglishHome?OpenDocumen t
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-52 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Corporations Directorate
- Federal corporations data online. Ottawa, 1995--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Données sur les sociétés fédérales accès en direct.
Internet (WWW).
"Corporations Directorate is charged with administering the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA), the Canada Corporations Act (CCA - non-profit), the Boards of Trade Act (BOTA), the Canada Cooperative Associations Act (CCAA)and several other corporate laws governing federal companies, except for financial intermediaries. We also issue and register official documents under the Great Seal of Canada through our Registration Section. Our main lines of business include incorporation and related services such as amalgamation or other corporate charter amendments; dissolution of corporations; ruling on the use of corporate names; collecting and disseminating information on federal companies; and compliance and enforcement activities related to the statutes we administer."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/corpdir/engdoc/corpns.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-17 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Environmental Affairs Branch
- Canadian environmental solutions. Ottawa, 1998. HTML. Database. Title in French: Solutions environnementales canadiennes.
Internet (WWW).
"Canadian Environmental Solutions is a new portable, multi-media information tool designed to provide an instant response to specific environmental problems or situations encountered by all sectors of the economy in both domestic and international markets. Through the use of widely accessible media, such as CD-Rom, diskette or Internet, it provides a compendium of problems encountered in the environment world-wide and the products, technologies and services that Canadian companies can deliver to resolve them."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_indps/canenvir/engdoc/es00001e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-16 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
- Insolvency name search. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Recherche de noms - Insolvabilitié.
Internet (WWW).
"This database contains a record of all bankruptcies and proposals filed in Canada from 1978 to date. It also contains a record of all private and court appointed receiverships filed in Canada from 1993 to date. All petitions that have been registered in our offices are also available in the database. There is a minimum $8.00 charge for each search, including those which result in "no record"."
URL: https://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/bank-search/engdoc/
Price varies ($8 minimum)
Catalogue Number WWW98-39 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
SchoolNet
- The Books of remembrance. Ottawa, 1995--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Les Livres du souvenir.
Internet (WWW).
"Contain the names of Canadians who fought in wars and died either during or after them."
URL: http://vp.schoolnet.ca/books/remember.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-26 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Service Industries and Capital Projects Branch
- Canadian capabilities in international capital projects. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Expertise canadienne internationale en projets d'infrastructure.
Internet (WWW).
"This database outlines Canadian corporate capability and experience in undertaking international capital projects in the following sectors/specializations: Energy; Water & Environment; Health; Information Technologies & Telecommunications; Transportation; Urban Development - non-residential and mixed use buildings."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/ccc-proj/engdoc/homepage.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-50 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Strategis
- Contact!: the Canadian Management Network. Ottawa, 1997--. Database. Title in French: Contact!: Le réseau canadien de gestion.
Internet (WWW).
"Canada's most comprehensive source of contacts for business skills advice, business start-up centres, multicultural advisors and management software tools. Share expertise in business chat rooms, or browse the entrepreneur library."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mangb/contact/engdoc/homepage.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-17 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian company capabilities: connecting you to business opportunity. Ottawa, 1996--. Database. Title in French: Réseau des entreprises canadiennes:
Internet (WWW).
"A multimedia database with over 30,000 Canadian companies and 200,000 products and services."
"All of the information in Canadian Company Capabilities has been provided by the companies themselves, or by other sources external to Industry Canada. Industry Canada assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, currency or reliability of the content."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/ccc/engdoc/homepage.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-27 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Trade data online. Data obtained from Statistics Canada and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Ottawa, 1996--. Database. Title in French: Données sur le commerce en direct.
Internet (WWW).
"Data on Canadian and U.S. trade with over 200 countries, by product and industry groupings."
"The international Harmonized System (HS) of Commodity Classification is employed to keep track of imports and exports of products. Trade data by product is also recompiled by industry groupings following the Canadian and U.S. standard industrial classifications (SICs)."
"The data presented herein concerns only products (i.e. commodities, hard goods or other tangible merchandise). No information on trade in 'services' is available here."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-29 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - National Technology Index (NTI).Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Index national de technologie (INT).
Internet (WWW).
"A newly-approved pilot project of Strategis, Industry Canada's business information World Wide Web service, to assist provincial and federal laboratories, universities and centres of excellence to market their technology commercialization opportunities. It has been developed with the technical assistance of the Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) and is a joint initiative between Industry Canada product line managers for the Canadian Technology Gateway, Trans-Forum, and dISTCovery, as well as the Waterloo Innovation Centre."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_innov/nti/engdoc/search.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-56 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - National Expertise Index (NEI).Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: L'Index national des compétences (INC).
Internet (WWW).
"The National Expertise Index (NEI) is an electronic index containing links to thousands of Canadian researchers located at universities, colleges, federal and provincial laboratories, and centres of excellence. NEI uses a simple interface that allows you to type in the keywords that best describe the research you're interested in and then, within seconds, it will identify all the researchers involved in this area and provide links to their homepages."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_innov/cite/engdoc/search.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-57 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Business integrated database [BID].Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données intégrée [BDI].
Internet (WWW).
"The Business Integrated Database (B.I.D.) is a joint Industry Canada and Statistics Canada compendium of statistical information. The database is organized by SIC-E (Standard Industrial Classification for Establishments). The first 2 digits of this classification are called a major group, the first 3 digits are called a group, and all 4 digits (most detailed level) are called a class."
URL: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_ecnmy/sio/engdoc/bid-e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-61 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
International Development Research Centre
- IDRIS: Inter-agency Development Research Information System. Ottawa, 1997--. Database. Telnet. Title in French: IDRIS :
Telnet address: ddbs.idrc.ca.
Contents: This data base provides information describing research project and other activities located in or concerned with developing countries funded or coordinated by the agencies mentioned above. Data provided includes a description of the research activity, the name of the recipient, institution(s), the resesearchers' names, the geographical area under study, the subject headings and the amount of funds committed.--10,387 references.--Indexing language: English, French.
URL: http://www.minweb.idrc.ca/idrislog.htm
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-45 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - BIBLIO: The IDRC library catalogue. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: BIBLIO :
Internet (WWW).
"BIBLIO is a database describing items in the IDRC Library collection. The Library is part of IDRC's Research Information Management Service (RIMS). Content: Books, journals, videos, microfiches, electronic documents, information about development assistance agencies, IDRC publications, products of IDRC's activities and other research information. Size: 52 187 records"
URL: http://minweb.idrc.ca/bibelog.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-40 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Nayudamma information bank.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Banque d'information Nayudamma.
Internet (WWW).
"The Nayudamma Information Bank contains information about and easy access to technologies supported by IDRC - technologies from the South for the South. Providing contact names for all the technologies described, it is a way of sharing and updating information on technological advancements for international development."
URL: http://www.idrc.ca/nayudamma/index_e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-92 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Gallery of Canada
- Artists in Canada. Ottawa, 1993--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Artistes au Canada.
Internet (WWW).
"The Artists in Canada database identifies the location of documentation files on Canadian artists. Libraries and galleries across Canada have contributed biographical information and lists of their holdings to create this union list. Accompanying the name of each artist are the names of the institutions that have a file on the artist."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/AICH/e_hp_aich.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-65 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Gallery of Canada
- National gallery of Canada library catalogue. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Catalogue de la Bibliothèque du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada.
Internet (WWW).
"The Library of the National Gallery of Canada houses the most extensive collection of visual arts literature in Canada. Its particular strengths are in the Canadiana collections, the history of the Western tradition from the late Middle Ages to the present (with particular emphasis on painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts), and the history and technology of photography."
URL: http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Research_Ref/Reference_Info/NGCL/e_hp_ngcl.html
$100 per year. (Canada)
$100 U.S. per year. (other countries)
Catalogue Number WWW98-80 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Library
- resAnet. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: resAnet.
Internet (WWW).
"resAnet is a Web-based interface to the National Library Catalogue. A subset of the AMICUS database, resAnet provides access without charge to brief records describing the National Library's rich collections. The ability to request materials by interlibrary loan is not provided."
URL: http://www.amicus.nlc-bnc.ca/wapp/resanet/introe.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-42 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - National library's electronic collection.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Collection électronique de la Bibliothèque nationale du Canada.
Internet (WWW).
The NLC electronic collection incorporates formally published Canadian online books and journals. These publications are being acquired, catalogued, and permanently stored at the NLC. Public access is provided on the Internet through the World Wide Web. Catalogue records for Electronic Collection titles, including the Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), are available on NLC's AMICUS system and on resAnet.
URL: http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/e-coll-e/index-e.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-43 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Databases of Gould's papers and recordings.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Bases de données des documents et des enregistrements de Gould.
Internet (WWW).
"Archival textual and iconographic documents...archival audiovisual documents."
URL: http://www.gould.nlc-bnc.ca/econtent.htm#database
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-55 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Research Council
- NRC expertise database. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données de compétences du CNRC.
Internet (WWW).
"The NRC Expertise Database contains information about the expertise available at the National Research Council of Canada. NRC has over 1000 experts in a variety of fields including: biotechnology, construction technology, information and telecommunications technology, infrastructural technology, manufacturing technology."
URL: http://www.nrc.ca/expertise/index.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-64 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
National Search and Rescue Secretariat
- Directory of Canadian search and rescue organizations, 1997-98. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des organismes canadiens de recherche et de sauvetage, 1997-98.
Internet (WWW).
"This Directory is intended to provide the men and women involved in SAR activities in Canada with an inventory of the organizations involved in similar and related activities. It is not intended to serve operational purposes. As well, inclusion in the Directory does not necessarily constitute endorsement or official recognition of an organization."
URL: http://www.nss.gc.ca/html/english/index.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-63 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Natural Resources Canada
Canadian Forest Service
- National Forestry Database Program Issued by the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Programme national de données sur les forêts
Internet (WWW).
The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) founded the National Forestry Database Program (NFDP) in 1990 to establish a comprehensive national forestry database, to develop a public information program, and to provide forestry information to the federal, provincial and territorial policy processes. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), developed and maintains the National Forestry Database.
Contents: National Forestry Database - Summary, 1996.--Compendium of Canadian Forestry Statistics, 1995 .--Forest Regeneration in Canada, 1975-1992.
URL: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/cfs/proj/iepb/nfdp/nfdpe.htm
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-46 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian forest researchers directory. Developed at the Pacific Forestry Centre of the Canadian Forestry Service. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des chercheurs canadiens en foresterie.
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Forest Researchers Directory is an information tool that links forestry researchers in Canada as well as providing the forestry community with the capability to locate and contact experts working in forestry research. Searches can be carried out by discipline, location, activities as well as scientific name searches on species. The directory is open to all Canadian forestry researchers including graduate students.... The directory is maintained by the Canadian Forest Service - Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, B.C."
URL: http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/cfrd/index.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-45 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Earth Sciences Information Centre
- Library union catalogue. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Catalogue collectif de la bibliothèque.
Internet (WWW).
"The libraries participating in the Library Union Catalogue are the Earth Sciences Information Centre (ESIC), Ottawa (which has geologic, geomatics, map, photo and archives collections) and the libraries of the Geological Survey of Canada in QuÅbec, Calgary, and Vancouver. The Library Union Catalogue provides access to the holdings of these four libraries."
URL: http://geoinfo.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/screens/opacmenu.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-87 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Geological Survey of Canada
- GEOSCAN Issued by the Canadian National Earthquake Hazards Program. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: GEOSCAN
Internet (WWW).
GEOSCAN is a bibliographic database of predominantly GSC publications containing over 40 000 bibliographic records concerning the Canadian landmass and offshore regions.
URL: http://nrn1.NRCan.gc.ca:80/ess/esic/gescan_e.html
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-48 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian National Earthquake Database. Issued by the Canadian National Earthquake Hazards Program. Ottawa, 1997--. Database. Title in French: Banque de données séismologiques nationale canadienne.
Internet (WWW).
Contents: This form makes available a subset of the Canadian National Earthquake Database. The subset contains epicentre information for Canadian earthquakes since 1980.
URL: http://www.seismo.nrcan.gc.ca
Free.
Catalogue Number WWW97-49 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Dinoflaj: Dinoflagellate classification database. Rob Fensome, Andrew MacRae, and Graham Williams Dartmouth, 1998--. HTML. Database.
Internet (WWW).
"DINOFLAJ is a database system containing a current classification of fossil and living dinoflagellates down to generic rank, and an index of fossil dinoflagellates at generic, specific, and infraspecific ranks. Dinoflagellates are single-celled organisms that have two distinctive flagella during at least part of their life cycle and/or a special type of nucleus called a dinokaryon. They are probably best known as a principal cause of "red tides" and paralytic shellfish poisoning. A glossary and an extensive list of references for modern and fossil dinoflagellate taxonomic references are included, and all information is hyperlinked for convenient browsing. The system is available in two forms: a web site and a CD-ROM version."
"As of October 1, 1998, the full version of DINOFLAJ will be available online or on CD-ROM."
URL: http://agcwww.bio.ns.ca/pubprod/dinoflaj/dinoflaj/index.html
$70 per year. (CD-ROM)
$70 per year. (Internet)
$105 per year. (both)
Catalogue Number WWW98-91E Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Geomatics Canada
- CCRS bibliographic database. Issued by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Ottawa, 1971--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Banque de données bibliographiques.
Internet (WWW).
"The CCRS bibliographic database contains citations for all of the publications written by CCRS scientists from 1971 to present. Many of the citations are linked to abstracts, describing the papers in more detail."
URL: http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/eduref/ref/biblioe.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-44 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - National Topographic Data Base.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Title in French: Base nationale de données topographiques.
Internet (WWW).
"The National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) is a digital data base developed by Geomatics Canada. It covers the entire Canadian landmass and contains the features normally found on topographic maps at the scales of 1:50 000 and 1:250 000: hydrography, hypsography (contours), vegetation, the road network, roads, the rail network, the electric power network, designated area, land form, wetlands, and manmade features. In addition to allowing map production, the NTDB is highly useful to users of geographic information systems (GIS). For NTDB topographic coverage at the 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 scales, see the index maps."
"Price depend on the quantity of digital topographic vector data in the file or theme, and is established by counting the number of kilometres of lines and the number of points delivered per order. A line is defined as being a linear entity or the delineation of an area measured in kilometres. A point is defined as being a punctual entity."
URL: http://www.ccg.nrcan.gc.ca/ext/html/english/products/ntdb/ntdb.html
Price varies according to format desired.
Catalogue Number WWW98-51 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - CCRS remote sensing glossary. Issued by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Glossaire de télédétection du CCT.
Internet (WWW).
"Our glossary database contains comprehensive listings for radar, optical and airborne remote sensing terms and related acronyms."
URL: http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/eduref/ref/glosndxe.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-93 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian remote sensing companies. Issued by the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Les entreprises canadiennes de télédétection.
Internet (WWW).
"CCRS works closely with over 200 Canadian remote sensing companies to facilitate the development of remote sensing products and services for the domestic and export markets. You can browse through the database by province or search it directly using the form."
URL: http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/comvnts/comp/rscompe.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-94 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB). Issued by the Secretariat of the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN). Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données toponymiques du Canada (BDTC).
Internet (WWW).
"Through Internet, you may access nearly 320 000 currently approved geographical names stored on the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB), Canada's national bank of official geographical names. These names are authorized by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN), through its provincial, territorial and federal representatives. In addition, you may query: 31 000 formerly approved names of historical interest; 3 500 names of undersea features."
URL: http://GeoNames.NRCan.gc.ca/english/query.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-95 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Office of Energy Efficiency
- EnerGuide directory of major household appliances. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire ÉnerGuide des principaux appareils électroménagers.
Internet (WWW).
"An interactive database that allows you to search for the energy consumption ratings of major electrical household appliances....search by selecting the type and brand of appliance. This database will provide you with the energy consumption ratings in kWh and the estimated operating costs of new appliances sold in Canada."
URL: http://energuide.nrcan.gc.ca/databases/index.htm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-46 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Alternative transportation fuels refuelling stations.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Postes de ravitaillement en carburants de remplacement.
Internet (WWW).
"An interactive database that allows you to search for locations of natural gas, methanol and ethanol refuelling stations in Canada....customize your search by selecting the fuel, province and city."
URL: http://alt-fuels.nrcan.gc.ca/atfsearch.cfm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-47 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Auto$mart fuel consumption guide. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Guide de consommation de carburant le Bon $ens au volant.
Internet (WWW).
"An interactive database that allows you to search for the fuel consumption ratings of new and late-model vehicles, starting with 1995 models. You can customize your search by selecting specific criteria such as make, model, engine size, transmission type, number of cylinders and fuel type."
URL: http://autosmart.nrcan.gc.ca/pubs/fcg2_e.cfm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-48 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Merx: Canada's electronic tendering service. Cebra Inc. and Bank of Montreal. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Merx :
Internet (WWW).
"MERX is an Internet-based, national electronic tendering service designed to increase competition and provide a level playing field for businesses competing for procurement opportunities within the public sector. MERX is committed to helping your business gain entry to more government markets - federal, provincial and territorial as well as municipalities, academic institutions, school boards and hospitals - using the latest leading-edge technology."
URL: http://www.merx.cebra.com/
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-90 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services -- Telecommunications
- Government electronic directory services (GEDS) Direct500. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Services d'annuaires gouvernementaux électroniques (SAGE) Direct500.
Internet (WWW).
"Provides an integrated directory of all federal public servants. Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services (GTIS) initiated this project to bring together two directory services it presently manages: the Email Address Exchange Service (EMAX), with X.400 addresses of more than 170,000 public servants, and the Government of Canada telephone directories. Direct500 currently searches the Ottawa-Hull, Atlantic, QuÅbec and Ontario regions directories and will expanded throughout this fiscal year to include the remaining regions."
URL: http://canada.gc.ca/search/direct500/geds_e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW97-32 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - TelecommunicationsGovernment information locator service.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Service de localisation de l'information du gouvernement.
Internet (WWW).
"The Government Information Locator Service (GILS) is a mechanism for identifying and describing government information resources and assists the public in accessing government information. GILS records identify a variety of publicly available federal information resources including servers on the Internet, printed publications, collections, phone-based services, and similar resources."
URL: http://gils.gc.ca/gils/info_e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-86 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Traffic Management Directorate
- Hotel and car rental directory for government employees. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des hôtels et des entreprises de location de véhicules pour les employés du gouvernement.
Internet (WWW).
"The Hotel and Car Rental Directory for Government Employees publishes hotel rates for employees of the Government of Canada at over 2000 hotels worldwide and in addition, lists car rental rates offered by more than 30 companies throughout Canada and the United States. Employees are required by Treasury Board travel policy to use the rates published in the directory for all business travel."
URL: http://w3.pwgsc.gc.ca/hotelcar/text/ehcde.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-56 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Standards Council of Canada
- Standards database. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données des normes.
Internet (WWW).
"Contain titles and abstracts of Canadian standards as well as titles of foreign and international standards."
URL: http://www.ccn.ca/search-front/index.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-57 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Accreditations database.Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données des accréditations.
Internet (WWW).
"Contain information on Standards Council-accredited laboratories and certification organizations, including names, locations, contact information and scopes of accreditation."
URL: http://www.ccn.ca/search-front/index.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-59 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Statistics Canada
- Products and services: Research papers. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Produits et services: Documents de recherche
Internet (WWW).
"Database description: Research papers archive."
URL: http://www.statcan.ca:80/Architext/AT-Research_Englishquery.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-62 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Dissemination Division
- Canadian socio-economic information management system. Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Système canadien d'information socio-économique.
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) is a time series database containing more than 650,000 items."
URL: http://www.statcan.ca/english/CANSIM/index.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-60 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- Search databases: [Marine Reports/Commodity Pipeline Reports/Rail Reports/Air Reports] Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Chercher databases :
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Transportation Investigation and Safety Board Act provides the legal framework governing the TSB's activities. Basically, the TSB has a mandate to advance safety in the marine, pipeline, rail, and aviation modes of transportation."
URL: http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/english.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-49 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Treasury Board
- Info Source: sources of federal employee information, 1998-1999. Ottawa, 1998. Adobe Acrobat. Title in French: Info Source: sources de renseignements sur les employés fédéraux, 1998-1999.
Internet (WWW).
"Will help you, as a current or former federal employee, to locate your personal information held by the government. It will also help you to exercise your rights under the Privacy Act. This book is a complementary volume to Info Source (Sources of Federal Government Information) which contains information about the Government of Canada, its organization and its information holdings."--Introduction.
URL: http://www.cio-dpi.gc.ca/ip/InfoSource/Info_2/Srcs-Empl-Info_e.html
Free. (Internet)
ISBN 0-660-60764-6
Catalogue Number BT51-3/12-1998-IN Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Info source: federal government databases, 1996-1997.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Info source: répertoire des bases de données du gouvernement fédéral, 1996-1997.
Internet (WWW).
"Info Source - Directory of Federal Government Databases is an inventory of federal information held in electronic formats. Entries are listed under the name of the originating department or agency."
URL: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/cio-dpi/infosource/Info_3/Dir-Dbases-ToC_e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-84 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency. - Info source: directory of federal government enquiry points.Ottawa, 1997--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Info source: rRépertoire des centres fédéraux de demande de renseignements.
Internet (WWW).
"Info Source: Directory of Federal Government Enquiry Points is intended for use by the public and by public service employees who respond to reference enquiries. It contains two sections entitled "Federal Government Enquiry Points" and "Titles of Federal Organizations"."
URL: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/cio-dpi/infosource/Info_4/Enq-Pnts_e.html
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-85 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Bureau of Real Property Management
- Directory of federal real property. Ottawa, 1996--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Répertoire des biens immobiliers fédéraux.
Internet (WWW).
"The purpose of the Directory of Federal Real Property is to provide, at government level, a record of: the real property holdings of the Government of Canada; additional information for properties designated as major; the federal government organization units having custody of the real property holdings within departments, agencies, and Crown corporations; and information on the location, use and size of the holdings."
URL: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/DFRP/queries/DFRP2.idc
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-23 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.
Veterans Affairs
- Canadian merchant navy war dead database. Ottawa, 1998--. HTML. Database. Title in French: Base de données des marins marchands canadiens morts à la guerre.
Internet (WWW).
"The Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead Database is an index that can be used to search for the names of Canadian Merchant sailors who were killed while serving in Canada's Merchant Marine. It can also be used to search for the names of Canadian Merchant Navy vessels."
URL: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/historical/secondwar/atlantic/merchant_search.cfm
Free. (Internet)
Catalogue Number WWW98-68 Distributed to non-depositories by the issuing agency.