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Ready Reference provides quick access to common reference tools. Links to online dictionaries and encyclopedias are provided.General sources as well as legal sources are included.

Alberta - Dictionary of Parliamentary Terms      

Babel Fish Translation Translate text or entire Web sites with the Babel Fish translation tool.

Bill Collection and Debt Repayment

Buying a Franchise in Alberta Tip sheet from Alberta Government Services.

Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources Internet and electronic information, with no print equivalents, presents new challenges to scholars. Increasingly information is being published only in electronic formats, and questions about how to cite these sources in academic papers have become frequent at library reference desks. This guide is written for students at the University of Alberta and is not meant to be definitive.

Disabilities and Law Pathfinder (Plena)
This document explains what Disabilities and Law refers to and includes a list of  website resources. (7 pages of Word document.)


Domestic Violence Handbook: for Police and Crown Prosecutors in Alberta This handbook is a compilation of the research, best practices, and knowledge that experts in the area of family violence would agree are essential to effective response by the criminal justice system

How to License and Register a Business (Alberta)

INFOMINE INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.

Legal Aid Alberta Dictionary Dictionary of legal terms and concepts developed by Legal Aid Alberta, an independent society offering legal services to Albertans and accountable to Alberta Ministry of Justice and the Law Society of Alberta.

Librarian's Index to the Internet Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 14,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. LII is used by both librarians and the general public as a reliable and efficient guide to Internet resources.

Memorable Canadians Memorable Canadians is an index of biographies located throughout the National Library of Canada's Web site. The biographies focus on the National Library’s areas of emphasis: Canadian history and society, literature, music, and library and information science.

Search the dictionary and thesaurus online.

Pregnancy and Maternity Leave in Alberta (Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission) Information sheet regarding pregnancy and maternity leave. Information provided by Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission. Printable PDF version also available. 

Security Deposit Interest Calculator Alberta Government Services - Landlord and tenant division

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture. In Canada, providing statistics is a federal responsibility. As Canada’s central statistical agency, Statistics Canada is legislated to serve this function for the whole of Canada and each of the provinces.

The Canadian Encyclopedia With the aid of its partners and the generous support of Heritage Canada, Historica presents this site free of charge to all Canadians and to interested users around the world. The site contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French, the text of the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (in English only), numerous interactivities, feature articles, games, the Canucklehead Quiz, and an extensive timeline of Canadian and world events. The entire text can be searched via the simple search or advanced search and the user can switch languages at any time.

Useful websites for employers and skilled workers (Alberta Government) This document provides a summary of information resources that can be found on the Internet as it relates to: Immigration to Alberta, Government Programs and Services, Foreign Worker Readiness Programs, Moving to Alberta, Employment Standards, Wages & Salary. (30 pages of PDF, July 2007)