START YOUR INTERNET SEARCH HERE:

1. Librarians Index to the Internet - This site includes descriptions and evaluations of Web pages and directories. Type your subject in the the search box to find web sites.
2. INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - Social Sciences, Humanities, General Reference - This site has a subject browsing area as well as a search box to find information on specific topics.
3. SEARCH ENGINES TO TRY:
1. www.altavista.com
2. www.northernlight.com
3. www.google.com

City of Toronto - the city's official Web site, includes information about the mayor's office, city departments such as the police department, city services, and visitor information

Fodor's Mini-Guide: Toronto - from the makers of the famous travel guides, a quick guide to city attractions; be sure to look at the Web Links

Frommer's Guide: Toronto - includes links to Useful Web Sites, and various maps of the area

Historicity: Toronto Then and Now - compiled by the Toronto Public Library

Tourism Toronto - "The world within a city"

Yahoo! Toronto - A good place to start when searching for Toronto information. There are browsable sections on transportation, community, news and media, or just use it as a search engine.

Toronto news is available from a variety of sources. Here are some options:
 

Using and Evaluating Information Sources

• The Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Web Search Engines
• Evaluating Web Sites
• The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Resources
• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find
• Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals

Writing and Citing - citation style web pages selected by EC librarians

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