INFOSOURCES.CA
A selection of some of the best information sources for journalists,
reporters, editors, and researchers, in Canada and abroad.



Sources directory of experts and media spokespersons - Find the media contacts and spokespeople you need for your story. In print and online. Extensively cross-indexed by subject. The subject index is searchable, and in addition can also be browsed.

Connexions - The site of Connexions Information Sharing Services, featuring a directory of primarly Canadian activist and grassroots groups, a library of recent and past articles and publications about working for social change, and links to progressive Internet sites in Canada and internationally.

Parliamentary Names & Numbers - Members of the House of Commons and Senate. Canadian government ministries (federal and provincial). Federal Canadian agencies. Canadian Crown corporations. Federally registered organization lobbyists and federally registered corporate lobbyists. Federal political parties. House and Senate committees. Caucus and critic duties. Embassies, high commissions and consulates to Canada. Candian embassies, high commissions and consulates abroad. Government of Canada. Provincial legislators and provincial governments: British Columbia government, Alberta government, Saskatchewan government, Manitoba government, Ontario government, Quebec government, New Brunswick government, Nova Scotia government, Prince Edward Island government, Newfoundland government, Nunavut government, Northwest Territories government, Yukon government.


Media Names & Numbers - A comprehensive directory of the Canadian media. An subscription includes a 400-page print directory, plus online access for one user for one year. Multi-user online access is also available. The information in this directory is also available as a mailing list and and in database form

The Sources Calendar - A wide selection of events across Canada, with special focus on events and deadlines of interest to journalists, including the "Fame and Fortune" listing of awards for writers and journalists

Sources News Release Archive - Archived news releases from Canadian NGOs and businesses, with a link to current news releases.

HotLink.ca - A newsletter and Web site featuring a wide range of short articles and resource links concerned with publicity, media relations, and public relations

 

Selected Quality Information Resources
Current topics, experts, newsmakers, media contacts

Sources comprehensive subject index for journalists, writers, news editors, researchers looking for experts, spokespersons, scientists, lobbyists, officials, speakers, university professors, researchers, newsmakers, media relations contacts, talk show guests, PR representatives, story ideas, universities, associations, research institutions, lobby groups, NGOs.

Sources Directory The directory of experts media contacts spokespersons news sources.
Sources Calendar Check out newsworthy events from across Canada.
News Releases Media releases from Canadian organizations, companies and institutions.
Getting publicity How to raise your profile and get media coverage with Sources, the directory of experts media contacts spokespeople and news sources.
Media Names & Numbers Directory of Canada's print & broadcast media – Canadian media lists: televison, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, community, campus, ethnic publications.
Canadian government directory Parliamentary Names & Numbers – Contact information for Canada’s federal & provincial governments, MPs, Senators, MLAs, ministries, agencies, political parties, lobbyists.
Connexions Library A catalogue of more than 5,000 resources dealing with social justice, human rights, civil liberties, environment, democratization — Title Index or Subject Index or Author Index including more than 1,000 full-text articles.
Sources HotLink Media relations newsletter with tips and practical ideas to get positive news coverage.
Amicus Canadian national catalogue giving search access to over 30 million records from 1,300 Canadian libraries including Library and Archives Canada. English and French.
Archives Canada Search archival holdings across Canada. Access provincial and Territorial Archival Networks. View digitized photographs, maps, documents and online exhibits developed around Canada's history.
Bureau of Public Secrets Articles from a Situationist perspective.
Canada411 Online phone directory.
Canadian Encyclopedia Online Canadian history and much else about Canada. English and French.
Chomsky.info The Noam Chomsky website.
Clusty Instead of delivering search results in one long list, Clusty groups similar results together into clusters that help you see your search results by topic so you can zero in on exactly what you're looking for or discover unexpected relationships between items.
Google Scholar Search scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Guardian Weekly A global view on the week's international events.
ibiblio Conservancy of freely available digital information, including software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and cultural studies.
IceRocket Blog research tool.
Kartoo Meta-search engine that presents results in clusters of interactive maps.
Libcom A resource for all people who wish to fight to improve their lives, their communities and their working conditions.
Library of Congress Web site Gateway to massive amounts of information. Main site of the U.S. Library of Congress.
Libweb Library servers via WWW. Lists over 7700 pages from libraries in 145 countries.
Marxmail Marxism mailing list: worldwide moderated forum for activists and scholars in the Marxist tradition who favor a non-sectarian and non-dogmatic approach. Puts a premium on independent thought and rigorous but civil debate.
Marxists Internet Archive The most complete library of Marxism with content in over 40 languages and the works of over 400 authors readily accessible by archive, subject, or history.
Middle East Conflict Resources Israel/Palestine: Selected resources for peace justice and human rights.
News & Letters Working out a philosophy of liberation that spells out an alternative to both capitalism-imperialism and religious fundamentalist terrorism.
Online Books Page Listing over 25,000 free books on the Web.
Project Gutenberg Free online electronic library of thousands of books.
Radical Digressions A left-libertarian perspective.
Skeptical Inquirer Encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community and the public. Also promotes science and scientific inquiry, critical thinking, science education, and the use of reason in examining important issues.
Wikipedia Multilingual user-edited encyclopedia.
Wikipedia - English User-edited encyclopedia.
AboutUS Descriptions of websites.
Alexa Website statistics.
Wikipedia - Français Projet d'encyclopédie librement distribuable. Plus de 500,000 articles en français.
Wikipedia - Deutsch Ein Projekt zum Aufbau einer Enzyklopädie aus freien Inhalten in Mehr also 600 00 artikel in deutscher Sprache.
Wikipedia - Español Edición en español de Wikipedia.
Yahoo Internet directory.
Other sites Other sites worth checking.

 

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