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Getting Started With Your Research

Identify a list of keywords specific to your topic in order to retrieve relevant news and journal articles in a library database for your research assignment.

Canadian Oxford Dictionary
The dictionary combines coverage of international English with information on English as it is particularly used in Canada. This edition contains 5,000 new words and senses. It features 2,200 uniquely Canadian words and senses, 350 usage notes, 7,000 idiomatic expressions, 5,500 biographical entries, and over 5,600 place names.
Oxford English Dictionary
Full-text guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over half a million words.

Language Navigator (Government of Canada)
Language Navigator allows you to search by keyword or by theme to quickly find answers to questions about language or writing in English and French.
TERMIUM Plus (Government of Canada)
TERMIUM Plus®, one of the largest terminology and linguistic data banks in the world, gives you access to millions of terms in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. You can find terms, abbreviations, definitions and usage examples in a wide range of specialized fields. The data bank is an essential tool for understanding an acronym, checking an official title, finding an equivalent in another language, and much more.
Glossaries and Dictionaries (Government of Canada)
Glossaries and dictionaries for a variety of subject disciplines, including: environment and geography; finance and economics; food and agriculture; health and recreation; industry and business; language and culture; law and justice; science and technology.