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5. Virtual Reference Library (VRL) http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca This new site from the Toronto Public Library (TPL) offers a host of handpicked and annotated online resources. These are located in the VRL Subject Guide to the Internet (select "Search the Internet"), an index of "about 8,000 - 10,000" sites that can be browsed by subject guide or searched by keyword. While sites produced in Canada are a particular focus, the index contains a large number of international sites. Each of the sites is briefly described, including language used and a Made in Canada flag where appropriate. Top-level subject guides include Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Government, Immigration and Citizenship, and many others. In addition to serving as an Internet gateway, the VRL also hosts a number of the TPL's own collections and indexes, including a digitized version of Toronto City Directories from 1797 to 1900 (up to 1877 now available); Archindont (Architectural Index for Ontario), an index of print articles and books on buildings and architecture in Ontario; and of course, the library's online catalog. [MD] From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0