"Stand on the shoulders of giants." 'Google Scholar' (beta) search engine for scholarly literature -- peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports.
Official site of the National Library of Canada. Extensive information about collections and services. Digital collections. Numerous on-line research tools include AMICUS and ArchiviaNet.
Lots of well-annotated links to a wide variety of sources of information for "Imaginative or creative writing, prose and poetry of generally recognized artistic value." Includes sub-topics: authors, criticism, awards, literature by time period, &c.
Offers free courses in English grammar, linguistics, English as a Second Language, rhetoric, composition, writing, and access to some academic publications.
"The Canadian Literature Archive...is a repository for information about Canadian writers, novelists, poets, playwrights, essayists, Canadian literary organizations, magazines, publications, texts and library archives." Since 1994; from the English Department of the University of Manitoba.
