The Canadian Encyclopedia: A new design by 7th Floor Media makes it easier for you to discover everything you want to know about Canada
VANCOUVER January 19, 2007
The Historica Foundation of Canada today announced that one of the country's most popular websites, The Canadian Encyclopedia online, has been redesigned and expanded to better showcase its uniquely Canadian content. Whether you are searching for information on the greatest Canadian or the greatest Canadian invention, The Canadian Encyclopedia is the source more than a million Canadians turn to each month.
In the twenty years since it was first published, this authoritative resource has been produced in print, CD-ROM, and for the last five years it has existed as a free, bilingual and fully searchable online reference at histori.ca. Redesigned after extensive field-testing with teachers and students, the website incorporates improved navigation and exciting new features including:
- More than 40,000 articles and millions of facts about Canada
- More than 7,000 rich visuals in thematic image galleries
- A timeline of Canadian and world history
- Interactive animations and games, including the popular Canucklehead Quiz
- Reliable links to additional online resources
- Rotating "On This Day," "Quotes" and "How About That" features on the homepage
- An enhanced search engine with spelling corrections
- An archive of Maclean's articles that date back to 1995
- Hundreds of feature articles on a wide range of historical topics