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Have you ever wanted to pick the brains of the smartest people in the world? It's possible! Check out these talks and lectures from some of the biggest thinkers in the world, and you'll boost your IQ by a few points. scroll down to this list

Who's the best to follow on twitter so that you'll have the latest on the world of books? Here are our choices of authors, agents, publishers, book pundits and newspapers around the world. Let us know who you like following too.

" Incredible stories from our world Discover amazing human stories from around the world through television and radio clips from BBC programmes such as Human Planet, Amazon with Bruce Parry and Tropic of Cancer. Human Planet Explorer enables you to browse a selection of clips that showcase man's relationship with the natural environment."

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters. Use the menu above to find a map of interest. To learn a little more about this and other map projections read this: Worldmapper and map projections. We recently added a new series of maps of the world's population using a new mapping technique: Worldmapper Population Atlas

"Freedom to read can never be taken for granted. Even in Canada, a free country by world standards, books and magazines are banned at the border. Books are removed from the shelves in Canadian libraries, schools and bookstores every day. Free speech on the Internet is under attack. Few of these stories make headlines, but they affect the right of Canadians to decide for themselves what they choose to read."

""I think librarians are critical. You're actually seeing, in some places, the role of the librarian is adjunct faculty, or instructional design support, in a way," says Gregg. "The whole world of librarians is going way beyond what somebody who got an MLIS even 10 years ago is dealing with right now. So we're trying to make sure that the people in the services we provide focus on that." Click on the image below for a better look at the new infographic"

Academy researchers travel the globe to understand how the water, soil, plants, and animals interact within the large, complex ecosystems known as biomes. To learn more about the features of the earth's leading biomes, click on an image below

WWW-VL HISTORY CENTRAL CATALOGUE European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Are we Digital Dummies? A very interesting doc on how technology is changing how we interact and communicate with each other.

Take a journey every Thursday night as DOC ZONE explores the major stories of our time. Around the corner, around the world, our cameras bring viewers a sweeping panoramic view of what matters most to Canadians.

The Kids' Lit Quiz is annual literature competition for children aged 10 to 13. It puts readers onto the stage and lets them compete for fantastic prizes. The quiz has heats in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, USA and China, winning teams qualify for national and world finals. The Kids' Lit Quiz is not for profit and run entirely by volunteers.

Some fun questions for your students

This archive of primary documents from the Great War period is international in focus. The intention is to present in one location both primary and relevant secondary documents between 1890-1930.

This is an amazing resource for access to primary source material for Ancient Civilizations, European, Latin American, Asian and Modern History. Your History teachers will love this.