Realia


 * [|Wintergreen]**
 * A Canadian Learning Materials website
 * You should be cautious about selecting materials from vendor's magazines as their main objective is to see you their product.
 * When selecting materials from vendors, it is suggested that you use personal examination based on set criteria.


 * [|Canadian Association for School Libraries]**
 * A national forum for promoting library programs through advocacy, continuing education, and leadership.
 * School Libraries in Canada (SLIC) have a wide variety of museums providing interactive experiences via the internet including models, simulations, and artifcats.


 * [|Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia]**
 * MOA is a great resource to turn to both for local indigenous cultural artifacts, and well as resources from around the world.


 * School Community**
 * The school community can be an excellent selection tool when it comes to realia, especially when members of the community have direct knowledge, or are caretakers of, the direct knowledge of family, cultural, and religious histories.
 * In collaboration with teacher-librarians and teachers, they may be able to loan family realia, help source realia for library acquisition, or provide consultation on the relevance, validity, or suitability of realia for the library collection.


 * Reenactment Groups**
 * There are a variety of reenactment groups around who spend significant amounts of their time studying past events and eras, and who often build up many resources and reference materials. They may have original items from a historical era, or they may have replicas, which they may be willing to share, or help re-create.
 * One problem of course with such a selection tool, is that not all reenactment groups, or all members of reenactment groups, have the correct information. It would probably be helpful to find groups that include professors specializing in those events or eras.