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Welcome
This guide leads you to research tools and library services relevant to the Master of Public Service program. As the name suggests, the "Get started" page is an excellent place to begin exploring a topic or to get assistance.
Key library services for graduate students
Collections and services
- Digital equivalent of in-copyright items from the Library's print collections via HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service
- Book Pickup Services and Books by Mail
- The research assistant / proxy card allows you to borrow material on your professor's behalf. Share this link with your professor so they can submit the form to library staff requesting the card.
Course related
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PS 611This is an example of a page that caters specifically to an assignment. These can be created at the request of an instructor.
Liaison librarian
Jane Forgay
Contact:
Jane Forgay
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Do you know about our: Book Pickup and Mail services? You might qualify for these options while the book stacks are closed because of the pandemic.
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Do you know about our: Book Pickup and Mail services? You might qualify for these options while the book stacks are closed because of the pandemic.
Omni, the Library's catalogue. Search for books and articles
Try searching in Omni, the Library's catalogue. You will find books, chapters in books, articles, reports, and more.
Tip: select the second radio button to limit your results to electronic.
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Top three search strategiesThis infographic shows you how "quotation marks" and wild card (?) and truncation (*) symbols can make a big difference in the results you retrieve.
Scholarly articles: top databases
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ScopusPeer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Coverage: 1966 - present -
Politics Collection (ProQuest)Provides abstracts, indexing and full text coverage of scholarly journal articles, country reports, dissertations, think-tank reports, working papers, and government documents.
Coverage: 1919 - present -
ABI/INFORMArticles on business and management from U.S. and international journals and trade magazines, including company histories, competitive intelligence, and product development.
Coverage: 1971 - present -
CBCA (Canadian Business & Current Affairs)Full text of journal, magazine, and newspaper articles relating to business, culture, current events, education, language, agriculture, history, and politics in Canada.
Coverage: 1982 - present
Handbooks
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Oxford Handbook of Canadian PoliticsPublication Date: 2010 -
Palgrave Handbook of the Public ServantPublication Date: 2021