This document provides research tips and resources for a POLI 378 course on the Canadian Judicial Process. It outlines the information flow for academic research, how to evaluate sources, and where to find different types of sources. The document suggests using library databases to find peer-reviewed journal articles, consulting subject guides, and using interlibrary loan if articles are not available online. It also provides tips for finding government information through targeted searches or browsing relevant government websites. Office hours are provided for asking research questions.

1. Research Tips & TricksPOLI 378 The Canadian Judicial ProcessMegan Fitzgibbons, Liaison Librarian

2. How big is the internet?

3. 3Google doesn’t find everything….

5. Office HoursEvery Wednesday13:30-15:30Leacock 324B

6. AgendaThe flow of informationFinding academic articlesGovernment informationYour questions!

7. Information flowAcademic analysis

8. Scholarly information timelineWrite-upReviseReviewedResearch studyResearcherConference paper ArticleJournalsFeedback from peers! Revisions usually required. Feedback from peers! Further research conducted.

9. Points to evaluate:CurrencyReliabilityAccuracyPurpose

10. Evaluation taskLook at the characteristics of each article. (No need to read them!)Evaluate the currency, reliability, accuracy, and purpose of the articleMake a judgment: should you use this article for your term paper?

11. 11Sax, David. “Ignatieff for Canada.” Foreign Policy online January, 2006:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3352Not a scholarly article. Use with caution.

12. Matheson, Andrew. “Seeking Inclusion South Asian Political Representation in Suburban Canada.” Electoral Insight 8, no. 2 (December 2006): 24-29. http://www.elections.ca/eca/eim/article_search/article.asp?id=146&lang=e&frmPageSize=5&textonly=false12Publication sponsored by a government agency. NOT peer-reviewed.

13. 13Stanford, Jim. “Canada's Productivity Performance Under the Stephen Harper Government.” Behind the Numbers 9, no. 2 (September 2008). http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National_Office_Pubs/2008/Canadas_Productivity_Performance.pdfPublication by a think tank organization. NOT peer-reviewed.

14. 14Claes, Ellen, Marc Hooghe and Dietlind Stolle. “The Political Socialization of Adolescents in Canada: Differential Effects of Civic Education on Visible Minorities.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 42 (2009): 613-636.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0008423909990400Scholarly, peer-reviewed article.

16. Where do you find articles?

17. Choosing your ingredients

18. Different from searching the web…Databases are like directories for finding academic articles

19. Databases: What’s the difference???Each database provider chooses different journals, books, etc. to include in their index.Some are specialized directories (e.g., only legal journals), while some are broad (e.g., social sciences in general, with a few journals from each discipline).You will find that some of the databases overlap, but they all have some unique content.

20. The Subject Guide

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22. This guide lists links to resources that will help you find information for your assignment.

23. My topicJudicial activism in Canada

24. Search tip 1“Exact phrase”Examples:“Charter of Rights and Freedoms”“Stephen Harper”

25. Search tip 2AND Canada AND constitutionOR ethnicity OR race

26. CanadaCanadianCanad*CanadiensSearch tip 3: fill in the blank

27. Search tip 4Subject wordsLook for the standardized subject words or “descriptors” in the database

28. Research process

29. If not available…If full text is not available onlineSearch the library catalogue for the journal titleUse CREPUQ or Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

30. Off campus?Virtual Private Network

31. Bibliography

32. Roach, Kent.Due Process and Victims’ Rights.Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999.How to find…Look for the title of the book in the catalogue

33. Malloy, Jonathan.“Bush/Harper? Canadian American Evangelical Politics Compared.”American Review of Canadian Studies 39, no. 4 (2009):352-363. How to find…

34. All articles are NOT listed directly in the library catalogue!

35. Malloy, Jonathan.“Bush/Harper? Canadian American Evangelical Politics Compared.”American Review of Canadian Studies 39, no. 4 (2009):352-363. How to find…Look for the title of the journal in the catalogue

36. Finding government information Two strategies: Searching Browsing

37. Finding government informationSearching by keyword Custom Google searchCanadian Research Index

38. Finding government informationBrowsing: who would write about your topic? Government of Canada websiteLook for: CanLII (legislation), Parliament, Supreme CourtMcGill Library government information guide

40. Where do you find articles?

41. Library materialsSubject guideVPN help

42. Ask Us!

43. What are your questions?Megan FitzgibbonsLiaison Librarianmegan.fitzgibbons@mcgill.ca514-398-4696Office hours:Wednesdays, 13:30-15:30Leacock 324B

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