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Michelle Lake
Political Science, Government Publications, School of Community and Public Affairs & First Peoples Studies Librarian
Political science subject guide
Getting started with your research...
Recommended Journal Article Databases for Poli Sci Research
- Political Science Complete - search for articles in International relations, Comparative politics, International politics, International organizations, Security, Foreign policy, Human rights, Political economy, U.S. Politics, Public policy, Elections
- ProQuest Combined Canadian - search for articles in Canadian politics and government, Canadian public policy and public administration, Quebec politics, Canadian federalism and parliament
- JSTOR - search for articles in Classical political theory and philosophy, Hellenistic, Roman, Medieval political philosophy
- HeinOnline Law Journal Library - search for articles in Law journals, Canadian, American and international law, Constitutional law
- Google Scholar - multidisciplinary -> See also: How to set up Google Scholar to find Concordia Resources
Books & Ebooks
- Sofia Discovery tool - find print books and ebooks available at Concordia
- Worldcat: books worldwide
- Canada Commons (DesLibris/Canadian Public Policy Collection) - Canadian scholarly ebooks, ebooks, government documents,policy documents and other grey literature (non-governmental organization publications, community organization publications)
Newspapers
Canadian Newsstream - Canadian English daily newspapers, including the Globe & Mail, Montreal Gazette, Toronto Star, National Post and many regional and local papers.
Eureka.cc - Canadian/Quebec newspapers and magazines in French and English, includes La Presse, Le Devoir, and L'Actualité.
US Newsstream - Major US daily newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall street journal, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, LA Times, USA Today and many more regional and local newspapers.
International Newsstream - news content from outside the U.S. and Canada, in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Danish, See the Title List.
Factiva - Access to the full-text of international newspapers (Times London, New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian UK, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, etc.) including 500 newswires (Reuters, Associated Press), broadcast transcripts (BBC, NPR, CNN etc), magazines.
Historical Newspapers - Canada, US and international
The Hill Times - weekly newspaper that covers Canadian federal politics.
Information by topic
Governmental, political, legal information
Government Information Subject Guide - start here to locate government publications, reports, commissions, etc.
- Country profiles & reports
- Government Information Databases
- Opinion polls
- Law & Criminal Justice
- Statistics & Data (DLI)
- Guide to Interest Groups/Think Tanks (Queen's University Library)
Websites by topic
Citing your sources
Concordia Citation Guides (APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago)
Government Information Citation Guides (Canadian, American, Legal)
Graduate Library Orientation
Winter 2022
Grad Library Orientation Slides - Click here to download (ppt)
Grad Library Orientation Handout - Click here to view handout (PDF)
Library Services for Graduate Students
Services and Spaces
Services for graduate students include borrowing privileges (up to 100 items), article delivery, help & how-to guides, dissertation support, consultations, and workshops.
Getting Organized
Zotero - manage and organize the bibliographic references you find in library Sophia Discovery tool, databases, and on the web
- Using Zotero workshop handout
Research Data Management Guide - how to organize and store your data
Bibliometrics and Research Imapct Guide - tools to measure your research impact
Spectrum - Concordia's Open Access Research Repository, includes theses and dissertations
Check out the GradProSkills Library Workshops
Library Research Resources
Peer review, Open access and Predatory publishing
How do you know if your journal is peer reviewed? - tools to help you determine the journal's status
Open Access Publishing - What is Open Access? What are the different types of Open Access? How do you assess good Open Access publications?
Predatory Publishers
Predatory publishers tend to campaign aggressively for academics to submit articles, charge authors high fees (often hidden at first) but do not offer sufficient quality control or thorough editorial process.
Many of them accept papers without an appropriate editorial board or peer review process, often including works with poor writing and low-quality content.
Choosing the right journal for your research: predatory publishers & open access - workshop slides (March 29, 2017) with tools and strategies
UBC Library Guide: Publishing a Journal Article & Avoiding Predatory Publishers
Workshops (Winter 2022)
POLI 204/E - Introduction to Canadian Politics N. Ruderman (Winter 2022)
Workshops (Fall 2021)
POLI 203-B - Introduction to Comparative Politics - C. Nikolenyi (Fall 2021)
- POLI 203 - Powerpoint slides
POLI 205 - Introduction to International Relations - M. Lipson (Fall 2021)
- POLI 205 - Powerpoint slides
POLI 204 - Introduction to Canadian Politics - N. Ruderman (Fall 2021)
- POLI 204 - Powerpoint slides
POLI 353 - Principles of Public Policy (Fall 2021)
- POLI 353 - Powerpoint slides
POLI 815/648 - Feminist Critiques of Public Policy - (Fall 2021)
- POLI 815/648 - Powerpoint slides
Workshops (Winter 2021)
POLI 331 - Comparative Party Systems - (Winter 2021)
- POLI 331 - PowerPoint with short instructional videos [scroll through in the order that you see fit]
POLI 327 - Comparative Democratization - (Winter 2021)
- POLI 327 - PowerPoint with short instructional videos [scroll through in the order that you see fit]
- POLI 327 - Worksheet "Getting Started [...] sooner rather than later" [download and complete]
- POLI 327 - Handout - Quick links
Workshops (Fall 2020)
POLI 203 - Introduction to Comparative Politics - (Fall 2020)
- POLI 203 - PowerPoint with short instructional videos [view in "present" mode]
- POLI 203 - Worksheet "Getting Started [...] sooner rather than later" [download and complete]
- POLI 203 - Short quiz and feedback [complete on your web browser]
POLI 204 - Introduction to Canadian Politics - (Fall 2020)
- POLI 204 - Slides with short instructional videos [best viewed in "present" mode if using google slides]
POLI 205 - Introduction to International Relations (Fall 2020)
- POLI 205 - Slides that complement the Sept. 28 live session [includes videos screened in the recording, additional resources and videos, and a feedback form]
POLI 322 - Israeli Political System (Fall 2020)
- POLI 322 - PowerPoint with short instructional videos [best viewed in "present" mode if using google slides; includes worksheet and short quiz]
POLI 366 - Politics of Africa (Fall 2020)
- POLI 366 - Part 1 PowerPoint with short instructional videos [best viewed in "present" mode if using google slides; includes a worksheet]
- POLI 366 - Part 2 Slides that complement the Sept. 29 live session [includes links and feedback form]
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