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Learning Outcomes

Search Strategies

You will explore the City of Toronto website to find census and demographic data for your neighbourhoods, and staff reports to help support your recommendations for your assignment.
You will identify a list of keywords specific to your topic in order to retrieve relevant newspaper articles in a library database for your Urban Communities & Neighbourhoods assignment.
You will learn to design and refine search needs and search strategies as necessary and based on search results.

Key e-Resources

Neighbourhood Profiles
City of Toronto Website
You can use the search box in the top right corner of the page. Try searching for "staff report" + your topic. Read the report for titles of further relevant documents from the city.

CBCA Reference & Current Events This link opens in a new window

Canadian Public Policy Collection (Scholars Portal Books)
This is a collection of materials from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups and think-tanks materials.
ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS: After you click on the link, choose "Canadian Public Documents Collection" from the Collection drop-down menu below the search box.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window
Citations to journal articles, books, reviews, and chapters in the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.

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UTSC Undergraduate Research & Creative Forum - Application deadline: February 14, 2023 11:59 PM EST (midnight)

UTSC Undergraduate Research & Creative Prize - Application deadline: March 31, 2023 12:00 PM EST (noon)

Patricia and Peter Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize - Application deadline: Sunday, April 16, 2023 11:59 PM EST (midnight)

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