Libraries provide Research Guides listing subject specific resources, for example:
U of T Libraries (UTL) provides access to many scholarly resources
REFERENCE SOURCES
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Guides
BOOKS
PERIODICALS
Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
Scholarly resources need to be evaluated too!
Check facts, timelines, context, biographies, etc.
Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science (or JA61 .B43 1999 REF Pratt)
Encyclopedia of Governance (or JC11 .E53 2007 REF Pratt)
Canadian Encyclopedia (or F1006 .C26 1988 REF Pratt)
Canadian Parliamentary Guide (paper copy only at JL5 .A3 REF Robarts)
Language of Canadian Politics: a guide to important terms an concepts