Research guides: GGRC26: Geographies of Environmental Governance: Home

Learning Outcomes

Research as Inquiry

You will develop a mind map of your topic and possible ideas of investigation.

You will brainstorm a working research topic by determining the who, what, where, and when of your topic so to determine an appropriate scope of investigation;

You will use various research methods, based on need, circumstance, and type of inquiry;

Searching as Strategic Exploration

You will identify a list of keywords specific to your topic in order to retrieve relevant resources including books, articles in a library database, and popular sources for your assignment.

You will learn to design and refine search needs and search strategies as necessary and based on search results.

Key Resources

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
Citations to journal articles, books, reviews, and chapters in the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.
Indigenous Studies Portal
Full-text articles, ebooks, theses, and government publications, with a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada and a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
GEOBASE
Database for physical and human geography, earth and environmental sciences, ecology, and related disciplines, focusing on the human and social impacts on both.
CBCA Reference & Current Events

Catalogue Search

Lib4Life: Library skills workshops for school and life

The UTSC Library’s Lib4Life workshop series is currently on hiatus.

Please refer to the University of Toronto Libraries’ tri-campus workshops calendar to find other research skills workshops offered online for Fall 2020.