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GGRC33 The Toronto Region

This guide will help students in GGRC33 with finding journal articles, newspaper articles, and credible policy documents for their staff report assignment.

Learning Outcomes

Developing Your Topic

You will brainstorm and present a working research topic by determining the who, what, where, and when (if applicable) of your topic by exploring City of Toronto topic pages. This will help guide your research, reading, and writing of your topic.

Search Strategies

You will identify a list of keywords specific to your topic in order to retrieve relevant articles and reports in a library database, City of Toronto website, and Think Tanks for your staffing assignment.

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

LibrarySearch

Key e-Resources

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.
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.
Ryerson Cities Building Institute

Other Key Resources

PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
International research in public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations. Provides access to journal articles, books, government documents, research and conference reports, and more.

Citation Guide