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About Government Information at the R.P. Bell Library, Mount Allison University
Course-related Guides:
GENV3201: Canadian Environmental PolicyPOLS4991: Provincial Politics
Citing Government Information : Use the major Citation Guides (APA Guide, MLA Guide, Other Guides) to learn how to cite the materials you find and create a bibliography. (Other Guides include format-specific guides, e.g. for maps, geospatial data, etc.). The citation guides listed below provide additional tips on citing government and legal information relevant to each section.
Canada
Major & Gateway Sites | Law & Legislation | Statistics | Maps/Geospatial Data | Finding Aids | Research Guides | Citation Guides | Special CollectionsMajor & Gateway Sites
- Official Canada Web Site Links to federal departments & agencies, programs & services, etc. and to the official web sites of the provinces and territories.
Law & Legislation
- CANLII
(Canadian Legal Information Institute)
Provides access to Canadian and provincial statutes, regulations, case law or judgments from various federal and provincial courts and tribunals and the Supreme Court of Canada, all searchable separately or in combination.
- Department of Justice Canada. Justice Laws Web Site The official site for the laws and regulations of Canada.
- LawCentral Canada. Canadian Law formerly Access to Justice Network (ACJNet Canada), by the Legal Resource Centre of Alberta Ltd.
- Parliament of Canada The official site for House of Commons and Senate legislation in the making (bills, debates, committee reports, and related information). See LegisInfo for the status of current legislation.
- Library of Parliament Research publications
A collection of background papers, current issue reviews, legislative summaries, etc. on all major issues affecting Canadians.
- Statistics Canada Search the Statistics Canada web site, or browse by subject, for selected statistics available online.
- BiblioCat Statistics Canada's Online Library Catalogue includes the complete collection of Statistics Canada's documents in print and electronic form, including research papers, working papers and internal documents, from 1918 on.
- Canada Year Book Historical Collection (1867-1967) This collection can be browsed by year or topic or searched by keyword. Also available in print at CA1 BS11 C202.
- CANSIM Statistics Canada's largest database of economic, demographic, and social statistics. Coverage: Historical and current (dates vary).
- Census Information Selected tables of the latest Census information available are on the Statistics Canada web site. For more detailed Census data ask for assistance at the Research Help Desk.
- Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) Data Files, Statistics Canada Access to data files from Statistics Canada surveys. Requires knowledge of statistical software (e.g. SPSS, SAS, etc.). (Access restricted to Mount Allison University students and faculty, for teaching and research only.)
- Financial Performance Indicators for Canadian Business An inventory of key financial ratios for small, medium, and large firms in Canada's major industry groups.
- Historical Statistics of Canada, 2nd ed., 1983. Over 1,000 social and economic statistical tables from 1867 to the mid 1970's. Also available in print at HA 746 .U6 1983 Reference.
- SME Benchmarking Tool (formerly Performance Plus) Provides detailed financial and employment data on small businesses for over 600 industries across Canada. Performance measures include expenses, employment data, some balance sheet and financial ratios, and profitable/non-profitable businesses.
- Trade
Data Online
International trade statistics: Canadian and U.S. trade with over 200 countries, searchable by product, and Canadian trade by industry.
Years available: Last 10 years. Updated regularly with the latest trade data from Statistics Canada and the U.S. Census Bureau. - Statistics Canada Classification Codes:
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By Natural Resources Canada, this online version of the Atlas allows
you to create and print customized maps. Click on “Reference
Maps” <http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference>
for a collection of provincial, national and international maps suitable
for printing (in .jpeg or .pdf formats). Includes base and relief
maps, maps showing lakes and rivers, location of cities, political
boundaries, historical Indian treaties, drainage, federal elections,
parks, time zones, etc. Also links to Toporama with access to topographic maps.
Access: Free on the Internet.
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Canada Land Inventory
These maps by the former Dept. of Regional and Economic Expansion and Dept. of Environment show land capability for agriculture, forestry, wildlife, and outdoor recreation for the years 1965-1978.
Access: Print: CA1 FR84... Government Documents Stacks, R.P. Bell Library. Digital: See GeoGratis
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Canadian Geographical Names
An interactive web site that shows the location of current, officially approved placenames by province and local administrative boundaries and geographic coordinates. Names include land, water and undersea features, cities, towns, etc. See also Geobase.
Access: Free on the Internet.
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Gazetteer of Canada Series
Includes gazetteers for each province, the Concise Gazetteer of Canada, and the Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names. Use to find the exact coordinates of geographical features, towns and cities.
Access: Print: Reference Area Dictionary Stand, R.P. Bell Library.
Digital: See Canadian Geographical Names
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GeoBase
A joint federal, provincial and territorial site overseen by the Canadian Council on Geomatics to provide free access to quality Canadian geospatial data (vector and imagery files):Administrative Boundaries
- includes aboriginal lands, Canadian Geopolitical Boundaries including international and provincial/territorial boundaries and economic zones, municipal boundaries and federal electoral districts.Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED)
- ground elevations at regularly spaced intervals from 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 NTDB and provincial sourcesCanadian Geodetic Network
- horizontal and vertical geodetic control information (geographic and UTM coordinates, etc.), for thousands of points across Canada.Canadian Geographical Names, Level 1 (CGN1)
- a subset of the Canadian Geographical Names Database, shows the location of current, officially approved placenames by province and local administrative boundaries and geographic coordinates. Names include land, water and undersea features, cities, towns, etc.
- available in GML and ESRI shape files; free viewers provided
National Hydro Network (NHN)
- provides geospatial data describing Canada's inland surface watersNational Road Network (NRN)
- Level 1 NRN (NRNC1) is the representation of a continuous centerline for all non-restricted use roads in CanadaSatellite Imagery
- includes Geobase, Landsat and Radarsat orthoimages with the least amount of distortion (geometrically corrected) and the control points used in orthorectificationFor additional information on the GeoBase Portal and NRCan data visit the Center for Topographic Information website <http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/>.
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GeoConnections Discovery Portal
Gateway and finding aid to millions of Canadian geospatial data products which can be searched together by subject, coverage, or format. Includes satellite imagery and aerial photography, datasets, raster data, vector data, and web map services.
Access: Free on the Internet.
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Provides Canadian geospatial data free online: Landsat
and RADARSAT images, atlas vectors, earth observation data and vector/tabular
data including federal electoral boundaries, Census data, Canadian
and North American Conservation Areas databases, Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED), National Topographic Database (NTDB) at 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 CanImage, 1:50,000 & 1:250,000 vector data (with natural and cultural features) for all of Canada (includes 13 themes: hydrography, elevation, road network, etc.) and the Canada Land
Inventory (CLI) with over 1,000 mapsheets at 1:250,000 showing land use and land capability
for agriculture, forestry, recreation, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
Access: Free on the Internet.
- Geological Survey of Canada
Maps and series of publications with maps show surficial materials, etc.
Access: Print copies in Government Documents, R.P.Bell Library, CA1 MS29 ...
Digital files available free for Mount Allison staff, students and faculty upon request via Natural Resources Canada/DSP Agreement (e.g. “A” Series and Open File Maps). Contact: Brian McNally (bmcnally@mta.ca) 364-2237.
Finding Aid: Search for these and other GSC maps on the GEOSCAN Database http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/esic/geoscan_e.php the Geological Survey of Canada’s database of maps and publications.
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This site by Service New Brunswick combines high-resolution aerial photos of the entire province of New Brunswick, property boundaries, property assessment and civic address information, Dept. of Transportation road network data, geographic elevations, streams and hydrographic detail with distance measurement, search capabilities, weather data and the ability to print custom maps.
Access: Free on the Internet.
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Natural Resources Canada
In Spring 2007, Natural Resources Canada made its digital topographic data available free online through the GeoGratis web site:Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED)
- ground elevations at regularly spaced intervals, based on NTDB maps at 1:50,000 and 1:250,000CanImage
- images composed of three spectral bands from Landsat 7 orthoimages, based on the NTDB at 1:50,000National Topographic Database (NTDB)
- 1:50,000 & 1:250,000 vector data (natural and cultural features) for all of Canada
- includes 13 themes (hydrography, elevation, road network, etc.)
- available in ArcInfo Export and DXF formats
- map index and maps also available online at Toporama: <http://toporama.cits.rncan.gc.ca/toporama_en.html>
Support files available from UNB: <http://www.lib.unb.ca/gddm/maps/NRCan.html>Access: Digital data: Free on the Internet via GeoGratis. Print copies of topographical maps in map cabinets, R.P.Bell Library Basement.
- New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources
Mount Allison University receives DNR geospatial files under agreement with DNR for use in teaching and academic research only. Layers available are:
- Buffer coverages from 2002 Management Plans for Crown lands;
- Deer wintering areas (DWA) landbase for Crown land as finalized for the 2002 Crown Management Plans for Crown Timber Licences;
- Ecosite coverages (shows ecological classification including ecoregion, ecodistrict, ecosection and ecosite classifications);
- Forest Development Survey (complete coverage of the province except for restricted land ownership);
- Holder coverages (holder information as found in forest layer (NOTE: Does not match SNB info.);
- Line coverages (single line features including roads, streams, transmission lines and railways, as determined through the DNR interpretation process);
- Old Spruce-Fir Habitat (OSFH) blocks for Crown lands;
- Soils and drainage classes for NB.
Support files available: http://www.lib.unb.ca/gddm/maps/DNR
Access: Mount Allison students, faculty and staff only. Contact Brian McNally (bmcnally@mta.ca) 364-2237. -
Service New Brunswick Geographic Data & Maps (Public Access Files)
This collection of digital map files includes: -
Service New Brunswick Digital Spatial Data Products:
Mount Allison University receives the following SNB geospatial data files under agreement with SNB for use in teaching and academic research only: - Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada provides access to selected maps, data, reference material and related information based on Census geography through the Census Geography page:
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Toporama
Centre for Topographic Information, Natural Resources Canada site provides free and easy access to topographic maps of Canada which show ground relief, lakes and rivers, forest cover, administrative areas, populated areas, roads and railways and other features. Atlas of Canada maps include 1:1,000,000 to 1:30,000,000 NTDB: 1:250,000 and CanVec 1:50,000.
- Mount Allison University Library Online Catalogue Use to find government documents available online and in the library.
- AMICUS The National Library of Canada's union catalogue including the holdings of over a thousand Canadian libraries, many of them government libraries. To limit your search just to federal government publications search the Federal Publication Locator, a subset of AMICUS.
- Canadian Research Index
An index to policy papers, scientific and technical research papers, statistical publications and annual reports from institutions and all levels of government in Canada. 1973 - 2003: Z 1373 .M5 Microform Room Reference; - Government of Canada Publications Catalogue A catalogue of Canadian federal government publications identified by the Depository Services Program.
- Archives Canada Advanced Search Allows limiting searches to National Archives collections, a database of over 1.5 million files created by government departments and agencies as well as descriptions of films, videos, sound tracks, photographs etc. held in the Archives.
- LEGISinfo An excellent research tool for finding information on legislation currently before Parliament. By the Library of Parliament.
- Canadian
Legal Information Institute (CANLII)
This not-for-profit organization provides one-window access to legislation (statutes and regulations), and legal decisions from courts, boards, panels and councils, from Canadian federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions. The search engine can be used to search all sources together, by jurisdiction or document type.
- Finding Canadian Statistics The best guide to Canadian and other statistical data for all subjects, originally by Laine Ruus, U. of Toronto Data Librarian. (Note: Where access restrictions apply, please contact the Mount Allison Library Research Help Desk.)
- Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research, by Catherine Best.
- Contemporary
Canadian Government & Politics: A Practical Research Guide
Provides research tips and annotated links to print and online resources on Canadian government and politics since 1945.
- Doing Legal Research in Canada , by Ted Tjaden.
- Finding and Using Statistics: A Key Source of Information on Canada and Canadians. A guide to the statistics produced by Statistics Canada, including tips on interpreting statistics in general, citing data, and links to more.
- Statistics: Power from Data!
A Statistics Canada guide to using statistical information, intended for students. Covers issues in data collection, processing and use, organizing data, graphing, etc. and problems using information, misinterpreting statistics, etc. - Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation . 6th ed. Toronto, ON: Thomson Carswell, 2006. Prepared by members of the McGill Law Journal, this guide is widely used by judges, academics, and Canadian law journals. KE 259 .C34 2006 Reference.
- Citing Canadian Government Documents -- APA Style, MLA Style, and Chicago Style. By Simon Fraser University Library.
- Guide to Citing Canadian Government Documents. Mount Allison University Library.
- How to Cite Statistics Canada Products. Statistics Canada.
- Legal Citation. By the Queen's University Law Library.
A brief guide with examples of the most commonly used legal citations, based on the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation. - Canada in the Making.
A section of the Early Canadiana Online website that includes (under "Primary Sources") digitized versions of the the documents related to the Canadian Constitution from 1608 on, major aboriginal treaties and related Acts, and key documents related to immigration.
- FDSys (Federal Digital System).
U.S. Government Printing Office site providing access to official U.S. government documents. - USA.gov (formerly Firstgov)
The U.S. government's official web portal for federal government information. Also links to the official state and local government sites and hundreds of aboriginal tribes. - State
and Local Governments, by Library of Congress
Links to the official government web sites of individual states. Scroll down for links to some city, county and other state and local government gateway sites. - U.S.
Government Documents Federal Guides: Ready Reference Collection, by Columbia
U. Libraries.
An excellent collection of links to the most frequently used U.S. government documents, organized
by subject. - U.S. Government Manual The official handbook of the U.S. federal government provides information on departments, agencies, boards, committees, commissions, etc. Searchable and browsable from 1995 on.
- Supreme
Court Collection, by the Legal Information Institute and Cornell University Law School.
Provides all official Supreme Court decisions and summaries from 1990 to the present day and for hundreds of significant historic cases as well. Can be searched by date, topic, party or author name. Also links to oral arguments and briefs.
- THOMAS: Legislative Information
on the Internet , by Library of Congress.
Provides access to bills, laws, House and Senate votes, committee reports, the Congressional Record, information on the legislative process and links to key U.S. historical documents and debates.
- United States Code, by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.
A consolidation of "the general and permanent laws of the United States" organized by subject.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, by the U.S. Census Bureau The most frequently requested statistics in an easy-to-use format. (Latest print volume available at HA 202 .U58 S7 Reference.)
- FedStats A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies providing access by topic, geography and keyword.
- Historical Statistics of the United States,
Colonial Times to 1970
by U.S. Bureau of the Census. HA 202 .B87 Reference.
This 2-volume set includes major social, economic and demographic statistical series.
- U.S. Census Bureau
The official statistical agency of the U.S., this site includes data digitized from the first decennial census in 1790 to the present. - Census
Bureau Geography
The gateway to U.S. Census Bureau maps and geography files.
- Geographic
Names Information System (GNIS)
By the U.S. Geological Survey, this is the official repository of geographic names for physical and cultural geographic features in the U.S. with location by state, county and geographic coordinates.
- National Geospatial Program
By the U.S. Geological Survey, this is a gateway to U.S. government base data, map products and geospatial services online. It includes "The National Map" - the national atlas of the U.S. with hundreds of map themes, topographical maps, hydrographical charts, land cover database, orthoimagery, etc., "Geodata.gov", for federal, state and local geographic data, "Nationalatlas.gov" with map layers on many themes easy to assemble and print, dynamic maps and lots of related information, "Geonames" - a gazetteer for the U.S., and more.
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
A finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government dating from July 1976 to the present. The print Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications should be used for earlier publications.
- CyberCemetery, by the U.S. Government Printing Office and U. of North Texas Libraries, this searchable and browsable site provides access to web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.
- Finding U.S. and International Statistics A subject-based list of the major online sources for statistical information, by Laine Ruus, U. of Toronto Data Librarian. (Note: Where access restrictions apply, please contact the Mount Allison Library Research Help Desk.)
- MetaLib, by the U.S. Government Printing Office. A federated search engine that searches and provides access to reports, articles and citations in U. S. federal government databases.
- Congressional
Information on the Library of Congress Web Site, by Kenneth
Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist.
Annotated links to full-text congressional publications include descriptions of the documents and the years available. Also links to related sites and a glossary of Congressional terms.
- Guide to Law Online, by the Law Library of Congress Public Servcies Division.
An annotated guide to sources of information on U.S. federal government and law online; includes bills, resolutions, laws, debates, journals, roll call votes, etc. Also links to other guides for the states and territories, specific subjects, etc.
- Tapping the Government Grapevine: The User-Friendly
Guide to U.S. Government Information Sources
by Judith Schiek Robinson. ZA 5055 .U6 R63 Reference.
This book is an easy to use, practical guide to the major sources of U. S. government information in print and on the web.
- United States Law Research Guides, by Harvard Law School Library.
- Citing Government Documents. By University of Nebraska Kearney Calvin T. Ryan Library.
Gives examples for U.S. federal and state documents in APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian.
- The complete guide to citing government information resources : a manual for social science & business research.
Cheney, Debora. 3rd ed. Bethesda, MD : LexisNexis ; Congressional Information Service, c2002. Z 7164 .G7 Reference.
- DocsCite. By Arizona State University Libraries.
An automatic citation generator and manual; formats U.S. federal and state documents into APA or MLA style.
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citation. By Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School.
- American
Memory Project, by the Library of Congress.
Select the collection "Government, Law" for links to digitized government collections, or search all collections by keyword.
- Core Documents of Our Democracy, by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
A collection of online federal government documents that define the U.S. democracy and about the democratic process.
- Foreign Relations of the United States,
by the U.S. State Department.
This series of hundreds of volumes contains official documents from Presidential libraries, the Dept. of State, Defence, National Security Council, CIA, Agency for International Development and others, as well as the private papers of individuals involved with formulating U.S. foreign policy.
- 1936 to present: JX 233 .A35 Stacks
- 1943-45: Micro 5035
- 1945 to present: http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments
- The Public Papers of the Presidents of the
United States: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements
of the President, by the Office of the Federal Register,
National Archives and Records Administration.
- 1932/33 to the present: J 80 .A283 Stacks
- recent issues: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/searrch.html
Each volume contains the papers and speeches that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary at the time.
- Science.gov
A search engine and portal for U.S. government science information. Searches over 45 databases and over 2,000 web sites from 14 U.S. federal agencies. - List of Foreign Governments, by Northwestern U. Library. Links to offical government homepages by country.
- GLIN (Global Legal Information Network) By the Law Library of Congress, this is a database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions and other legal sources in their original languages from government agencies and ILOs around the world. The texts and English summaries are searchable by keywords or using the Subject Term Index.
- LII/Legal Information Institute: Law by Source: Global A collection of international law. Links to legal sites and documents by country under "National Law Material".
- Web Sites of National
Parliaments
by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. - World Legal
Information Institute (WorldLII)
Developed by Legal Information Institutes and other organizations, this site provides a common search engine and web access to over 1,000 databases of case law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals and other materials from 20 countries. - International
Statistical Agencies, by U.S. Census Bureau.
Links to national statistical agencies by country.
- National
Statistics Offices, by Statistics Canada.
Links to national statistical agencies by country.
- OFFSTATS:
Official Statistics on the Web, by U. of Auckland
Library.
Links to official statistical sources by country, region, and topic.
- OECD
Statistics Portal
Statistics are provided for OECD countries, by country ("statistical profiles") or by topic. This page also includes a link to the annual OECD Factbook with over 100 indicators per country. Experienced users may want to try the interactive visual presentation tool: Factbook eXplorer. - Finding U.S. and International Statistics (by Laine Ruus, U. of Toronto Data Librarian) Lists major online sources for statistical information, organized by subject. (Note: Where access restrictions apply, please contact the Mount Allison Library Research Help Desk.)
- GlobaLex, by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University.
Under "Foreign Law Research" are links to research guides by country, created by law librarians around the world. There is also a section on comparative law research and international law research. - Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations A 278-page guide by the New York University School of Law Journal of International Law and Politics, First edition, 2006. Provides information on citing and abbreviating foreign and international legal sources. The first section is by country, then by IGO, tribunals, treaties and law cases.
- International Organizations and Related Information, by Library & Archives Canada.
- List of IGOs, by Northwestern U. Library. An excellent list of links to IGOs.
- Europa: Gateway to the European Union The European Union's official web site includes links to all bodies of the EU, publications, etc.
- United Nations The official UN web site. Key sections for researchers, under "Resources and Services": Select: "Documents", "Databases", "Library", or "Maps".
- World Bank The official site of this organization focussing on development and poverty reduction. Select "Research" to find documents by date, topic, region or country, type or series. Select "Data" for access to the World Bank Data Catalog.
- World Health Organization The UN specialized agency for health. Select "Publications" for access to reports and other documents. Select "Data and Statistics" for access to the Global Health Observatory, a data repository, country statistics and other statistical reports.
- World Trade Organization The official site of this global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
- Council of Europe Treaties. Has the full text of all Council of Europe treaties, their explanatory reports, the status of signatures and ratifications, declarations and reservations by member states, Treaty Office notifications. Coverage includes ETS (European Treaty Series) from 1949 to 2003, CETS from 2004 to present.
- EISIL: Electronic Information System for International Law, by ASIL (American Society of International Law).
A large collection of international law searchable by keyword and organized by broad subject areas.
- EUR-Lex: The Portal to European Union Law Includes current issues of the Official Journal of the European Communities, as well as EU treaties, and international agreements, legislation in force and in preparation, competition law, case law, and recent judgments by the Court of Justice, Court of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and the European Court of Human Rights.
- European Parliament Register of Documents From this search screen you can find links to parliamentary debates, committee reports, minutes of proceedings, resolutions, declarations, etc. Search by document type, author, dates or keywords.
- GLIN (Global Legal Information Network) By the Law Library of Congress, this is a database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions and other legal sources in their original languages from government agencies and ILOs around the world. The texts and English summaries are searchable by keywords or using the Subject Term Index.
- LII/Legal Information Institute: Law by Source: Global A collection of international law.
- United Nations Treaty Collection
Select UNTS (UN Treaty Series) for access to treaties and international agreements filed with the UN Secretariat sinece 1946 and to see the status of treaties. The full text of the treaty collection can be searched by keyword, title, participant, date and action. This site also links to the UN Rule of Law web site and related databases and documents. - International Statistical Organizations. By Statistics Canada
- Eurostat The official web site of the Statistical Office of the European Communities links to economic, environmental, and many other statistics.
- UNdata
The United Nations compiles statistics from its member countries on social, economic, demographic, industry, government and environmental issues. This site provides access to UN statistical databases by topic and by country. Country Profiles include statistics on population, economic and social indicators, environment and trade.
- World Bank Open Data
The World Bank collects data from its member countries covering topics such as agriculture, aid, eduction, environment, energy and mining, health, economic policy, poverty, labour, science and technology, social and urban development. The Data Catalog provides access to thousands of indicators from World Bank data sets. Data on this web site are a subset of the Word Bank's Data Bank time series data. - European Parliament Register of Documents Search To see the documents available click on "Document Type".
- Finding U.S. and International Statistics A subject-based list of the major online sources for statistical information, by Laine Ruus, U. of Toronto Data Librarian. (Note: Where access restrictions apply, please contact the Mount Allison Library Research Help Desk.)
- IGO Search By the Union of International Associations. A very basic search engine that allows you to search the web sites of all IGOs (over 3,000) identified by the UIA in their Yearbook of International Organizations.
- United Nations
Official Document System (ODS)
This search engine provides access to the full text of UN official documents from 1993 on (earlier being added regularly) and resolutions from 1946 on. Official documents include those related to meetings of the General Assembly and its subsidiary bodies, conferences and other meetings sponsored by the UN, resolutions and decisions. "Sales" publications can be searched at http://unp.un.org.
- UNBISNET, Catalogue of the Dag Hammarskjld Library Provides access to print and electronic UN documents from 1979 to the present, voting records from 1946 on and speeches from 1983 on.
- ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law A comprehensive and continually updated guide to international legal resources, created by the American Society of International Law, includes human rights, international commerce, arbitration, criminal, economic, environmental and intellectual property law, treaties and more.
- European Union Legal Materials Research Guide By Duncan Alford, maintained at Columbia University Law Library.
- Guide to Researching the Council of Europe By Anne Burnett, University of Georgia School of Law Library.
- International Legal Research in a Nutshell.
By Marci Hoffman and Robert Berring. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2008. 313 p. KZ 1234 .H64 Stacks.
- Internet Access to UN Information by Research Topic By Yale University Library and Social Science Statistical Laboratory.
- United Nations Documentation: Research Guide: International Law Links to international courts and tribunals, UN legal bodies, legal document database, treaties and more. By the UN Dag Hammerskjold Library.
- United Nations Documentation: Research Guide By the United Nations' Dag Hammerskjold Library, this site provides a good overview of the UN's publications and tips on how to work with them.
- Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations A 278-page guide by the New York University School of Law Journal of International Law and Politics, First edition, 2006. Provides information on citing and abbreviating foreign and international legal sources. The first section is by country, then by IGO, tribunals, treaties and law cases.
A gateway to Canadian law at all levels: Municipal bylaws, federal and provincial/territorial statutes, regulations, bills and court cases, all searchable together or by jurisdiction.
Statistics
- Latest edition on CD-ROM, available at the Circulation Desk (CA1 BS61 C224).
- Earlier years on CD-ROM, microfiche, and print.
- For background information, see: "Financial Performance Indicators for Canadian Business: Concepts, Sources and Methods" CA1 BS61 C0057.
Years available: 1993 on. Updated every two years. Based on the Small Business Profiles.
North American Industry Classification System.
This page leads to a detailed listing of NAICS codes for industries, concordance
tables to previous versions, and international standards.
Standard Product Classifications.
Links to a variety of classification standards used by Statistics Canada to collect data on good and services.
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC).
Statistics Canada's classification for geographical areas in Canada.
Vol. 1 has an alphabetical index of place names and describes the
classification and standard areas. Vol. 2 has reference maps showing
the location and boundaries of the standard geographical areas.
Maps/Geospatial Data
Printed maps and atlases produced by the Canadian government include hydrographic charts, topographic maps, geological and soil survey maps, census and electoral boundary maps, etc. Not all are listed here.
Some maps accompanying publications can be found using the online library catalogue. Access: Government Documents stacks and Map Cabinets, R.P. Bell Library. For assistance ask at the Research Help Desk.
Major digital map and geospatial data sets:
Details and links: http://www.snb.ca/gdam-igec/e/2900e.aspCivic Address Data Base
- a file containing civic addresses and geo-reference data for properties in N.B.Digital Topographic Data Base (1998)
- shows natural and cultural features
- includes Digital Terrain Model (DTM) showing elevations in the province and Enhanced Topographic Base (ETB) and features such as buildings, roads, land cover, etc.New Brunswick Atlas
- map of NB in 94 .pdf filesProvincial Theme Maps
- themes include federal and provincial electoral ridings, counties, District Planning commissions, business improvement areas, Crown land, military bases, inland fisheries, First Nations lands, parks, submerged lands and protected areas, municipalities, LSDs and taxation authorities, etc.Reference Indexes and Maps
- includes indexes to topographic maps (DTDB) at 1:10,000 and 1:20,000 and to the National Topographic Series at 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 and NB oil & gas gridsSoftcopy Orthophotomap Data Base
- aerial photos resampled to 4 metres in compressed ZIP files and uncompressed TIFF files
Access: Free on the Internet.
Digital Topographic Database (DTDB)
- shows natural and cultural features
- 1996 and 1998
- includes Digital Terrain Model (DTM) - shows elevations in the province
and Enhanced Topographic Base (ETB)
- support files available: CARIS, Autocad, map index and user’s guideDigital Property Database (‘snapshot’ version)
- property mapping data
- includes: property map files, property attribute: parcel index files, and property
attribute: assessment files
(to access the current, dynamically updated version contact SNB directly)
Landsat Imagery
- Landsat images of NB from the federal government
NB GeoCalc
NB Grid shift files
Softcopy Orthophoto Database (SODB)
- colour photomap series in compressed format
- support files available: CARIS, user’s guide, MrSID viewer free to download
Survey Monuments CD
- listing, location and sketches for existing survey monuments in NB
Support files: <http://www.lib.unb.ca/gddm/maps/SNB/support_files_general.html>
Access: Mount Allison students, faculty and staff only. Contact Brian McNally (bmcnally@mta.ca) 364-2237.
Census Geography Maps
Selected Reference maps and Thematic maps are available free online.
New for 2006 Census: Road Network File, 2005
Digital representation of Canada's national road network. Includes street names and type, direction and address ranges.
Formats: ARC/INFO, MapInfo and GML.
Access: Free on the Internet.DLI (Data Liberation Initiative)
Geography files in ArcInfo and MapInfo formats are available from Census years 1981 to the latest. These include cartographic boundary files, road network files, and skeletal road network files. Level of geography and coverage available varies by census year. Public use microdata files for major Statistics Canada surveys with a geospatial component are also available.
Support files available: Census Geography Files by UNB Government, Data & Maps Department http://www.lib.unb.ca/gddm/data/Ftp-geography.html
Access: Mount Allison students, faculty and staff only. Contact: Brian McNally (bmcnally@mta.ca) 364-2237.
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