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| Theses: |
Theses, or dissertations, are long, detailed
research papers completed to earn a master’s or doctoral
degree from a university. The latest ideas and research areas
are often developed first in theses. If you are about to start
your own thesis work you should check these out to make sure
you are aware of the latest research in the field.
Each university library should have a copy of the
theses written at their university, but the Library and
Archives Canada receives a copy from each Canadian university
so has the most complete collection. They can be borrowed
through interlibrary loan from your library. The collection
also includes foreign theses on topics of Canadian interest or
written by Canadians. From 1998 on theses are available in
full text online through the Theses Canada Portal: |
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Theses Canada Portal. Library and
Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html
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This web site provides free access to the full
text of over 45,000 Canadian theses and dissertations
submitted from 1998 to Aug. 31, 2002. In 2005, another two
years will be available. Searchable, but not available in full
text, are over 200,000 others held by the Library and Archives
Canada, approximately 10,000 records are added per year.
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Canadian Theses. Ottawa: National
Library of Canada, 1947 - 1996 .
Print: 1947-1980 annual
volumes and multi-year cumulations.
Microfiche: 1980/81 –
, with 5-year cumulations. |
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This is a bibliography of all theses in the
National Library of Canada collection. After 1996 see
Theses Canada Portal. |
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Dissertation Abstracts
International. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University
Microfilms, 1952 - . Available in print, on microfiche, on
CD-ROM and online. |
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This is the largest index of theses, covering
all subjects including political science. It indexes all North
American doctoral theses and some master's theses from 1861
on. European theses are included from 1969 on. Abstracts are
available for doctoral theses from 1980 and for master's
theses from 1988 on. Online subsets
available by subscription only: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
and Dissertations & Theses @.
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Doctoral Research on Canada and Canadians,
1884-1983. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1986.
559 p. |
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Organized by subject, with an author index, this book
covers all doctoral theses about Canada and Canadians written
between 1884 and 1983 at universities in Canada, U.S., Great
Britain, Ireland, and Australia. Title, author, university and date are given. Not annotated. |
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| Conference Papers: |
Conference papers are where some of the most
recent research can be found. Sometimes the papers are trial
balloons, or the first stage of future research.
Check
the web sites of associations, institutes, think tanks, and
other research organizations. Papers presented at conferences
and annual meetings of political science associations are
often listed, and sometimes made available in full
text, on the web sites of the body that sponsored or organized
the conference.
In library catalogues there may be an entry for all papers from a conference or their annual meetings. Search for these by the sponsoring body as author.
Common subject sub-headings:
--congresses (e.g. political participation--Canada--congresses)
--addresses, essays, lectures (e.g. Canada--politics and government--addresses, essays and lectures)
Or search by keyword for the topic plus "paper" or "essay".
Some journal indexes (e.g. PAIS) index proceedings
and some specialized indexes exist just for locating the
proceedings of conferences, symposia, expositions and the
like. |
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Sample Collected Papers: |
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Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA). http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/template_e.cfm?folder=conference
Has conference papers from 2003 online.
Papers
Presented at the Annual Meeting. (Or CPSA Papers; title varies.) Ottawa: CPSA. 1970 - present. (1935-1969 these were published in the Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science)
Print and microfiche. |
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Includes cumulative alphabetic and subject indexes. |
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Atlantic Provinces Political Science Assocation
(APPSA). http://ace.acadiau.ca/polisci/appsa
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Has 1996 and 1997 conference papers online. |
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British Columbia Political Science Association (BCPSA). http://www.sfu.ca/igs/BCPSA.html
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Has papers from 1995 in full text. Titles only for other years.
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For links to other organizations see: Research
from policy institutes, think tanks, and other
organizations |
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Specialized Indexes: |
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G.K. Hall Bibliographic Guide to Conference Publications. (Formerly Bibliographic Guide to Conference Publications.) Boston: G.K. Hall. Annual. 1974 - . |
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Index to Social Sciences and Humanities
Proceedings (ISSHP). Philadelphia, PA: Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).
Print: 1977 - 1994. CD-ROM: 1990 - . Quarterly with annual cumulations. Online updated weekly. Rolling file of 5 years.
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Indexes papers from the most important international conference proceedings published in books, reports, series,
preprints, or journal articles. Index sections include:
Category Index (general subjects), Sponsor Index (agencies, societies, associations that sponsor meetings), Corporate Index (the authors' organizational
affiliations), Permuterm Subject Index (keywords from book titles,
subtitles, conference titles, and the titles of the
individual papers), Author and Editor Index, Meeting Locator Index (by country and city).
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Papers First. OCLC, FirstSearch. 1993 - present. Monthly.
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This is an online index to citations of papers presented at meetings, conferences, workshops, symposia and expositions around the world.
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| Essays: |
Essays may be published separately in a journal or book, as a presentation at a meeting, conference or other event. Several essays may also be published together in an edited volume. In each case, they may not be identified as essays.
Common subject sub-headings: -- addresses, essays, lectures (e.g. Canada--politics and government--20th century--addresses, essays, lectures). |
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Library catalogues don't usually provide access
to individual chapters or essays within books. Use indexes or bibliographies for this.
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specialized index for finding essays: |
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Essay and General Literature
Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1900 –.
Print and CD-ROM: Semi-annual with annual and 5-year cumulations. Online 1985 - . Updated daily |
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This index has author and subject access using Library
of Congress subject headings. It is similar to journal indexes
but the "articles" it covers are found in book anthologies and essay collections
instead of periodicals. Indexes over 5,300 anthologies and essay collections published in the US, UK and Canada, covering many subjects, including
politics. For essays on Canadian government and politics
look under "Canada", and any appropriate sub-headings (e.g. --
"foreign relations", or --"politics and government") |
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