Guide to Research Econ 481 Constance Adamson Graeme Campbell Fall 2016 Constance Adamson Graeme Campbell Stauffer Library

Today’s session: Searching the economics literature Government information Canadian statistics and tools International statistics

credible resources In addition to academic books, articles, working papers, conferences, data - finding credible and reputable sources means thinking about the range of players involved in the issue and what information they are using and what information may be publishing

academics economists, think tanks, research institutes governments – federal, provincial, municipal and foreign IGO’s industry and trade associations, NGO’s, advocacy groups companies, financial institutions, the ‘markets’ media – newspapers, magazines, tv, social

Search Tools books & ebooks QCAT Summon academic articles subject databases working papers library guides Summon govt’s, agencies, IGO’s library guides think tanks custom search tools research institutes open web News and current events Canadian gov docs More depth next session

Start your search with key words or concept words from the issue description. Brainstorm Make a quick list of synonyms, technical terms, other terms or phrases to express the same concepts, or the opposing concepts. As you search, note which search terms work, which don’t and add to your list as you scan the search results.

In the reports and articles you find look at: footnotes captions on statistical charts and tables References/bibliographies/works cited These are lists of other relevant sources. Find them searching Summon, QCAT, Journals on the library site, RePEc, Google Scholar or on the open web.

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Questions? Contact Info Constance Adamson Stauffer Library 107H 533-6000 ext 74546 adamsonc@queensu.ca Graeme Campbell Stauffer Library 131 533-6000 ext 75798 graeme.campbell@queensu.ca