Trish Johns-Wilson x2388

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Library website:

Canadiana, Government, Health, etc.

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Follow these four steps: 1. Getting Started – Plan your Search 2. Gathering Information 3. Analyzing and Evaluating 4. Presenting Information and Citing Sources

 Parliamentary Documents ◦ Debates, bills, statutes, gazettes  News Releases  Departmental Reports & Publications ◦ Periodical (newsletters, updates, bulletins) ◦ Print and electronic reports Print versions of government publications are interfiled with the library collection. Find references to them in the Library Catalogue.

 Website bulletins  Web-based databases & repositories  Blogs  Party and Leader websites

 Reference ◦ People ◦ Political landscape (e.g. # of seats per party)  Activities ◦ The legislative process – bills, laws, etc. ◦ News – statements, events ◦ Campaigning

 Party leaders  Cabinet ministers  Ministry heads  Members of parliament  Senators **Do they represent a political party??

Think before you search... e.g. military = federal health = provincial or federal

 Use search engines WISELY ◦ search for the government, party or department, then look within that site for specifics  Use site-specific search tools ◦ Tend to be buried within sites ◦ Not searchable through Google

 Library Website ( ◦ Subject Guides  Government Information  Canadiana  News and Current Affairs  Government information blog:

 Who is the MPP for Beaverton?

◦ Need a postal code…. ◦ Get an address just in case…. ◦ Use Elections Ontario site (

‘Tools’, then ‘Official Past Election Results’

 Who is your MP if you live in Orillia (and your postal code is L3V 7T5)?  What is your riding actually called?

 How many Independents sit in the House of Commons?

Can sort by Caucus (party)

Zero!

 Has MPP Christine Elliott posed questions or spoken on issues recently in the Ontario Legislature? If so, what has she said?

Search by name, date, etc.

- Perspective (who is writing) - Purpose (why are they writing) - Point of view (bias)

 Google “liberal party of ontario”  Check out: ◦ ◦  If you join the party on each of these websites, what entity are you joining?? Is it the same??

 According to your professor’s instructions  Use appropriate citation styles (MLA or APA) ◦ Guides available on library website and at Reference Desk

 Visit the Reference Desk or x2390 ◦ Mon – Thurs 8am-9pm ◦ Friday 8am-4:30pm ◦ Sat & Sun 10am-5pm ◦  Trish: drop in, call (x2388) or