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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Library website:
library.queensu.ca

9. Questions?
Contact Info Constance Adamson Stauffer Library 107H ext Graeme Campbell Stauffer Library ext