The Libraries are offering trial access to Public Affairs Index, an Ebsco database, until May 4, 2011.
Public Affairs Index is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international commerce and conflict.
Search Public Affairs Index now, and let us know what you think of this resource!
Over 4000 books in the Canadian Health Research Collection and Canadian Public Policy Collection have just been added to the Dal Libraries’ online catalogue. These collections are part of the Canadian Electronic Library which we make accessible to you via the ebrary platform.
Canadian Health Research Collection
Monograph publications from Canadian research institutes, government agencies and university centres working in the area of health and medical research. The organizations included in this collection are very active publishers of primary research in the field. The publications included are both general policy documents as well as those of a specialized technical nature.
Canadian Public Policy Collection
Monograph publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups. The organizations included in this collection represent the leading edge of primary research and opinion in all areas of Canadian public policy. Their publications are vital to the understanding of developing issues in every arena of Canadian public life.
Technical note: These collections require the installation of the free ebrary Reader, which downloads automatically when you open the first book. If this does not happen or you get an error message, please follow these instructions for manual download of this plugin.
Three collections within the “Canadian Electronic Library” from Gibson Library Connections have been purchased for Dalhousie users on the “ebrary”™ platform. Individual titles will be accessible through the Novanet Catalogue. To access the collections now, connect using the link below.
1. Canadian Publishers Collection
This collection provides online access to non-fiction and reference books from Canadian commercial publishers as well as from non-profit and public-sector organizations. More information can be found on the Gibson Library Connections website.
2. Canadian Public Policy Collection
This is a collection of monograph publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups. The organizations included in this collection represent the leading edge of primary research and opinion in all areas of Canadian public policy. Their publications are vital to the understanding of developing issues in every arena of Canadian public life. Over 8000 titles with new titles added every year.
3. Canadian Health Research Collection
This is a collection of monograph publications from Canadian research institutes, government agencies and university centres working in the area of health and medical research. The organizations included in this collection are very active publishers of primary research in the field. The publications included are both general policy documents as well as those of a specialized technical nature. Over 3000 titles with new titles added every year.
Technical note:
These collections require the installation of the free ebrary Reader. The ebrary reader downloads automatically when you open the first book. If this does not happen or you get an error message, please follow these instructions for manual download of this plugin.
