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Finding and Tracking Online Media
- Google Alerts - Receive email alerts of newly-published web content, based on keywords or phrases
- Google News - Create an account (or use an existing Gmail account) to choose specific topics and/or publications to follow
- Twitter Advanced Search - Search by keyword, hashtags, and specific accounts
- Reddit - Focus on subreddits, such as WorldNews, News, Science, Canada, Technology, etc.
- NationalNewsWatch - Canadian news aggregator
- Think Tank Search - Custom Google search
- Government Information - Custom Google search
- News Resources Guide
Websites for News Releases
- Canada News (Government of Canada)
- City of Ottawa
- The Daily (Statistics Canada) - Updates on key indicators and other topics relating to Canadians
- European Union
- Federal Government Departments (Canada)
- Global Affairs Canada
- Government of Ontario
- Government of Quebec
- National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces
- United Nations
- Ville de Gatineau
- The World Bank
Search Statements for Databases using Boolean Operators
- Boolean Operators
- AND - oilsands AND environment
- OR - "oil sands" OR oilsands
- Quotes
- to find phrases - "climate change"
- Truncation
- develop* - will find develop, developing, development, etc.
- Example:
- ("oil sands" OR oilsands) AND (environment OR "climate change") AND develop*
Academic Literature (Boolean Operators)
- For a cross-disciplinary search, use the Omni search on the Library's homepage
- For subject specific databases, explore the Subject Guides
- For books, use the Library's Omni tool and use the Print/Physical Item filter
News Databases (Boolean Operators)
- Canadian Newsstream - Best source of Canadian Newspapers
- Eureka.cc - Canadian French-language and Aboriginal publications
- Factiva - International coverage with excellent search features
- PressReader - (Current) full-image international newspapers, will contain photos, graphics, and other content not available in text-only databases
Magazines and Trade Journals (Boolean Operators)
From your list of results, isolate source type by magazines and/or trade journals/publications
- Business Source Complete - Business-oriented
- Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database - Canadian-focused
Transcripts and Speeches (Boolean Operators)
- Broadcast Transcripts - Primarily television
- Vital Speeches of the Day - Archive since 1934 (U.S. focused). To search by speaker, adjust field to AU Author
