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Journalism Tools

Journalist's Resource - Synopses of current events in the news, supplemented with relevant scholarly material
Bureau of Investigative Journalism - In-depth research and analysis into the governance of public, private, and third-sector organizations
Snopes - Fact check stories in the news
Current Publications, Parliament of Canada - Non-partisan briefs on current issues and public policy, including background papers
EIU.com - Country profiles and economic information
CanLII Connects - Summaries and commentary from the legal community on Canadian court decisions

Book of Experts (Colleges Ontario)
CARDonline
Canada’s Information Resource Centre (CIRC)
- Canadian Who's Who
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) WHOIS (learn who has registered a .ca domain name)
Departments & Agencies (Government of Canada)
Government Electronic Directory Services (GEDS)
Directory of Public Servants (by Department)
Scott's Directory Corporate Database (via Nexus Uni) - search is pre-filtered for Scott's Directory
Parliament (Canada)

Google Alerts - Receive email alerts of newly-created web content, based on key words or phrases
Resources for Journalism & Communication Studies (from the guide for News)

And don't forget to visit the Reader's Digest Resource Centre in the Room 4400, Richcraft Hall

Finding Newspapers and other Media

Canadian Newsstream (full text from over 400 Canadian news sources)
Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (Canadian news and magazines)
Factiva (International newspapers, newswires, industry/business publications, magazines, reports)
Nexis Uni (International and US sources including New York Times)
PressReader (Browse, read, and view full-image international newspapers and magazines)

Broadcast Transcripts
Newspapers on Microfilm
Think Tanks - Explore non-academic, non-governmental research which often informs and/or supplements the news
Fake News and Content Evaluation

Databases and Books for Academic Research

Academic literature for studies in communication, mass media, discourse & rhetoric, organizational communication, and more

Focused on current events, business, sciences, and the arts (includes academic content)

Focus on management, economics, international business, marketing, industry, communications & media, and more

Begin with a 'Keyword' search (change material type from 'All items' to 'Books')
For a more focused search, change 'Any field' to 'Subject'
Suggested Subject Headings:

Data and Government Information

Library page for Data, including Statistical Consulting services

Advertising rates and data for marketing, public relations, and communications professionals

Agency of the United Nations focused on information and communication technologies

Offers integrated access to internationally comparable statistics, market reports, insightful comment from industry experts and country analysts, as well as thousands of sources of further information (you may be asked to log in a second time)

Library resources on Government Information. Note in particular: