CANADIAN AUTHORS

• canad* and (author* or writer* or poet*)
• canad* and (author* or writer* or poet*) and biograph*
• (canadian literature) and (author* or writer* or poet*)
• specific author name

or browse 819 section of stacks

Northwest Passages - Canadian Literature Online

Canadian Studies - History of Canadian Literature

Beach Holmes Publishing - Author Biographies (Canadian)
Canadian Authors - Juvenile Fiction Section
Canadian Authors Association - Members
Canadian Children's Authors
Canadian Writers Lists
Links to Canadian Authors' Sites
Online Guide to Canadian Authors
Northwest Passages - Canadian Authors
Canadian Authors Page
Centre for Language and Literature - Canadian Writers

Canadian Literature (see: Literature Resources Page)

• Canadian Encyclopedia Online
• Encyclopedia Page

Vaughan Public Libraries
Books / Videos

• use KEYWORD search
• use WCI search as example
• use "SEARCH FILTERS" to delimit location
• sort results if necessary

• most search engines will extrapolate variations of a word if the "main" word is used (eg./ the singular vs. plural form of a word)
• use quote marks " ..." to enclose phrases as necessary

eg/ "canadian authors"

you may search Google now:

alternately use the Advanced Search option

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER & JOURNAL DATABASES

• Select preferred package of databases:
  from our YRDSB list of packages or directly from
    - InfoTrac by Thomson / Gale (Home access requires password)
     - Ebscohost's Canadian Points of View
   - or -
              from Vaughan Public Libraries - Online Databases (VPL membership required)

• Select appropriate database(s) within preferred package (most are Infotrac databases purchased by Knowledge Ontario)

• Choose "Advanced Search" tab

• Ensure Fulltext selected

• type keyword(s):

  • combine keywords needed with AND operator

  • search most important keywords in Subject field (or broaden search to default fields if necessary)

  • use truncation as required

  • cluster similar concepts if necessary to optimize on line limitations

  • check assigned subject headings of highly relevant articles for alternate keywords

  • no one perfect strategy -- play around for the one that works best for given search

Infotrac articles may be emailed directly to user

- type topic under Subject field
eg./ type as keywords:

• name of author / poet
• canadian author*
• canadian literature
• canadian poetry

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