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CANADIAN AUTHORS

Books / Videos in WCI Collection 
- type topic under General Keyword 
eg./

or browse 819 section of stacks

Recommended Sites

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)

Vaughan Public Libraries
Books / Videos

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

  • 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

Names of some major Canadian authors:
Atwood, Margaret 
Blais, Marie-Claire 
Callaghan, Morley 
Cohen, Leonard 
Davies, Robertson 
De La Roche, Mazo 
Engel, Marian 
Frye, Northrop 
Gallant, Mavis 
Hailey, Arthur 
Herbert, Anne 
Laurence, Margaret 
Leacock, Stephen 
 
  MacLennan, Hugh 
McLuhan, Marshall 
Montgomery, L.M. 
Mowat, Farley 
Munro, Alice 
Ondaatje, Michael 
Richler, Mordecai 
Roy, Gabrielle 
Tremblay, Michel 
Vassanji, M.G. 
Wiseman, Adele

(see also: Authors - Literary for authors flagged as Canadian)

Other search phrases:
Canadian authors
Canadian poets
Canadian writers 
Canadian literature 

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
CITING REFERENCES
Literacy How To's Page
Easybib.com

Technology How To's ...

GROUP WORK SUGGESTION
Use a wiki such as Microsoft Office Live for group work from various remote locations

Create and share your work online

  • Edit anytime, from anywhere
  • Pick who can access your documents
  • Share changes in real time
  • Files are stored securely online
  • Resave files to open locally on MS Office
  • It's FREE!

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    alternately use GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH     

    last updated 11/13/09

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