NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

 eg./ 
(non-government* or nongovernment*) and organization*
free the children

United Streaming (all current collection) - pls. see Library for login info

WCI eBOOKS COLLECTION

VAUGHAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES (Books / Videos)

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

Web Definition:
Nongovernmental Organization - A public or private institution of higher education, a public or private hospital, an Indian tribe or an Indian tribal organization that is not a federally recognized Indian tribal government, a quasi-public or private nonprofit organization, or a commercial organization. The term does not apply to an individual, Federal agency, foreign or international organization (such as an agency of the United Nations), Government-owned contractor-operated facility, or research center providing continued support for mission-oriented large-scale programs that are Government owned or controlled or are developed as federally funded Research and Development Centers under Office of Federal Procurement Policy Letter 84-1.
grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/gps/2glossar.htm - More definitions

Canadian Encyclopedia - Canadian Foundations
Non-governmental organization - Wikipedia
What is a nongovernment organization
Role of Non- \Governmental Organizations in Criminal Justice (Google Search)

Non-Governmental Organizations Research Guide
Non-Governmental Organizations Directory
Duke University - NGO Index

Canadian Non-Government Emergency Management Organizations (Google Search)
Global NGOs - United Nations
NGOs in Health (International) (Google search)
NGOs - Agriculture (Google search)
International Society for Peace & Human Rights - NGOs
The World Bank Group - Small Grants Program
NGOs - Business (Google search)
Global Policy Forum - NGOs (General Analysis on NGOs)

OTHER

NomadNet: The Sins of NGOs
 From “Scorched Earth Operation" to “Humanitarian Operation”

• 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/
"free the children" profile
"big international NGOs"

you may search Google now:

alternately use the ADVANCED SEARCH option

eg./
non-government organization NGO "human rights"
non-government organization NGO hunger OR poverty

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER & JOURNAL DATABASES

• Select preferred package of databases:
  from YRDSB's Trillium Databases (Home access requires password)

  • including Ebscohost's Canadian Points of View

  or directly from
    - InfoTrac by Thomson / Gale - includes all our Gale ebooks (Home access requires password)
   - or -
              from Vaughan Public Libraries - Online Databases (VPL membership required)

• Select appropriate database(s) within preferred package

• 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 and SEARCH ALERTS may be emailed directly to user

SAMPLE NEWS SEARCHES

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!

Technology How To's ...

• Google Advanced Image Search

• YouTube

• Download / Convert Streaming Videos (Save streamed videos from YouTube, etc. for  presenting without access to Internet)

• Screen Capture (capturing an image that cannot otherwise be save to file)

• for more complete Tech Help pls see: Technology How To's ...