History of Canada Library Resources

Background Sources

The Canadian Encyclopedia (Ref. F 1006 C36 1985)

Dictionary of Canadian Biography (Ref. F 1005 D49)

Europa World Plus (Available online through the Indexes and Database link on the library’s homepage (http://library.umf.maine.edu)

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Finding Books

URSUS and MaineCat are available from the library’s homepage:  http://library.umf.maine.edu/

 

Materials available at other URSUS libraries can also be requested online using the Request option.  Use the Search MaineCat button in URSUS to look for and request materials in MaineCat libraries. 

 

WorldCat and WorldCat.org are available through the Indexes and Databases link on the library’s homepage.

 

National Library of Canada (AMICUS) includes the holding of the Canadian national library as well as 1,300 libraries throughout Canada:  http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb/aalogine.htm

 

Interlibrary Loan is an option for requesting materials not available in URSUS or MaineCat.  Request can be made using the online form:  http://library.umf.maine.edu/ill_form.html

 

Note:  Not all materials can be borrowed.  Many libraries will not lend materials in their microfilm, video, audio, and special collections.  Many also may not lend dissertations.  Check with a librarian about these types of requests

 

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Finding Articles

Use the Indexes and Database or a print index to find articles. Print indexes can be used to locate much older articles. Some recommended databases include:

Academic Search Premier - covers many popular and scholarly publications and search results can be limited to scholarly (peer reviewed) journals.

America: History & Life – indexes research on the history of U.S. and Canada from prehistoric times to the present (publications are from 1954 to present).  There is a user limit of 1 for this database, keep trying if you don’t get into it the first time.

Business Source Premier – covers scholarly business journals, including international publications (publication coverage ranges from1965 to present).

EconLit – includes citations to economic research dating back to 1969.

PAIS International – citations to public and social policy research and literature (1972 to present).

PAIS Archive - “provides historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies.” (1915 – 1976)

ProQuest Newspapers – full text access to 500 international news sources (dates of coverage vary by publication; most dates range from 1980s to present).

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Some Recommended Web Resources

Acadian Archives (University of Maine at Fort Kent):  http://www.umfk.maine.edu/archives/

Acadian Cultural Society:  http://www.acadiancultural.org/index.htm

Applied History Research Group: http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/

Archives Canada: http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html

Archives of Ontario:  http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/index.html

British Columbia Archives – http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm

Canada’s Digital Collections:  http://collections.ic.gc.ca/

Canadian Department of National Defense – Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH): http://www.forces.gc.ca/dhh/collections/engraph/home_e.asp?cat=7

The Canadian Encyclopedia:  http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESubjects&Params=A1

Canadian Letters and Images Project:  http://www.canadianletters.ca/

Canadian Military History Gateway:  http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/flash/default-en.asp?t=1

CBC Archives:  http://archives.cbc.ca/index.asp?IDLan=1

Censuses of Canada, 1665 -1871:  http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/98-187-XIE/index.htm

Early Canadiana Online: http://www.canadiana.org/eco.php

First Among Equals (P.M. Speeches): http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/primeministers/h4-4000-e.html

Historical Statistics of Canada:  http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/11-516-XIE/sectiona/toc.htm

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada:  http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index-eng.asp

Library and Archives Canada:  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

National Library of Canada (AMICUS):  http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/aaweb/aalogine.htm

Peel’s Prairie Provinces:  http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html

Royal Canadian Mounted Police: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/index_e.htm

Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/2/14/index-e.html

Univ. of Maine's Dept. of Franco-American Studies: http://www.umaine.edu/francoamericanstudies/resources.html

University of So. Maine's Franco-American Collection: http://www.usm.maine.edu/lac/franco/

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 Helpful Resources 

Mantor Library Website:  http://library.umf.maine.edu

Writing Center/Mantor Library Anti-Plagiarism Website: http://plagiarism.umf.maine.edu/

Journals vs. Magazines and Newspapers: http://library.umf.maine.edu/guides/periodicals_tables.html

Starting Your Research: http://library.umf.maine.edu/reference/RefGuides.html

Laurie MacWhinnie: 778-7219 ● macwhinn@maine.edu ● IM: laurieumf (MSN, Yahoo, AOL)

Janet Brackett: 778-7211 ● janetb@maine.edu ● IM: janetumf (MSN, Yahoo, AOL)

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