CAST Colloquium

• Locate books (physical items)
• Scan on Demand
• Mail on Demand
• Physical item pickup (Books to go)
• Request from other libraries (Interlibrary loan)

For Graduate students

• Graduate carrels
• Graduate commons

journal articles

Hankivsky, O., Grace, D., Hunting, G., Giesbrecht, M., Fridkin, A., Rudrum, S., Ferlatte, O., & Clark, N. (2014). An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity. International Journal for Equity in Health, 13(1), 119-135. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-014-0119-x

books

Zack, N. (2024). Intersectionality: A Philosophical Framework. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197693070.001.0001 

book chapters

Bishop, S. (2024). The Voices of Hope: A Traveling Miracle. In The Oxford Handbook of Community Singing. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197612460.013.31

conference proceedings

Ma, L. lEller, Dickson-Deane, C., Raffe, W., Murphy, A. R., & Garcia, J. (2024). Gaming for Equity: The Power of Diversity within Gender and Race in Gamers. 2024 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1109/CoG60054.2024.10645628

newspaper articles

Chong, J. (2024, August 3). Should the arts remain apolitical? Toronto Star, C2

dissertations or theses

Fong, A. L. (2023). Female gamers’ perceptions of their mental health influenced by the online gaming space (Publication No. 30810740) [Doctoral Dissertation], University of Lethbridge. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

grey literature

Black, V. (2024). AI Job Displacement: Perspectives on the Future of Work From Beneath the Silicon Ceiling. Somatmosphere. https://somatosphere.net/ai-job-displacement-perspectives-on-the-future-of-work-from-beneath-the-silicon-ceiling

Immigration Partnership of Waterloo Region (2021). Waterloo Region Immigrant Survey Summary Report. https://www.immigrationwaterlooregion.ca/en/business-opportunities/resources/Resources--Publications/2021-Immigrant-Survey-Summary-Report.pdf

A library database is an online searchable collection of information, often in the form of references to articles, books, and book chapters (but also newspaper articles, thesis, music, etc). Consider how the author of this thesis utilizes databases and search techniques, as described on pages 35-38.

Dissertation

Al-Hamad, A. (2021). Syrian refugee women's experiences with the ontario health care system: A critical ethnography study (Order No. 30510215). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2838333990). (see pp. 35-38)

1. Tutorial: Developing a research question: for graduate students
2. Consider word variations and synonyms
   • think about how others might refer to your ideas
   • e.g, child death, perinatal death, neonatal death, stillbirth, sudden infant death, etc.

3. Employ search limiters (available limiters depend on the database)
   • peer reviewed, article type, date
   • e.g, in PsycInfo, can include: age group, population group, methodology
4. Identify key publications and authors
   • note citations, and cited references, repeated author names
5. Document and track everything you do in the steps above

Omni is the search tool for the Laurier Library’s print and other collections and a subset of our electronic resources. It also contains the print and circulating collections of 18 other Ontario university libraries, which can be requested by Laurier community members for delivery.

• Omni FAQ
• Omni tutorials

In general, after you search Omni, you can use the facets on the left to filter your results. Some common filters include:

• Books and eBooks
• Articles
• Peer-reviewed journals
• Publication date

eBooks

Most the Library's eBooks are catalogued in Omni. However an Omni search will only retrieve eBooks if your search words are in the catalogue record (author, title, subject, abstract, etc.), and NOT the full text. It can sometimes be helpful to search the full text of an eBook collection, particular for more obscure topics. The Library subscribes to eBooks through a large number of eBook collections, so you cannot search all our eBooks at once. However the following two sources are good places to start:

Omni is a large index, but it does not contain everything, so it is important to duplicate your searches across other subject databases. There is no such thing as a typical CAST topic, with much of your research likely to be of an interdisciplinary nature. Here are some examples of databases you could search. Note: if you alreadyknow the title of an article, you can search for it in Omni (tutorial: Finding an article when you only know the title)

• Connecting to Library resources in Google Scholar

The Library collects sources that describe research methodologies, many of them through Sage Reference. Some of the titles include:

• Sage Handbook of Criminological Research Methods
• Sage Handbook of Grounded Theory
• Sage Handbook of Ethnography
• Sage Handbook of Mixed Methods Research Design
• Sage Handbook of Narrative Inquiry
• Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods
• Sage Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry
• Sage Handbook of Performance Studies
• Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Design
• Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research in the Asian Context
• Sage Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations
• Sage Handbook of Social Constructionist Practice
• Sage Handbook of Social Media Research Methods
• Sage Handbook of Visual Research Methods

Dissertations and theses may be considered scholarly sources since they are closely supervised by a dissertation committee made up of scholars, are directed at an academic audience, are extensively researched, follow research methodology, and are cited in other scholarly work. However, dissertations are still considered student work and are not peer-reviewed. They often contain extensive bibliographies.

The Library subscribes to a wide variety of Canadian, US, and international news sources, both current and archival. More information.

Grey Literature is material that is produced by organizations not normally considered academic or commercial publishers. Grey literature does not typically undergo formal peer-review, but can sometimes still be considered authoritative depending on the publishing organization or individual’s recognized expertise. Grey literature can include:

• Annual reports
• Association publications
• Brochures
• Commission reports
• Conference papers
• Government website pages
• Non-government organization (NGO) publications
• Policy documents
• Technical reports
• Standards or regulations
• Statistics, surveys, research reports
• White papers

 Below are some links to some possible sources of grey literature.

Available Through Laurier Library

Available Online

• The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  • Institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice.
• Canadian Council on Social Development
  • Connecting not-for-profit, philanthropic, government and business organizations.
• Canadian Think Tanks (McGill University)
  • A-Z list of Canadian Think Tanks.
• The Council of Canadians
  • A social action organization.
• Institute for Social Research (York University)
  • Houses the largest university-based survey research centre in Canada.

Open access journals

• Open Access is free online availability and usage right of research articles
• Open Access publishing typically involves the author paying an article processing charge (APC)
• APC's can be built into grant applications
• See the Library's Scholarly Communication page for more information

Predatory Journals

Predatory journals are a global threat. They accept articles for publication — along with authors’ fees — without performing promised quality checks for issues such as plagiarism or ethical approval. (Grudniewicz, A., Moher, D., Cobey, K. D., Bryson, G. L., Cukier, S., Allen, K., & Ardern, C. (2019). Predatory journals: no definition, no defence. Nature, 576(7786), 210+)

• Rising number of ‘predatory’ academic journals undermines research and public trust in scholarship (The Conversation, Sept. 19, 2023) For more, Google News search for "predatory journals"
• Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciences and Scientific Studies (example)
• Call for papers (example)
• Beall's list

How do I know if a journal is reputable?

• Determine if it is indexed in a topically relevant database, such as APA PsycInfo, CINAHL, or RILM
• Locate the title in Ulrichsweb: Global Serials Directory
  • e.g., Ulrichs results for "music therapy"