Communication Studies
Searching Summon
Summon is the main search box on the Library Home Page. It is your main tool for searching for journal articles, books, newspaper articles, videorecordings, and conference proceedings.
For example to find information on the status of women in Canada enter Status Women Canada in the main search box.
The query will take you to the summon results page with items sorted by relevance. In order to discover the item you would like you will need to use the filters on the left hand column, You can refine your search, select a content type, limit by date of publication and select disciplines that apply. Once you have filtered your results you can review the items, using the preview button for articles to view the abstract. To keep track of your selections, use the folder+ icon to keep your selections in a temporary folder which you can email to yourself once your research is complete.
Clicking on a result will in the case of a journal article give you full text or in some cases tell you where to get your hands on a print copy.
Clicking on a book result will bring you to the catalog record of the book, You will be able to determine its location and also place it on hold if you do not have time to pick it up. Staff will retrieve the book and have it waiting for you in your preferred library branch.
Alternatives to Summon
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Google ScholarGoogle Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
Google Scholar, July 13 2017
It appears that Google is now requiring a Google Account to select a preferred library when not on campus.
To select University of Calgary as a preferred library:
If you already have an account with Google, click "Sign In" at the top right of the screen, and log in on the next screen.
If you do not have an account with Google, create a free one at the top right of the screen.Click "Sign In" at the trop right of the screen, and then create a free account using the link directly above the log-in box, and then "Sign In" as above. Note: This does not require that you have a Gmail email account.
Once you are logged in, click on "Settings" at the top right corner. If this is not shown as an option, click on the "gear" icon at the top right corner for Options.
Click on "Library Links" on the left side of the page. If "FindIt @ U of Calgary" is not listed as an option, type Calgary into the box and search for the university. Once it has been located through the search, click the checkbox for "FindIt @ U of Calgary" and any other libraries you wish to designate (up to a maximum of 5).
When you are done making these and any other changes to your "Scholar Settings", click the "Save" button at the bottom right corner.
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Library CatalogueAll the records from the Library Catalogue are loaded into Summon, but the search logic is different. If the search logic in Summon doesn't work for you, feel free to use the Library Catalogue as an alternate way to find books and other media that the Library owns. You can also select the library catalog from the filters on the left hand column of your results page.
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Specialized DatabasesDatabases often have a subject(s) or format focus. . Often you will have much better results and more relevant search results using these databases.
To find the subject related databases use the dropdown on the subject guides page to select the subject most likely to work for you. -
NewspapersTo find the newspaper databases, select the all database types dropdown and click on Newspapers. Read the database descriptions carefully in order to select the appropriate source. Note that some databases are historical and some are current
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Dissertations and ThesesTo find the theses and dissertations databases select the dropdown All database types and click on Theses and dissertations.
For more information on how to access University of Calgary theses please see Archives and Special collections asc.ucalgary.ca/collections/archival/university/thesis -
LAC Reference Internet ResourcesLinks to quick reference online tools and subject reference online tools from Library and Archives Canada
Parliament of Canada
Parliamentary debates online
There are 2 places to look for this. One is for the historical debates up to the 1st session of the 35th Parliament (January 17, 1994 to February 2, 1996. This may be found at: http://parl.canadiana.ca/. The other, which carries the information forward to the present time is at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Default.aspx?Language=E. In both cases, you need decide if you want the debates of the House of Commons or the Senate and you need to decide which session of Parliament you want to search. It's a bit awkward but eventually you get used to searching it.
For a full description of Canadian Parliamentary Publications please see GOVINFO: Canadian Parliamentary Publications
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House of CommonsLinks to latest activities, debates and legislation
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Senate of CanadaLinks to the latest works, debates and legislation
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LEGISInfoLEGISinfo is an essential research tool for finding information on legislation before Parliament. LEGISinfo is a collaborative effort of the Senate, the House of Commons and the Library of Parliament.
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ParlVU - Recordings of ParliamentAudio/Visual and audio recordings of recent sessions of Parliament.
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Debates of the Senate in PrintSearch Summon with the title "Debates of the Senate"
Alberta Legislative Assembly
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Alberta HansardDebates in the Alberta Legislative Assembly back to 1975 online.
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Alberta Hansard from Our Future/Our PastAn alternative online version of Hansard from 1972 - 1993
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Alberta Hansard in Print1972 - Present.
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Alberta Scrapbook Hansard in microfilm.The unofficial Hansard of the Provincial Legislature before 1972.
Interlibrary Loan
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