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As a King's student, you have access to thousands of e-books, which can be accessed 24/7 and don't require you to come into the library. This guide below provides information about the various databases.
Below are sample searches in eBook Academic Collection. If you click on the links, the searches will open, and you can browse the collections.
Canada--Politics and government--1945-
Political science--Canada--20th century
Public opinion – Spain
Church of Scotland--Government--1660-1688--Sources
Political science--Addresses, essays, lectures
Public Policy--Canada.
Realism--Political aspects.
Political statistics
Scholarly books disseminate research and academic discussion among professionals within disciplines. They are intended for academic study and research, and are preferred when writing college-level papers. They are published by academic or university presses.
Adapted from University of Toronto Libraries.
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These clues will go a long way towards assisting you in differentiating between books intended for the scholar and therefore, preferred when writing research papers, from trade publications or mass market publications that are intended for a general audience.
Publisher: A good clue to a scholarly resource is its publisher.
Books from publishers specializing in the field will tend to be of better quality textually then those that don’t.
Cited References and Bibliography – Even more than a useful tool for evaluating the reliability of an author, cited references are an excellent indication of the scholarship of a work.
Content – examine these aspects of the work to assist in ascertaining the scholarship of a work:
Graphics, Charts, Illustrations, etc.: many scholarly works will have graphs, charts, illustrations, etc.
© Janet Tillman/The Master’s University, 2008-2014, permission is granted for non-profit educational use; any reproduction or modification should include this statement.
Doing Feminist Research in Political and Social Science by Brooke A. Ackerly; Jacqui True
Call Number: H 62 A5127 2020
No Vote for Women: The Denial of Suffrage in Reconstruction America by Bernadette Cahill
Call Number: JK 1896 C24 2019
On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
Call Number: GE 220 K54 2019
Call Number: GE 190 E85 F37 2020
Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power by Aaron Wherry
Call Number: FC 656 T78 W54 2019
Call Number: E 840.8 A34 H65 2019
The Famous Five: Canada's Crusaders for Women's Rights by Barbara Smith
Call Number: HQ 1455 A3 S65 2019
Universality and Social Policy in Canada by Daniel Béland; Gregory P. Marchildon; Michael J. Prince
Call Number: HN 107 U55 2019
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