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Databases

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Looking for information for an assignment? Enter your keywords to find books, articles, streaming video & more in one click. Access to full text requires your Georgian user credentials.

Nexis UNI This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text documents from over 6,000 news, business, legal, medical and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. Permalinks/stable links currently not working. For best results use Firefox or Chrome.
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Quicklaw PLUS This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the most comprehensive collection available of case law, legislation, exclusive current awareness services, expert commentary and more. Includes Halsbury's Laws of Canada, legal textbooks, legal forms and precedents, quantums, and practice products in various areas of law.
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WestlawNext Canada This link opens in a new window
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Legal database with a comprehensive collection of Canadian case law and legislation, plus finding tools such as The Canadian Encyclopedic Digest and The Canadian Abridgment. Contains KeyCite Canada for noting up cases and legislation and Index to Canadian Legal Literature for finding expert analysis. Also contains Words and Phrases for finding judicial interpretations of legal terms. Use Chrome when remotely connecting from home. See Chrome icon above for tip sheets.
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e-Laws
e-Laws provides links to current consolidated statutes and regulations, as well as current bills.
Justice Laws Website
Produced by the Department of Justice Canada, this site provides links to statutes, regulations, and current bills. Also includes quick links to the Criminal Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

CanLII This link opens in a new window
Free online Canadian case law.

Interpol: 100 years of international police cooperation
Database has 18 international crime areas for easier searching. They are connecting police for a safer world

Irwin Law book collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of Canadian law books. Newest editions only. To view all titles in the collection, 1. select "Browse", 2. Select "Books & Journals", 3. Select "Irwin Law".
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National criminal justice reference service
This is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

Canadian Demographics at a Glance
Quickly accessible, up-to-date picture of the Canadian population.
Canadian Social Trends
Discusses and analyzes the social, economic, and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians.
Juristat
Provides in-depth analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. Topics include crime, victimization, homicide, civil, family and criminal courts, and correctional services.
Statistics Canada
Canada’s national statistical agency. Economic, social and census data. Daily statistical releases.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre This link opens in a new window
Provides Canadian context for a variety of research topics and clearly illustrates differing points of view to help start research projects and opinion papers.
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DSM-5 (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) This link opens in a new window
DSM-V-TR (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and several textbooks from the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Use Firefox to search this tool.
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SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive sociology research database including its many sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Full text available for over 700 journals (back to 1908), 800 books and thousands of conference papers.
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NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service
This is an American database. You can click on the topics listed or use the search box provided.

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Contains over 5,000 videos on topics in business, nursing, social sciences, health, science and technical education.
National Film Board (NFB) (Search for NFB titles in Page 1+).
Watch documentaries, animations and more available from the National Film Board (NFB). Users can access any online NFB or CAMPUS title. Search for NFB titles in Page 1+. or directly in NFB. Note that NFB also lists titles from partners that may not be accessible.
To obtain a token/link to set up a new account, teachers can contact the library for information. Existing accounts are automatically updated. Teachers with a NFB account can create a playlist to share with students.
News In Review See Curio
Produced by the CBC, this series presents a variety of news stories covered on the National in more depth and detail. Segments range from 10 to 20 minutes in length and cover topics ranging from arts to health to world politics.

About Statistics

Statistics are useful in many ways; in addition to enhancing one's understanding of a subject, they can provide persuasive evidence for a point of view. You can find statistics on just about any topic, but it helps to first ask yourself some key questions about the data you're seeking:

What group or organization would be producing such statistics?
Why would they need the data, and how would they acquire it?
Would they have the means and incentive to publish it?
Would they be required to report to information to a government agency (which one)?

In other words, It's helpful to consider where you might reasonably expect to find the data - this can save you hours of fruitless searching.

-Data/Statistics, University of the Fraser Valley Library