What is Grey Literature?
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You can use a Google advanced search to look for working papers, internal documents, and white papers particularly from international organizations.
Search for "working papers" and specify the URL of the website you want to search (ex: un.org).
Library Databases
A one-stop community platform for objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
Contains the Canadian Electronic Library formerly on the Des Libris platform, and Canadian Books & Think Tanks.
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Debates: Record of what was said in parliament
Parliamentary Journals: Record of what was done in parliament
Sessional Papers: Documents submitted to parliament
CanLII: Consolidated legislation with annual statutes dating back to 1995.
The official historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Comprises more than 4,000 volumes spanning presidential administrations from Lincoln to Reagan.
Compilation of the most important historical documents and legislation related to immigration in the United States, as well as current hearings, debates, and recent developments in immigration law.
Publications of the American Society of International Law and prominent Yearbooks from around the world, including the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice series.
Reprint of The Harvard Research in International Law and Contemporary Analysis and Appraisal. Includes links to law review articles written by contributors to the Harvard Research in International Law.
Information dating back to 1690 on the history of international law subjects such as War & Peace, the Nuremberg Trials, Law of the Sea, International Arbitration, Hague Conferences and Conventions.
Collection of world treaties containing works from Rohn, Dumont, Wiktor, and Martens. Coverage is from 1648 to present. Includes related treaty publications, scholarly articles, and a bibliography.
AND: Combines two concepts, both will be represented in the results.
Lowers the numbers of results
Ex: Canada AND policy
OR: Joins two concepts or synonyms
Increases the number of results
Ex: policy OR governance
NOT: Removes the results that include the word that follows it
Lowers the numbers of results
Ex: North America NOT United States
* truncation or wildcard: Place at the end of the root of a word and all the words with a different ending will be represented in the results
Use instead of plurals / can also replace a letter
Increases the number of results
Ex: Wom*n = will show results with woman and women. Canad* will show Canada, Canadian, canadien, canadienne, etc…
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