MRU Library Website: Political Science: Primary Sources

Primary Source Collections

Canadiana Online
Canadian primary source content, includes books, magazines and government documents published from the time of the first European settlers to the first half of the 20th century.
Héritage
The Héritage project hosts some of Canada’s most popular archival collections online. It provides access to primary-source documents, chronicling the country and its people from the 1600s to the mid-1900s. Digitization of this collection, as well as Canadiana, is ongoing and this collection continues to grow.
State Papers Online: 1509-1782
Access to the domestic state papers from the Tudors through the reign of George III.
Authorized users: Include any person within the geographically defined area of Alberta that can authenticate via IP address using the Gale Geo IP authentication service.

Data mining: Licensed content available via text and data mining hard drives available from the Library for use in accordance to terms of use.

Scholarly sharing: Allowed with adherence to MRU's fair dealing guidelines.
World History In Context
Access to primary source documents, reference sources, full-text academic journals, maps, images and statistics.
Access to this resource is funded by Alberta Advanced Education through the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library.
Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
Access to all the Gale Primary Source Collections.
Authorized users: Include any person within the geographically defined area of Alberta that can authenticate via IP address using the Gale Geo IP authentication service.

Data mining: Licensed content available via text and data mining hard drives available from the Library for use in accordance to terms of use.

Scholarly sharing: Allowed with adherence to MRU's fair dealing guidelines.
Global Affairs Canada Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Digitized documents from and deposited by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development associated departments.

United Nations Digital Library
Search for documents, maps, data, and other sources from multiple UN bodies

Gerritsen Collection
Cross-cultural resource for information on women's history. It spans more than four centuries and includes over two million pages.
Alberta Research Portal
The Alberta Research Portal provides primary sources including monographs, photographs, newspapers, poetry, original documents, records, and more. It includes extensive resources related to First Nations and Indigenous peoples, Human Sexuality and Gender, the Associated Press Collections, Smithsonian Collection Online, Sabin Americana, and more. Anyone in Alberta with an Internet-connected device can access these resources freely.

Constitute
Database of all currently in force constitutions, indexed and comparable by topic (e.g. rights, judiciary, federalism, etc.)

Canadian Policy and Law

Canada Commons - Documents
This collection contains monographs of research papers, reports, studies, policy papers & briefs, environmental scans and more.
Policy Commons
Policy Commons is a one-stop community platform for objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.

Government of Canada Publications
Current and historical documents published by federal government departments.
Open Government Portal
Search open data, contracts, proactive disclosure documents, scientific reports, and other information from across federal government departments and agencies.
Canada Gazette
The official newspaper of the Government of Canada featuring information about new statutes and regulations, board decisions, and public notices.

Canadiana Online
Canadian primary source content, includes books, magazines and government documents published from the time of the first European settlers to the first half of the 20th century.

Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII)
Free access to federal and provincial legislation and regulations, select tribunal decisions and case law.
Justice Laws (Statutes and Regulations)
Department of Justice site providing all federal acts and regulations currently in force, as well as links to the Constitution Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Canada - Policies, Regulations, Laws by Department or Agency

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Government Information
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Criminal Justice - Canadian Law
Collection of sources on legislation and the courts

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