Think-tanks (and their accompanying publications) are often great sources of information. However, be sure to evaluate any potential bias and/or political leanings.
Grey literature are resources "Produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers." (Source).
Since grey literature is not published in traditional places, it can often be hard to track down. However, grey literature is an extremely important resource in many disciplines and can include needs assessments, evidence reviews, policy reports, and statistical analysis.
Grey literature does not undergo a peer-review process so all material should be appraised carefully.
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Search here for information from Canadian public policy organizations (for example, Fraser Institute, Pembina Institute, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, Frontier Institute and over 200 more). This Google Custom Search Engine, created by a University of Saskatchewan librarian, searches only these 200+ sites.
Formerly called Canadian Electronic Library: Canadian Public Documents Collection, Canada Commons is made up of Canadian monographs offering a rich selection of over 16,000 e-books (fiction and non-fiction) and 50,000 public policy documents.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Google Scholar locates what Google considers the scholarly literature (books, articles, conference presentations, pre-prints, government and technical reports, etc) in all subject areas.
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Click on Settings icon on the Google Scholar home page. Select Library Links and then enter Saskatchewan in the box. Tick the University of Saskatchewan box and Save.
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