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Finding particular research articles


You can locate a particular research article in two ways:
  1. Browse the Index of Research Articles
  2. Go to Advanced Search. If you know the title of the article you are looking for, enter the title in the Terms field, enclosed in double quotation marks (e.g., "Autonomy and Law"). Select "title" from the options at the right of the entry field to narrow your search. You can narrow your search further by selecting "Research Articles" from the list of options in the Sources field. Note that simply entering the terms "autonomy and law" in this field without the double quotation marks will yield search results for all titles containing either term.
    If you know the paper's author, you can enter her/his surname in the Terms field and select Author from the options at the right of the entry field.

Finding particular position papers


As with research articles, you can locate a position paper by:
  1. Browsing the Index of Position Papers
  2. Go to Advanced Search. If you know the title of the paper you are looking for, enter the title in the Terms field, enclosed in double quotation marks (e.g., "Bound to Follow "). Select "title" from the options at the right of the entry field to narrow your search. You can narrow your search further by selecting "Position Papers " from the list of options in the Sources field. Note that simply entering the terms "Bound to Follow " in this field without the double quotation marks will yield search results for all titles containing these terms.
    If you know the paper's author, you can enter her/his surname in the Terms field and select Author from the options at the right of the entry field.

Finding particular chapter summaries from a UBC Press Volume

If you know the volume in which the chapter appears, go to Academic Volumes and browse the Table of Contents for the volume.

If you are unsure in which volume a chapter appears, go to Advanced Search. Select "Research Summaries" from the list of Sources. Enter the author's surname, a keyword, or the title (enclosed in double quotation marks) in the Terms entry field. You can narrow your search, as appropriate, to "Author" or "Title" by selecting either option from those to the right of the Terms entry field.

Finding particular glossary articles


You can locate a glossary article in a variety of ways:
  1. Type the term in the Search box at the top right of the scene. Select "Glossary" over the "All docs" option. Click "Search."
  2. Go to Advanced Search. Type the term in the Terms field. Select glossary from the list of Sources.
  3. Go to the Glossary Index. Click on the first letter of the term (e.g., "F" to find the gloss for Fredric Jameson). Browse the list of terms beginning with "F."
  4. Go to the Glossary Index. Click on the appropriate category (e.g., "People" for Fredric Jameson). Browse the list of terms for "People."
  5. Go to the Glossary Index. Enter the term in the Enter Search Terms field.

Finding all Compendium content related to one of the main topics

Click on the appropriate topic (Community and Identity, Culture, Democracy, Global Governance, Indigenous People, Property Rights, Technology, Trade and Finance, or World History) in the left navigation bar. Browse the categories of content (i.e., Research Articles, Position Papers, Research Summaries, Glossary Articles) indexed to this topic.

Finding all compendium content related to a subject/ keyword

Go to Advanced Search. Enter the keyword in the Terms field. Select "Full Text." You can limit your search to one or more types of document (Source) — for example, to all Position Papers and Research Articles. You may also limit your search by one or more Topic area. Keep in mind that keywords are user-defined strings of text, not a controlled vocabulary of terms to which the Compendium content has been indexed. This means that when you enter a term (e.g., China) the search will yield all documents that contain the word "China." Note that the search strings are not case sensitive, so entering "china" will produce the same results as " China." Also note that to search for a string of words (e.g. "civil society") you must enclose them in double quotation marks. Failure to enclose the string in double quotation marks will yield results for all documents containing either the word "civil" or "society."

Finding all compendium content authored by a particular person


Go to Advanced Search. Enter the Compendium author's surname in the Terms field. Select "Author" from the options at the right of the Terms field.

Finding all documents in the Compendium where a particular scholar is cited


Go to Advanced Search. Enter the scholar's surname (e.g. Scholte) in the Terms field. Select "Full Text" from the options at the right of the Terms field. This search will yield a list of all Compendium documents in which a scholar with the surname Scholte is cited.

Finding bibliographies through the Compendium's bibliographic database

The Compendium's bibliographic database contains all Works Cited in the Compendium Research Articles, Position Papers and Glossary Articles, along with Suggested Readings found in the Glossary Articles. The bibliographic database also contains thousands of entries for books, book sections, journal articles, and working papers on globalization and autonomy contributed by members of the project. It will eventually contain all Works Cited in the UBC Press volumes. It is a tremendous resource for students and scholars interested in globalization and autonomy.

Some tips for searching the bibliographic database:

Citing a paper published in the Compendium


Since the Compendium is an electronic publication, citations should contain the following information: author's name; year of publication; title of article; title of publication = Globalization & Autonomy Online Compendium; and an availability statement that includes the Compendium's URL = www.globalautonomy.ca plus the date article was accessed.

Contacting the Compendium's editors


You can email the Compendium's editors at globalautonomy@mcmaster.ca

Purchasing one or more of the UBC Press Volumes


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