Canadian Public Policy Collection

This is a collection of monograph publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups. The organizations included in this collection represent the leading edge of primary research and opinion in all areas of Canadian public policy. Their publications are vital to the understanding of developing issues in every arena of Canadian public life.

There are over 12,000 titles in the current (2004-2009) collection, and the service provides more than 3,000 additional current documents to subscribers each year.

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"The reason a service like the Canadian Public Policy Collection makes sense is that libraries cannot cope with all the good free material on the web. There is so much material from so many sources that we cannot possibly keep track of or download everything that's pertinent. A library also needs to add worthwhile materials to its catalogue, which is where it lists what it selects for its users. By supplying the documents in an aggregated form along with MARC cataloguing, the Canadian Public Policy Collection is fulfilling both these needs for libraries. And in doing so, it's providing a worthwhile service for the organizations whose publications it covers by making their material more widely available to students and library users." Karen Lippold Information Services Librarian Memorial University Library