Graduate student workshops for the Fall include:

To sign up for workshops: http://workshops.learningcommons.sfu.ca/workshops

To learn more about the Research Commons and its services for students: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/research-commons/

This series was written by Chinese economists with the purpose of reviewing and analyzing aspects of China’s reform since 1978. The series covers rural reform, structural evolution, enterprise restructuring, local governance, specialized markets, institutional innovation and the micro-foundation of a market economy.

Titles in the series are available via the library catalogue and the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Titles in this edition include:

All data generated by the project are treated as a public good and are made freely accessible to social science researchers worldwide for download .

English-language versions of the most important datasets collected during the 2009 German federal election and their documentation are available, or soon to be made available, free of charge.

The database answers 43 questions on political finance within 4 broad categories:

1. Bans and limits on private income
2. Public funding
3. Regulations of spending
4. Reporting, oversight and sanctions

The information in this database shows the use of different types of regulations in individual countries, but it can also be used to compare the prevalence of various provisions between countries and regions.

The journal is edited by Mattias Kumm (WZB Berlin and New York University), Anthony F. Lang Jr. (University of St. Andrews), Miguel P. Maduro (European University Institute, Florence) and Antje Wiener (University of Hamburg), with James Tully (University of Victoria) serving as a consulting editor.

The first issue of the journal, published in March 2012, is available via SFU Library.

Workshops
The Research Commons is pleased to offer you a range of workshops including Managing your time, Working with thesis templates, and an introduction to Refworks. View the complete list of workshops and register in advance.

To request an additional workshop not offered this semester, send a request to research-commons@sfu.ca

Liaison Librarians
Each department/faculty at SFU has a liaison librarian available to help you with your research and teaching needs. Find a complete list of liaison librarians for the contact information of your liaison librarian.

Read Ahead Service
The Read Ahead Service provides intensive and extended support for graduate students writing theses, projects or any piece of writing with a longer deadline. In order to receive in-depth feedback and maximize your consultation time with a Graduate Facilitator or an SLC Coordinator, you will be asked to submit the piece of writing you wish to discuss prior to your first appointment. To take advantage of this service, book an appointment in advance.

EAL/ESL Services
If English is not your first language, English as an Additional Language (EAL) specialist Tim Mossman is available to help you improve your spoken and written English through individual consultations, workshops, and personalized learning plans.

Contact Tim Mossman 778.782.8510 / tmossman@sfu.ca for details.

For more information, see the Student Learning Commons services and the Library services for graduate students.

Please forward any questions or comments regarding graduate student programming or services to
research-commons@sfu.ca

Here are a few examples of reports that you can find:

-Meeting of experts on the early warning and rapid reaction system

-Conflict prevention: Report by the Secretary General/High Representative and the Commission

-The prevention and control of organised crime: A European Union strategy for the beginning of the new Millennium

See also highlighted documents and the JHA Archive’s list of keywords used to categorize documents.

As an alternative, consider using the CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management) database or visit Statistics Canada’s census portal for current information.

Library hours will be returning to normal in January. Classes begin on January 5, 2012.

Happy holidays and happy new year!

Bennett Library renewal project
New fifth floor silent study room
Komagata Maru website update
BC postcard collection
Summit repository
Fifth anniversary of the Library’s Student Learning Commons
Staff advancements and moves
New fund-raiser
Upcoming events

Read the newsletter to learn more about SUMMIT, the university’s institutional repository, a place for historical ephemera, academic research materials, source data and other scholarly assets, as well as upcoming events such as the annual Celebration of SFU Authors.

See past issues of the SFU Library Newsletter, dating back to 1994.