Introduction to services provided by MADGIC

2. DATA (NUMERIC and GEOSPATIAL) for use with special software

3. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (parliamentary and other official reports, statistics, etc.)… a CENTRE offering Expert Assistance @ Your Library

5. Maps

6. GIS

7. Statistics

8. Numeric data SetsDon’t forget to look at Subject and Course pages where you will find many topical Web guides as well

9. MADGIC is for you if you study… Architecture /Art and Culture/Biology/Business/Canadian Studies/Child Studies/Chemistry/Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering/Criminology and Criminal Justice/Earth Sciences/Economics/ Environmental Science/Geography, Geomatics and EnvironmentalStudies/History/Human Rights/Industrial Design/International Affairs/Journalism and Communication/Law/Mass Communication/PoliticalScience and Global Politics/Public Affairs and Policy Management/Public Policy and Administration/Social Work/Sociology/Women’sStudies

11. Often the only source of information, e.g. topographic maps or land use maps

12. Atlases gather together related spatial information by topic and/or by time period

14. Find maps on the Web

15. Air Photos in our collection

17. Public opinion poll data provides the raw numbers for each question asked by a poll

19. Public opinion polls can support or counter arguments based on responses to questions

20. You can manipulate data files to produce new combinations of information using statistical software

22. Where to find the Data Centre

24. Topographic data and air photos support site planning for an architectural project

25. Numeric data (for example, census data) can be combined with spatial data to create new map views of statistical information

27. Where to get our GIS Data

29. Government information is found in sources such as parliamentary bills, hearings and reports, research reports done for government agencies, commissions of inquiry, statistics, etc.

31. From an authentic source

32. Often most current information on an issue

33. Best source for most statistics

34. Documents on foreign relations

36. African government information

37. Caribbean and Latin American governments

38. Intergovernmental international organization websites

40. Where to find Government Publications

42. Course seminars that highlight relevant resources with accompanying Web guides matched to course content

43. Data sets and sub-sets extracted for course use