FedFlix : Free Movies : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Some additional holiday viewing? Lots of good stuff here - these are movies created by U.S. governmental agencies and available in the public domain.
FedFlix : Free Movies : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Methods altered in jobless statistics - USATODAY.com

Another asterisk and footnote for researchers...

Methods altered in jobless statistics - USATODAY.com

The Pentagon/North Pole Connection - Sunlight Labs: Blog

From SantaLeaks:

The Pentagon/North Pole Connection - Sunlight Labs: Blog
"There's recently been a lot of discussion about government secrecy: how much of it is desirable, and how and when that secrecy must be violated in service of the greater good. Unfortunately, we now found ourselves in the position of having to make such a disclosure.

Many of you may be familiar with NORAD's Santa Tracker...."

Project Looksharp - Media Literacy at Ithaca College

Project Looksharp - Media Literacy at Ithaca College: Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns: "Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns
A Document-Based History Kit, 3rd Edition

All materials are classroom-ready, including: teacher guides, student handouts, overviews, assessments, resource lists, and more than 140 historic media documents.

* To order hard copy, click here.
* To download entire 513-page teacher guide with all print materials, click here.

To download slideshows, or video or audio materials, go to each unit below."

Videos: Presentations on Using Digital Resources for Historical Research | Readex Blog

Videos: Presentations on Using Digital Resources for Historical Research | Readex Blog - WSU has the Serial Set and other government document resources available - check out the Government Documents Guide.

Foreign Policy's Second Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers | Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy's Second Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers | Foreign Policy

Sign Up for a 1-Credit Social Science Library Research Class!

UCOLL 300 (SLN: 76414) will meet M W 2:10-3:00 for 8 weeks only. We'll be focusing on social science library research methods and resources - sign up now!

ICPSR Additions and Updates

New Releases through 2010-11-14

Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:

New Additions

22660 Evaluation of Gender Violence and Harassment Prevention Programs in Middle Schools in Cleveland, Ohio, 2006-2007 [United States] http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22660

27364 New York City Community Health Survey, 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27364

27701 National Judicial Reporting Program, 2006 [United States]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27701

29064 Evaluation of Better Jobs Better Care: Direct Care Worker Survey,
2004-2007 [Iowa, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29064

29181 Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV Cooperative Agreement Program (SATHCAP), 2006-2008 [United States] Restricted Use Files
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29181

29602 The Measurement of Cross-cutting Cleavages and Other Multidimensional Cleavage Structures
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29602

Updates

2804 CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #3, October 1996
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02804

8339 Health Interview Survey, 1974
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08339

9744 National Health Interview Survey, 1975: Health Maintenance Organization
(HMO) Supplement
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09744

9760 National Health Interview Survey, 1975: Accident Supplement http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09760

9761 National Health Interview Survey, 1975: Family Medical Expenses Supplement
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09761

9762 National Health Interview Survey, 1975: Physical Fitness Supplement
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09762

9763 National Health Interview Survey, 1975: Health Maintenance Organization
(HMO) Sample Person Supplement
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09763

25002 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base, 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25002

25281 National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS
II): Cognitive Project, 2004-2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25281

27321 ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, July 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27321

27327 ABC News/Washington Post Poll #3, September 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27327

27329 ABC News/Washington Post Poll, December 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27329

27330 Washington Post Maryland Poll, October 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27330

27765 ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, June 2009
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27765

28381 Health Interview Survey, 1963
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28381

New American Community Survey Reports

"The U.S Census Bureau is pleased to announce the release of twelve more reports from the American Community Survey (ACS) Brief series for 2009. These short reports cover a wide range of topics including public transportation usage, population with Haitian ancestry in the United States, rental housing market conditions, and science and engineering degrees. An initial set of seven reports was released on Sept. 28, 2010."

You can access all reports at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/ACS_briefs/

Article link: Canine Detection Evidence (LLRX)

Canine Detection Evidence (by Ken Strutin, published on LLRX)

"For nearly 15,000 years (1) dogs have lived with and served humankind as companions, hunters, shepherds and most recently detectives. (2) The average canine possesses hundreds of millions of receptors for odors, compared with a few million for humans. (3) Their outstanding sensory endowment, olfaction, makes dogs sought after by law enforcement. And in the last century, the cultivation and harnessing of this ultrasensitive faculty has become a part of many facets of criminal investigation.
...
This article surveys select studies, standards and resources about canine scent detection evidence."

Set the Trend 2010: Be Present

What is Set the Trend? Click on the link and find out... the WSU Libraries is sponsoring two associated classes - Enhancing the Study Experience: Getting the Most out of YOUR Education (by the amazing Zinthia Briceno) and Be There: Lost in a Good Book (finding fiction, taught by me).

2011 ICPSR and RCMD Research Paper Competitions

"The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and the Research Center for Minority Data are pleased to announce our 2011 Research Paper Competitions. This year, ICPSR and RCMD are holding three competitions – two for undergraduates and one for master’s students.

The purpose of these competitions is to highlight student research papers using RCMD or ICPSR data. The objective is to encourage students to explore the social sciences by means of critical analysis of a topic supported by quantitative analysis of a dataset(s) held within ICPSR or the RCMD archive and presented in written form. Entries to the either undergraduates or master’s competition could be papers written for a capstone course, a senior seminar, or any writing intensive course for which the student uses quantitative data analysis to support or refute a hypothesis. A master’s thesis could be appropriate provided that the terms above are met.

One of the undergraduate competitions is for papers using data in the RCMD archive; the other can use dataset(s) from any ICPSR archive. The master’s competition can use data from any ICPSR archive.

Competitions awards are $1,000 for first place and $750 for second place. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2011. For more information, submission guidelines, and promotional posters, please visit the competition Web site http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/prize/index.jsp

American Enterprise Institute Political Report (9/2010)

Each month conservative think tank AEI publishes a political report that brings together polling data from a number of sources along with a bit of analysis. They always put something fun in the mix - this month they have some numbers on marital bliss and what supernatural creature people think is most likely to exist (ghosts!) . AEI Political Report (09/2010)

"Highlights of the September 2010 edition of Political Report include:

• The 2010 elections: How big is the Republican advantage?

• The parties head-to-head on the issues

• Congress and the country

• The economy: Have we hit bottom yet?

• Ideology in America: How do Americans identify themselves, the parties, and President Obama?

• How progressive is the Progressive label?

• Tea and Taxes: How do people view the Tea Party movement? Should the Bush tax cuts be extended?

• Barack Obama's Birthplace and His Religion

• Drinking, smoking, drugs, marital bliss, UFOs, and more!"

OpentheGovernment Releases 2010 Secrecy Report Card

Press Release: http://www.openthegovernment.org/otg/2010SRC_PR_%20FINAL.pdf

Full Report: http://www.openthegovernment.org/otg/SecrecyRC_2010.pdf

New & Updated ICPSR Studies

New Releases through 2010-08-30

Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:

New Additions

22220 Retention Challenges for HIV-Infected Primary Care Patients 2001-2004 [United States] http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22220

25867 Evaluation of a Multi-Site Demonstration of Collaborations to Address Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment in the United States, 2001-2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25867

27065 New York City Community Health Survey, 2004
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27065

28841 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health),
1994-2002: Wave III Alcohol Outlet Density [Restricted Use]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28841

28843 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health),
1994-2002: Political Context Database [Restricted Use]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28843

Updates

2611 CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #4, September 1998
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02611

6165 Immigrants Admitted to the United States, 1991
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06165

6449 Immigrants Admitted to the United States, 1992
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06449

6456 Immigrants Admitted to the United States, 1993
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06456

7838 Health Interview Survey, 1970
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07838

8336 Health Interview Survey, 1971
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08336

20681 National Health Interview Survey, 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20681

26681 CRELES: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study, 2005 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable)
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR26681

27063 China Multi-Generational Panel Dataset, Liaoning (CMGPD-LN), 1749-1909
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27063

27201 National Health Interview Survey, 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27201

27341 National Health Interview Survey, 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27341

28721 National Health Interview Survey, 2009
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28721

New Issue of BEP's "Business and Politics"

Full announcement from BEP with description of journal

Table of Contents:

Real Exchange Rates and Trade Protectionism

Thomas Oatley

Human Rights and Economic Liberalization

Art Carden and Robert A. Lawson

Divested Interests: Globalization and the New Politics of Exchange Rates

Sarah Cleeland Knight

The Effects of Interest Groups’ Ideology on Their PAC and Lobbying Expenditures

Amy McKay

THOMAS database gets updated

For more info see the link (new moble access, links to info from Law Library of Congress, links to State Legislative info) - but don't forget the WSU Libraries also have the Lexis Nexis Congressional database...

THOMAS: The Revamp during the Recess « In Custodia Legis

Some Newish Social Sciences Journals Added to the WSU Libraries

Brought to us via corsortial deals and packages; find them via Griffin or WSU WorldCat:

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (Oxford; WSU All)
East Central Europe. L'Europe Du Centre-Est (Brill; WSU All)
Environment and Urbanization Asia (Sage; WSU All)
Law and History Review (Cambridge; WSU All)
Political Insight (Wiley; WSU All)
Social Change (Sage; WSU All)
Soviet and Post-Soviet Review (Brill; WSU All)
State and Local Government Review (Sage; WSU All)

Blog U.: Are the Social Sciences Becoming Global? - The World View - Inside Higher Ed

Blog U.: Are the Social Sciences Becoming Global? - The World View - Inside Higher Ed

An interesting article about social sciences reserarch and publication in countries other than the United States or Europe. A good reminder to expand the geographic boundaries of your literature searching - institutional and disciplinary repositories might be a good source...and that's the subject of an upcoming blog post here.

New on CIAO - Beyond Population: Everyone Counts in Development

Beyond Population: Everyone Counts in Development (in CIAO database)

Abstract
This essay reviews some of the most important demographic trends expected to occur between 2010 and 2050, indicates some of their implications for economic and global development, and suggests some possible policies to respond these trends and implications. The interactions of population, economics, the environment, and culture are central. In the past decade, for the first time in history, old people outnumbered young people, urban people outnumbered rural people, and women of reduced fertility outnumbered women of high fertility. The century from 1950 to 2050 will have included the highest global population growth rate ever, the largest voluntary fall in the global population growth rate ever, and the most enormous shift ever in the demographic balance between the more developed regions of the world and the less developed ones. ..."

US State Dept releases 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism

Just released: The U.S. State Department has published the 2009 volume of Country Reports on Terrorism

"U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism."