The Forum (8:4): Midterm Elections of 2010

"This issue of The Forum gathers an array of pieces interpreting the midterm elections of 2010. Three of these address election outcomes in the large: Jason Engle and Byron Shafer on 2010 in the longest run; Andrew Busch on what happened and what it could mean; and James Campbell on the structure of a three-wave election. Five others focus on aspects of 2010 that are widely thought to be distinctive: Erika Fowler and Travis Ridout [WSU Pol S prof] on the ad campaign, Zachary Courser on the Tea Party, David Canon on the year of the outsider, Michael Franz on campaign spending by candidates, parties, and interest groups, and Michael McDonald on voter turnout. A further three then consider aspects of campaign dynamics as they unfolded: Costas Panagopoulos on public responses and voter movement, Robert Saldin on the place of the healthcare issue, and Jeffrey Stonecash on the art of campaign strategy. " Read the journal issue at http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol8/iss4/

Sociological Methods & Research 40th Anniversary « SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS & RESEARCH

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Sociological Methods & Research 40th Anniversary « SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS & RESEARCH

Database and Journal Updates

• We'll be adding two new social science databases this spring: Public Administration Abstracts, and Family and Society Studies Worldwide.

• Criminal Justice Abstracts is changing from the CSA platform to the EBSCO platform
• The CSA platform will be making a very considerable interface change early this year
• Health and Psychosocial Instruments will now also be on the EBSCO platform
• New online access journals: Communication Reports, Congress and the Presidency, Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Mobilization, Urban History Review, Western Journal of Communication. Word and Image, Journal of Forensic Science.

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!