Library News for Political Science

New Resources from the Library

·         PressDisplay:  Full-color, full-page collection of today's newspapers from around the world; a rolling file of the most current 60 days for most papers. 3 concurrent users; please sign out when finished.

·         Roper Center: public opinion polling data 1935 – present; the Weidenbaum Center has subscribed to a one-year membership (through November 14, 2010) for all of Washington University.

·         Bibliography of British and Irish History:  an authoritative guide to what has been written about British and Irish history from the Roman period to the present day.

 

 

New ebooks, added to the catalog, but not to the Databases pages in the website, to Find it!, or announced on What’s New (usually!); subject librarians will or have added them to their Research Guides, as appropriate:

 

·         The group effect : social cohesion and health outcomes

·         Why cooperate?: the incentive to supply global public goods

·         Citizenship : a very short introduction

·         Behind the development banks : Washington politics, world poverty, and the wealth of nations

From Be Spacific: Google Scholar Now Includes Free Case Law Database

Read the whole article here: http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022820.html

Roper Center Polling Data!

New Resource: Roper Center Polling Data

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is one of the world's leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion. The Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy has subscribed to a one-year membership (through November 14, 2010) for all of Washington University.

• This membership includes on demand access to the full datasets required to conduct bivariate and multivariate analyses on archived surveys using RoperExpress. Search the catalog of data set holdings.
• Membership also offers access to iPOLL, a comprehensive database of 500,000 questions and answers asked in the US since 1935. (free registration required)

These combined services permit you to locate questions and topline results in iPOLL and then download the documentation and datafiles for the studies. Please see these user responsibilities.

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is one of the world's leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion. The Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy has subscribed to a one-year membership (through November 14, 2010) for all of Washington University.

• This membership includes on demand access to the full datasets required to conduct bivariate and multivariate analyses on archived surveys using RoperExpress. Search the catalog of data set holdings.
• Membership also offers access to iPOLL, a comprehensive database of 500,000 questions and answers asked in the US since 1935. (free registration required)

These combined services permit you to locate questions and topline results in iPOLL and then download the documentation and datafiles for the studies. Please see these user responsibilities.

New E-Resources from the Library

·         Encyclopaedia Islamica: the first volume of a projected 16-volume set, which complements two existing ebooks on the same vendor platform, Brill: Encyclopaedia of Islam, and Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures.

·         CQ Almanac:  Since 1945, ‘the definitive annual reference for studying the U.S. Congress’

·         Google Patent Search: same content as the US PTO site, in an easy-to-use Google interface

·         Book of Odds: a searchable online database of "odds statements," the probabilities of everyday life. You can search it by keyword or by the odds themselves - for instance, how many things stand a 1 in 142 chance of happening to you.

GIS Poster Showcase -- Entries Welcome!

As you have probably heard, on November 19^th the University is hosting a GIS symposium. There will be speakers in the morning and a series of short workshops in the afternoon. In conjunction with the symposium there will be a map gallery/poster session and contest, to be held in the Earth and Planetary Sciences building. 

 

If you plan to attend the symposium, you can register at http://gis.wustl.edu/.

 

If you or any of your students have a GIS project that could be of interest to others on campus, please consider submitting a poster.  Please spread the word to your students and colleagues and invite anyone interested to participate. If you have something to display, please to contact me at cmorton22@wustl.edu.

 

 

Some basics about the poster session:

 

1.  The session will run from 12pm-4:30pm on the November 19^th in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Building.

 

2.  Any project using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is eligible.

 

3.  Deadline for submission is November 17^th.

 

4.  Prizes will be awarded for the best use of GIS.

 

5.  Free poster printing is available.

 

6.  Submit all posters and/or inquiries to Cheryl Morton at cmorton22@wustl.edu or 935-4148.

 

 

 

Hope to see you there!