The first celebration of African-American history week took place in February, 1926. Initiated by American historian Carter Woodson, the week celebrated the contributions to America by people of African descent, […]
Intensive quantitative methods training program
ICPSR has announced that they are now accepting applications for the 2010 Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. The program is held on the campus of the University […]
Dictionaries in the Library
Looking for a French-English dictionary? Need to look up a word in Arabic? The MSE Library has multiple places where you can find foreign language dictionaries – to consult in […]
Teach Yourself with Technology Videos
Safari Books Online includes hundreds of videos on technology topics, including video training series and substantial talks from important figures in technology. Would you like to learn Flash or Photoshop? […]
LexisNexis Statistical Datasets Now Available
LexisNexis Statistical Datasets allows users to create customized tables and graphs from a wide range of aggregate data resources. Some thematic maps are also included; for example, under Education, you […]
NCAA Student Athlete Experience Data Archive
ICPSR has created a new thematic archive called the NCAA Student-Athlete Experience Data Archive with user-friendly data collections related to graduation rates, team-level academic progress rates (Division 1), and individual-level […]
New Online Government Titles from CQ
What is the symbol of office for the sergeant at arms who preserves order on the House floor? Who said, “Modern complexities call for a constant infusion of new blood […]
The Gift of Words : Season’s Readings
As promised, here are some year-end lists of best books. Peruse these lists to see what you might want to read once all those papers are finished, what you might […]
Locating Data on Baltimore in ICPSR
In order to find secondary survey data on Baltimore in ICPSR, use the general search box (upper right) and enter Baltimore Maryland, as shown above (capitalization does not matter). Some […]
Happy Origin Day!
While it isn’t an official holiday (unless you’re a biologist), November 24th is the anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. First published in 1859, […]