A Bi-Weekly Update
9/24/10
Social Science Datasets Now Available
As a member of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), we join with about 700 academic institutions and research organizations in the acquisition, preservation, and distribution of social science data. ICPSR provides training in the use of research data and offers access to a data archive of more than 500,000 digital files. Search “ICPSR” in the Trexler Library catalog.
You can download a dataset, import it into a statistical program available at Muhlenberg, and analyze the data for your own research purposes. Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, terrorism, health and medical care, early education, education, racial and ethnic minorities, psychology, law, substance abuse and mental health, and more. These data can be used for secondary research, instructional activities, or to write articles, papers or theses.
All Muhlenberg College staff, students, and faculty have access to the extensive ICPSR data holdings from any campus computer. Access is direct and quick by going to the ICPSR Web site athttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu. When downloading data, first-time users will be asked to create an ICPSR MyData account; thereafter, you will need your email address and password to download data. To search for data or access an online tutorial, start here:http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/access/index.jsp. For assistance with locating, accessing, and analyzing ICPSR data, contact Jennifer Jarson, Social Sciences Reference Librarian.
Infomaniac Tip
Classroom Technology Through Time
This interactive timeline from the New York Times illustrates classroom technology over time, from 1650 to the present. Check out the evolution from the horn-book to the iPad, with the ferule, magic lantern, pencil, stereoscope, reading accelerator, and more along the way. What’s next?
Calendar of Events
10/1 Meditation. Open to the public. (5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Trexler Library Rare Books Room.)
10/5 Faculty Author Reception: Prof. Judy Ridner. (4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., library level A, Fulford Room.)
10/11 Faculty Author Reception: Prof. Barri Gold. (4:30-5:30 p.m., library level A, Fulford Room.)
10/20 Student-Led Book Discussion: Go Ask Alice. Open to the Public. (4:30-5:30 p.m., library level A, Periodicals Reading Room.)
10/21 FORGIVE A FINE DAY
10/22 Meditation. Open to the public. (5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Trexler Library Rare Books Room.)
