NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY; 2011-6

FEATURED RESOURCE

Statesman’s Yearbook Online ~ Next to the Statistical Abstract of the United States this may be the title nearest and dearest to an old librarian’s heart. “Regularly updated to reflect recent world events, the much-acclaimed The Statesman’s Yearbook Onlineincludes reliable information on every country in the world, covering key historical events, population, city profiles, social statistics, climate, recent elections, current leaders, defense, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, industry, international trade, religion, culture, and diplomatic representatives, as well as fact sheets and much more. Find out more about The Statesman’s Yearbook.” Online version available to UNC Asheville students, faculty, and staff, only.
INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL & SOCIAL RESEARCH

From ICPSR’s DataBytes newsletter, Winter 2011
The Integrated Fertility Survey Series (IFSS) project at ICPSR is pleased to announce the release of its second harmonized dataset, which updates the first release and adds variables related to union history, cohabitation and husband/partner sociodemographics. The dataset combines information from 10 surveys and over 71,000 respondents spanning 1955 to 2002 into harmonized variables for easy analysis.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Office of Planning Research & Evaluation Funds is accepting applications to provide funding for a Research Center to Support Secondary Analyses of Head Start Impact Study Data to answer questions related to the characteristics of effective Head Start centers, classrooms, and teachers. For more information about this funding opportunity, including the award amount and due dates, please visit the Research Connections Web site.

The library’s online catalog now contains bibliographic records for all the ICPSR databases. There are more than 7,265 records; 55 new for this year. So, if you’re looking for that old reliable General Social Survey, just search it in the library online catalog to get direct access to the ICPSR data file online. Check it our at General Social Survey!
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