Monday, May 21, 2007

Library New Collection--more CensusCDs from Geolytics, Inc.

The following new acquired CD-Roms have already been popular items to use in Fenwick Library. Please check them out.
**Neighborhood Change Database (NCDB)- Access to US Census Data from 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 in their census year tract boundaries. Also access data for all four decades normalized to 2000 Census Tract boundaries so that one can compare data for various years within the same bounday definition.
**Zip+4 CD (Standard)- gives geocoding of zip+4 to census block with demographic variables.
**Zip+4 with 2006 Estimates and 2011 Projections- additional of 60+ demographic variables and 2011 estimates to Zip+4 CD.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Thursday, May 03, 2007

New Database: 2008 Presidental Election Donor Demographics

"This is the latest edition to Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics) collection of 2008 Presidential Election campaign finance info resources."

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordems.asp?cycle=2008
(Resourceshelf)

New Database: Digital Collection of World War II Publications

GPO and Southern Methodist University (SMU) Central University Libraries offer a digital collection of more than 3000 U.S. Government Publications distributed during the course of the World War II. This historical World War II publications will be permanently available to the public at http://worldwar2.smu.edu (Resourceshelf)

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

ERIC Microfiche Digitization Project

All of the old (1966-1992) microfiche are digitized and available through the web site: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true. This is great news. (govdoc-l)