New ICPSR Studies on Aging

29321 Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA Study), 1996-2008:

Semi-Annual Phone Call Data

29323 Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA Study), 1996-2008:

Neuropsychological Exam Data

Questions? Barbara Mento: barbara.mento@bc.edu

New ICPSR Studies!

Study 22660
Evaluation of Gender Violence and Harassment Prevention Programs in Middle Schools in Cleveland, Ohio, 2006-2007 [United States]

Study 26621
National Survey of the Japanese Elderly, 1996

Study 27581
Political Business Cycles in Open Economies in 28 Developing Countries From Latin America, Asia, and Africa, 1976-2002

Available to Boston College Community.
Questions? Barbara Mento: barbara.mento@bc.edu

Celebrate GIS Day at the O'Neill Library Wed. Nov. 17th

GIS Day Open House O’Neill Library
Wednesday, November 17th

Join us at the O'Neill Library for a celebration of GIS Day.

• Learn more about Geographic Information Systems and how this powerful data mapping tool can enhance your research.
• See a demonstration of the ArcGIS software and B.C. spatial data.
• Sign up for a personal tutorial on how to use GIS software.
• Browse posters with samples of GIS applications and it’s use at Boston College.
• Pick up a flyer with details of our GIS contest (with prizes) and information on how to download the ArcGIS software! GIS Contest Flyer
  

Drop by for demonstrations of ArcGIS in the lobby of the O'Neill Library from:

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Try a chocolate globe while they last . . .

Any questions? Contact Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Manager: barbara.mento@bc.edu

Sponsored by Boston College Libraries

Free ICPSR Data Fair- November 8 – 11, 2010

Topics covered include data management, North American data sources, International data sources, and data resources for teaching.

Selected Organizations and Projects Discussed at the Free, Virtual Data Fair:
• The Censuses of Germany, The Netherlands, and the US
• UNdata and the World Bank’s Data Catalog
• Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive (CPANDA)
• Latin American Public Opinion Project
• Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
• The Roper Center
• American FactFinder, data.gov, & Bureau of Labor Statistics
• The Health and Retirement Study
• Panel Study of Income Dynamics
• ODESI (Canada)
• Minnesota Population Center
• Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science
• Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE)

Register for any and all sessions here: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/datafair/program.jsp