Scholarship Opportunity for GIS Students

The New England Chapter of the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) is offering scholarship and internship (with stipend) opportunities for GIS students attending New England-area colleges, universities and technical institutes. Awards are available for undergraduate and graduate students.

Applications may be obtained from Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Librarian or by emailing David Merwin. dmerwin@framingham.edu

New GIS book: Putting Fear of Crime on the Map: Investigating Perceptions of Crime Using Geographic Information Systems by Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B

Putting Fear of Crime on the Map: Investigating Perceptions of Crime Using Geographic Information Systems by Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B. Burgess.

New from OECD January, 2012

The Future of Families to 2030

OECD Factbook 2012: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics
For 50 years, the OECD has been at the forefront in the production of reliable, comparable, timely and trusted statistics. The OECD Factbook is the most comprehensive statistical publication of the Organisation. This year's edition provides not only a snapshot of the most recent statistics produced by the OECD but also celebrates its 50th Anniversary through a special chapter focusing on longer-term developments. Also new this year, online data for the Country Statistical Profiles will be updated dynamically.