ICPSR Summer Program Deadlines

The deadline for applying for this year's ICPSR Summer Program workshop "Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES): Investigating Cultural and Ethnic Influences on Mental Health" is April 28.

If students or faculty are interested, please go to the following Web page for information about applying to this 3-day workshop: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/sumprog/course/0044.xml.

A four-week course "Methodological Issues in Quantitative Research on Race and Ethnicity" is also offered this summer, and has an April 28 deadline for applying, as well. See the following Web page for more information about this course: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/sumprog/course/0039.xml.

ICPSR Summer Program 2008

ICPSR Summer Program Web Site

Noteworthy and new courses in the 2008 Summer Program curriculum include:
* Quantitative Research on Race and Ethnicity
* Analyzing Multilevel and Mixed Models Using Stata
* Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
* Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling
* Advanced Bayesian Models
* Integrating Biomarkers into Population-Based Research
* Panel Data Analysis Using Stata
* Confidentiality and Disclosure Issues in Data Collection
* Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys
* Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study
* Using Secondary Data for Analysis of Marriage and the Family

For more information contact B.C. ICPSR representative Barbara Mento

International Data Resource Center (IDRC) from ICPSR

International Data Resource Center (IDRC)

From ICPRS web site:

"As the international community is drawn closer together through the phenomenon of globalization, access to international data has become critical for scholars and researchers around the world. Finding reliable data sources that reflect international dimensions can be difficult. In an effort to meet the growing demands for international data, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) has created the International Data Resource Center (IDRC). The IDRC acts as a clearinghouse for international data housed at ICPSR."

The site also includes an interactive map feature that allows you to Browse data by country.

Roper new U.S. Elections section

The Roper Center has added a new section to their website--US Elections!

Find data from the 1976 election to the current run for Presidency. Find out public opinion during each election year, along with the primary and election day exit poll results. Review opinions on the economy, the Iraq war, gender and race, homeland security and immigration among other topics.

IRRC Data Name Changed to RiskMetrics

Our library subscriptions to the IRRC Governance and Director data are now listed under the new name RiskMetrics.

RiskMetrics Directors Data and RiskMetrics Historical Governance Data are available via the WRDS interface with a WRDS account. For more information about this data go to the Statistical Data Catalog.

Locating and Using Data for Secondary Research at Boston College 2:00 - 3:30 Feb 6, 2008 Gasson 9

Boston College offers many sources and repositories of data for secondary research in the social sciences, education, nursing, economics, business and other disciplines. This workshop is particularly geared to researchers who need to access, analyze and manipulate data from BC's subscription data repositories. This tutorial will help you: find the data you need for your research or class project; learn about the Boston College collection of data resources in the Statistical Data Catalog; and how to download the data onto your desktop, including how to import into quantitative analytical tools such as SPSS. Get a tour of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a data archive that includes over 5,000 datasets. We will also discuss the library’s guides to key Business, Economics, Education, Health, and General U.S. and cross-national data sources. Topics may be customized based on attendees’ research interests.

2:00 - 3:30 February 6, 2008 Gasson 9

To sign up for this tutorial, please send email to researchservices@bc.edu with the name of the tutorial.

Co-instructors Rani Dalgin, Senior Statistical Consultant and Barbara Mento, Data Librarian

Demographic Analysis with ArcGIS- 2:00 - 4:00 January 31, 2008 Gasson 9

The focus of this workshop will be on the use of ArcGIS to analyze demographic data. The session will highlight GIS data available for research and include demonstrations of ArcGIS using cases based on Census and related data. GIS is an analysis tool which complements other quantitative methods used to analyze population data. The data that the Census Bureau collects during the decennial census and other population surveys has grown extensively over the years and has become an important resource for researchers and government agencies. Besides providing the basis for congressional redistricting, Census data are used in many other ways. Since 1975, the Census Bureau has had responsibility to produce small-area population data needed to redraw state legislative and congressional districts. Other important uses of Census data include the distribution of funds for government programs; planning the right locations for schools, roads, and other public facilities; helping real estate agents and potential residents learn about a neighborhood; and identifying trends over time that can help predict future needs. Most Census data are available for many levels of geography, including states, counties, cities and towns, ZIP codes, census tracts and blocks.

Census data and GIS applications are used by community planners, marketing, managers, scientists and researchers in education, economists, sociologists, social workers, health care managers, librarians, and data administrators.

International population data are available also to address demographic issues in a specific country, at regional or at global scale. We will discuss these resources with those interested. No prior knowledge of ArcGIS is required.

To register, please send email to researchservices@bc.edu with the name of the tutorial.

Co-instructors: Constantin Andronache, ITS Research Services and Barbara Mento, GIS Librarian