GIS is used in most areas of academic research and in every aspect of our life. Newspapers use GIS everyday in to visualize the global food crisis, voting records , population demographics and more.
Enjoy these innovative examples of the use of GIS.
New Software Brings Hopi History to Life
Indian Country Media Today, August 1, 2011
Digital Maps Are Giving Scholars the Historical Lay of the Land
New York Times, July 26, 2011
Learn more about GIS, contact Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Librarain
Friday, August 5, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
New Articles on Open Data
World Bank Is Opening Its Treasure Chest of Data
New York Times July 2, 2011Why Open Data Alone Is Not Enough
Wired July 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
New ICPSR Data Additions June 2011
24612 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): Loan Application Register (LAR) and Transmittal Sheet (TS) Raw Data, 2007
20423 Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking and the Implications for Victims in the United States, 2005
29801 National Study of Physician Organizations and the Management of Chronic Illness II (NSPO2), 2006-2007
30261 Counts of US Daily Newspapers by City and Political Affiliation,
1869-2004
30862 Drug Use Trajectories: Ethnic/Racial Comparisons, 1998-2002 [United-States]
Question? Contact ICPSR Liaison Barbara Mento
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
New Roper Dataset: Quality of Health Care
The Roper Center Public Opinion Archives recently released a new dataset of public opinion about the quality of health care including such issues as the value of health care versus cost and the quality of care among local hospitals.
To review an abstract and download data go to:
Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: Quality of Health Care [USICR2011-HEALTH]
Restricted to Boston College community only.
Questions? Contact: Barbara Mento
To review an abstract and download data go to:
Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll: Quality of Health Care [USICR2011-HEALTH]
Restricted to Boston College community only.
Questions? Contact: Barbara Mento
Monday, May 23, 2011
New McKinsey Research Report: Big Data: The Next Frontier for Innovation, Competition, and Productivity
Big Data: The Next Frontier for Innovation, Competition, and Productivity
"Analyzing large data sets—so called big data—will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus as long as the right policies and enablers are in place."
New York Time article about the report
"Analyzing large data sets—so called big data—will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus as long as the right policies and enablers are in place."
New York Time article about the report
Thursday, April 28, 2011
New ICPSR Search Capabilities
View Webinar Describing New ICPSR Search Capabilities
This webinar gives an overview of the new search capabilities available on the ICPSR Web site. The new search contains several improvements, including the ability to better refine search results, and to search through the text of study documentation and variables. The session is presented by Matthew Richardson of ICPSR’s Web team.
Questions? Contact ICPSR liaison Barbara Mento
New Cross-Tabs Feature for Roper iPoll
Cross-tabs are now available in Roper Center iPOLL. iPOLL Databank now offers demographic cross-tabulations for over 50,000 questions asked in the US since 2000. The group data is integrated directly into iPOLL and is presented automatically with the question results wherever available. Look for a blue and green star and click on RoperExplorer!
Also browse the latest Hot Topics:
Defense Spending
Economy
Health Care
Immigration
News Media
Taxes
Questions? Contact Barbara Mento
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