Eurostat has received a facelift and is now noticeably faster (though nowhere near murcurial) and works in browsers other than Internet Explorer. That’s right, you can now access European Union statistics from you PC or your Mac, via Safari, Firefox, Mozilla and quite possibly others that I haven’t tried. I have yet to find any…
If you’re looking for some supplementary reading for teaching students research methods and how to critically read research in the social sciences, Ellen Girden’s Evaluating Research Articles From Start to Finish is an excellent reference. Also great as a quick reference for anyone constructing research, this text features chapters on the following: case studies, narrative…
Anyone interested in mapping Census information might want to look at a new book in the Libe’s reference collection entitled Unlocking the Census with GIS. This text is especially helpful to students because it does not assume familiarity with the organization of the Census nor expert GIS abilities. For each of several topics (e.g. using…
If you ever need information about state governments, The Book of the States is a great place to start. It consists of signed articles and statistical tables on topics such as state finance and demographics, state political parties, elections, and ethics and the constitutions and branches of state governments. Published by the Council of State…