SocSci-Data

This constitutes the last entry to the SocSci-Data blog. Future announcements about
social science statistical data resources for Yale University will appear in the Social Science Library News blog.

This webinar outlines ICPSR's continuing efforts to provide and make available more data about underrepresented populations for researchers to explore important questions and relationships . In late 2009, ICPSR redesigned and renamed the Minority Data Resource Center (MDRC) to the Resource Center for Minority Data (RCMD). The focus will be on the website’s new layout and resources, the revised structure of the RCMD, and the current goals and programs for this archive’s future.

The Health Resources County Comparison Tool "is intended to enable local health planners, administrators and researchers to compare health status indicators and available health resources for their county (or county equivalents) to peer counties nationwide."

The Area Resource File, which it draws data from, is available on CD in the Yale social science library.

A short article from Yale's student newspaper about how students are counted in the 2010 U.S. Census and why it's important.

For general United States Census of Population and Housing data and statistics and background information, visit the subject guide.

The APDU is offering a webinar on The 2007 Economic Census: A Portrait of the Nation’s Economy on Thursday, January 21, 2010, from 2-3 PM EST. Interested, but can't make the webinar? Check out the 2007 Economic Census web site.

The News tab of the Data and Statistics in the social sciences subject guide now contains a Statistical publications in the social sciences in Yale's collection box that displays records for recent library acquisitions in that subject area. The records come from Yufind via an RSS feed, which can also be accessed directly via the "View RSS Feed" link at the bottom of the box. This is still somewhat experimental, so please send comments and feedback about it - is it useful, how could it be better, are there problems with it?

Of possible interest to Yale students and faculty designing surveys, analyzing survey data, etc.: parts 1 & 2 of vol. 29 (2009) of the online Handbook of Statistics are about Sample Surveys: Design, Methods and Applications and Sample Surveys: Inference and Analysis.

In the UK, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has launched a two-year (2009-2011) "Meeting the Research Data Challenge" program addressing a range of issues related to research data, including: data management practices, tools and training; new data publication venues; and data value assessment. The outcomes should be of international relevance.

The outcomes of this discussion could very well affect degree and ways of future access to federally funded research outputs, including research data.

The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) has announced two forthcoming one-hour webinars on topics of potential interest to researchers in economics and related disciplines using public data sources: Economic Impact Studies: Using Regional Input-Output Multipliers on Dec. 9, and GDP by Metropolitan Area, Accelerated Release of Data for 2008 on Dec. 10.