http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/ en-us Copyright 2006 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:03:57 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Available online. Non-partisan program funded by the Annenberg Foundation which monitors "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases." Recent discussions include claims in the Allen/Webb Senate race in Virginia and efforts to capture Osama bin Laden. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/factcheckorg.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/factcheckorg.html Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:03:57 +0000 Available online. This is a fascinating compilation of voter guides that U.S. religious organizations are distributing "to inform the faithful about issues and candidates." Categories include conservative Christian, mainline Christians, watchdog groups, etc. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/elections_2006_a_reporters_gui.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/elections_2006_a_reporters_gui.html Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:49:35 +0000 Available online. This annual overview of strategic developments throughout the world long has been an essential one-volume analytical encapsulation of the year’s key events in international relations for students, scholars, policy-makers, journalists, business leaders and other leading think-tanks. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/strategic_survey_2006.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/strategic_survey_2006.html Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:38:03 +0000 Available online. "The U.S. midterm elections for Congress, typically dominated by domestic concerns, may turn on how the public views the role of majority Republicans on a wide range of foreign-policy-related issues, including the war in Iraq, national security, and immigration.” A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/foreign_policy_and_the_us_midt.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/foreign_policy_and_the_us_midt.html Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:49:02 +0000 Available online. A concise account (2006) of international law, explaining how states and international organizations, especially the United Nations, make and use international law. Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/handbook_of_international_law.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/handbook_of_international_law.html Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:21:00 +0000 Available online. Primarily useful as a compilation of documents, including a searchable database of thousands of presidential documents, including signing statements, speeches, fireside chats, etc. Also other documents, statistical data, audio and video archive. Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/american_presidency_project.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/american_presidency_project.html Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:06:04 +0000 Historical Statistics of the United States, Leyburn Library recently has purchased online access to three statistical compilations in "electronic book" form:

• Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964
• The Millennials: Americans Born 1977 to 1994
• Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook, 2006

Each of these items is a standard in academic library collections and often useful for student research needs. We are very glad to be able to provide them in online form. All are accessible from this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/new_statistical_ebooks.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/new_statistical_ebooks.html Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:25:37 +0000 Available online. This is a new article database for the college and university market, providing broad coverage of most academic disciplines, including social sciences, business and economics, arts and humanities, natural and physical sciences, etc. It includes articles from over 9,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers, of which nearly 7,000 are academic journals, and most are available in full-text formats. This new database probably makes obsolete the same publisher's Expanded Academic ASAP, at least for W&L researchers. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/academic_onefile.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/10/academic_onefile.html Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:33:29 +0000 Available online. The prospects of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the early 1990’s led China to accelerate its testing schedule and discuss differences within the Russian government over testing, according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and archival research by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. The documents illustrate the efforts of the U.S. Intelligence Community to understand developments at Russian and Chinese nuclear test sites from 1990 to 2000. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/us_intelligence_on_russian_and.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/us_intelligence_on_russian_and.html Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:53:52 +0000 Available online. Intended to provide "a variety of important information about the U.S. Congress." Thus far, the only information is the salaries of Congressional staffers, data formerly accessible only in printed sources in Congressional offices. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/legistorm.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/legistorm.html Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:40:24 +0000 Available online. State-by-state listings of proposals on the ballot in the upcoming November elections (links go to state election offices), as well as information on each state's campaign finance disclosure laws (links go to the Campaign Disclosure Project). After you click on the appropriate state, links will appear at the bottom of the screen. Not all states have ballot initiatives this year. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/ballot_issues_and_campaign_fin.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/ballot_issues_and_campaign_fin.html Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:14:23 +0000 Available online.   Printed copy on order. This latest annual edition focuses on youth, aged 12 to 24, emphasizing five "phases" -- learning, starting to work, developing a healthful lifestyle, beginning a family, and exercising citizenship. Scan down the opening page to access individual chapters, including the final one, "Selected Indicators," an annual compilation which is an invaluable source of social and economic data on the world's countries. (Leyburn Library also will receive a more comprehensive form of these indicators in CD-ROM and printed forms.)]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/world_development_report_2007.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/world_development_report_2007.html Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:35:54 +0000 Available online. News and analysis on contemporary Latin America, published since 1967. The database, which appears to be updated on Tuesdays, is pretty simple to navigate and use. The one possible stumbling block might be the fact that our account allows only one W& user at a time to be logged in to the database -- other logins will be blocked. To avoid this becoming a problem, please remember to log out when you have finished a session. Links will be maintained in Annie and in several places in the library Web site, such as here.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/latin_american_weekly_report.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/latin_american_weekly_report.html Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:02:49 +0000 Available online. Published in 2006 as a five-volume set, HSUS is a database of over 37,000 data series (statistical categories) from U.S. and Colonial history. The database also contains extensive essays on the measurements of U.S. history. Data are available as published tables, spreadsheet files (Excel), PDF documents, and custom graphs or charts. This is the first update -- and major expansion -- of a two-volume set published by the U.S. Census Bureau in 1976. The search and display functions of this database take a while to get used to, so if you have any questions, please let me know. Links will be maintained in several location in our Web site, including here.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/historical_statistics_of_the_u.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/historical_statistics_of_the_u.html Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:58:11 +0000 Oxford English Dictionary, almost certainly the most important modern English-language dictionary. Unlike the set-in-stone printed OED, the online form is updated several times a year and Oxford University Press always releases lists of new (newly-acceptable) words and new meanings. The latest additions include, among others: bling Lollywood bada-bing drive-by offshoring liposculpture If you should want to check on any of these, or other terms, here is our link to the Oxford English Dictionary. You might notice that the opening screen includes a link to New Words.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/oxford_english_dictionary.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/polbak/2006/09/oxford_english_dictionary.html Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:22:17 +0000