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New Database: LexisNexis Statistical Datasets

Jesse Silva — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:25:29 +0000

The Library has just subscribed to LexisNexis Statistical Datasets. The database provides fast and easy one-stop shopping to more than 5.3 billion (and growing) data points from licensed and public domain datasets. Sources of data include local, state and international governments and organizations. Datasets allows you to customize the data by selecting subjects, variable(s) of interest, and the ability to view your data in side-by-side tables, charts and even maps. Datasets also provides quick graphs and chats for statistics in the news, and when you download or print, you are given citation information from where the data originated. Anyone may access LexisNexis Statistical Datasets from the public computers in the Library, however, off-campus access to is restricted to current UCB faculty, staff and students through the proxy server or VPN.

Foreign Policy Association

Susana Hinojosa — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:17:44 +0000

The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) “is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the American public to learn more about the world. Founded in 1918, FPA provides independent publications, programs and forums to increase public awareness of, and foster popular participation in, matters relating to those policy issues.” Supporting the focus on key current policy issues, the FPA website features blogs that discuss international events and also daily postings from foreign policy experts. Sections such as Explore by Region (with map) and Explore by Issue are very useful. Currently the Explore by Issue section includes: Iraq, European Union, Diplomacy, Russia. Defense & Security, Latin America, China Trade, Philanthropy and more. The Latin America listings include Spring Updates (post-Fidel Cuba), Recommended Readings, and a Latin America Blog. A key item on the FPA site is the video content which features clips from the FPA’s Great Decisions television series and also lectures by prominent scholars.

EU’s 50th Birthday

Susana Hinojosa — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:26:11 +0000

The European Union celebrated its 50th anniversary with the Berlin declaration adopted on March 25, 2007 in the city of Berlin. The declaration is the future vision for the EU. As part of the anniversary the EU is celebrating What we have achieved, Success Stories profiles of projects in Europe, and is making available special publications and reports.

The New ECLAS Catalogue Now Online

Jim Church — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:44:20 +0000

The European Commission’s Central Library has just launched the new ECLAS catalogue on EUROPA.

The catalogue gives access to the collections of the Commission’s Central Library as well as to those of the libraries in the many Directorates General and services which are members of the RÃ©seauBib network.

While the principal subjects covered are European integration and European law and policies, the collections also include many works on the Member States, international affairs and third countries in all the official languages. The catalogue contains detailed bibliographical information on each item and is constantly updated. (Source: Europa Central Library).