New from Leyburn Library

Pulitzer Prize Winners, 2006

2006-04-24T09:59:00.000-04:00

Pulitzer Prize Board.
Available online.
Annual awards in journalism, letters and drama, and more.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

The Forum; A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics

2006-04-20T09:22:00.000-04:00

Berkeley Electronic Press.
Available online.
Leyburn Library now subscribes to this online-only journal, which contains "professionally informed commentary on issues in contemporary American politics," including parties, elections, news media, Congress, public policy, etc.
Links will be available in Annie and from various locations in our Web site, including here.

New from JSTOR

2006-04-18T10:36:00.000-04:00

JSTOR.
Available online.
The JSTOR database, which is constantly growing, recently added several new titles to its coverage. Some of the most relevant ones are listed below. Each one is already available in JSTOR and individual Annie records for each will be created soon.

Anthropological Quarterly
Previous Title: Primitive Man (0887-3925)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 75, 1928-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: The George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 19, 1981-2000
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Publius
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 30, 1971-2000
Moving Wall: 5 years
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Revue Française de Sociologie
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 43, 1960-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: Éditions OPHRYS et Association Revue Française de Sociologie

University of Pennsylvania Law Review and American Law Register
Previous Titles: University of Pennsylvania Law Review (0041-9907); The American Law Register (1558-3562); The American Law Register and Review (1558-3538); The American Law Register (1558-3813)
Release Content: Vols. 1 – 151 (Issue 2), 1852-2002
Moving Wall: 3 years
Publisher: The University of Pennsylvania Law Review

Voices of Jihad Database

2006-04-17T12:46:00.000-04:00

RAND Corporation.
Available online.
Searchable database of a "compilation of speeches, interviews, statements, and publications of jihadist leaders, foot soldiers, and sympathizers. Nearly all content is in English translation, and has been collected from publicly-accessible websites. Original links are provided...."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library Web page.

TRAC Immigration

2006-04-07T12:28:00.000-04:00

Syracuse University.
Available online.
TRAC projects provide reliable, non-partisan information about Federal enforcement and regulatory agency acitivities. This immigation collection offers the texts of reports (see "Reports and Bulletins" and " Governament Studies") and data ("Facts and Figures").
Links are maintained in several locations on the library Web site, including here.

European Population Since 1945

2006-04-07T11:47:00.000-04:00

Palgrave Macmillan.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF HB 3581.A3 R684 2005
Part of the Societies of Europe series, this volume contains extensive demographic information on 21 territorial entities in modern Europe. Topics include population structure and growth, mortality and life expectancy, marriage and divorce, and more. Includes a CD-ROM.

American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2005

2006-04-07T11:31:00.000-04:00

University of California, Los Angeles.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF LA 227.3.A444 2005
The latest edition of this annual publication surveys the responses of over 260,000 first-year students at 385 U.S. colleges and universities, including Washington and Lee. Topics include popular majors, outside activities, probable careers, parents' characteristics, etc.
An overview is available from the publisher.

New Annie

2006-03-20T12:38:00.000-05:00

Leyburn Library will unveil a revamped version of Annie, the W&L library catalog, on April 10, the Monday of our undergraduate spring break.
Changes in the system reflect our staff's research and discussions with students and others.

A preview of the new Annie is accessible from here.
If you have comments or suggestions, please submit them here.

A change that has not yet appeared in the new system affects Keyword searching for phrases. Starting April 10, you will search for multi-word phrases by enclosing the words within quotation marks.
Example: "domino theory"

State of the News Media, 2006

2006-03-14T11:52:00.000-05:00

Journalism.org.
Available online.
Third annual edition of this report, "tracking and analyzing the state of the American news media."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Online Dating

2006-03-14T11:45:00.000-05:00

Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Available online.
Report from probably the preeminent survey organization on Internet use in the U.S.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page. A paper copy will be added to our collection.

Journals Ranked by Impact: Political Science

2006-02-27T11:06:00.000-05:00

Thomson.
Available online.
Measurement of "citation impact," an attempt to indicate which academic journals in political science are most "important."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

World Press Trends, 2006

2006-02-27T10:58:00.000-05:00

World Association of Newspapers.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF PN 4699.W6 2005
Annually-published compilation of data on newspaper publication around the world. Includes country data on dailies and non-dailies, circulation, and advertising, as well as narrative section on each country.

The Source; Newspapers by the Numbers

2006-02-10T12:30:00.000-05:00

Newspaper Association of America.
Available online.
"Facts and statistics" on the newspaper industry (circulation, readership, markets, etc.), from the Newspaper Association of America.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Archiving the Web -- Virginia's Political Landscape

2006-02-06T13:09:00.000-05:00

Library of Virginia.
Available online.
Developing project (with the Internet Archive) to permanently store Virginia political and governmental Web sites "of enduring value." As of February 2006, sites include Governor Mark Warner's site and the 2005 Virginia Election Web Archive.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Encyclopedia of European Social History

2006-02-06T13:06:00.000-05:00

Scribner's/Gale.
Available as online e-book and in our printed collection.
Six-volume set contains over 230 signed articles on such topics as gender, sexuality, family, social structure, industrialization, media, religion, and everyday life, as well as regional issues and biographies.
Links will be maintained on several Leyburn Library Web pages, including here.

Human Rights Watch World Report, 2006

2006-01-30T13:27:00.000-05:00

Human Rights Watch.
Available online; printed copy will be available in our collection.
Annual overview of developments in human rights in over 60 countries in 2005. A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook, 2006

2006-01-30T09:18:00.000-05:00

Bowker.
Shelved in Reference collection: REF HE 8689.B77 2006
Annual publication probably is the single largest compilation of data on television and radio stations in North America, inlcuding "profiles of 4,825 AM radio stations, 9,000 FM radio stations, and 2,180 television stations in the United States."

National Survey of State Laws

2006-01-19T13:34:00.000-05:00

Gale.
Available online.
The 5th edition (2005) of this work contains a brief summary of current state laws on such topics as abortion, drunk driving, capital punishment, legal ages, and other areas.
Links will be maintained in several locations on the Leyburn Library Web site, including here.

Tax Rates -- Virginia's Cities, Counties, and Selected Towns, 2006

2006-01-18T15:52:00.000-05:00

University of Virginia, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Printed copies shelved in our collection; earlier editions are available online.
Annual compilation of data on different types of taxes -- real propoerty, personal property, natural resources, motor vehicles, etc. -- in Virginia localities.

Harry Potter and the Half-Crazed Bureaucracy

2006-01-13T10:50:00.000-05:00

Social Science Research Network.
Abstract available online.
Abstract of paper to be published in the Michigan Law Review.

Eurostat Yearbook 2005

2006-01-13T10:15:00.000-05:00

Eurostat.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF HA 1107.E89 2005
Eurostat is the European Union's official statistical agency and this annual publication provides an overview of data on population, economic conditions, etc.
It is also available online.

Regret The Error

2006-01-11T16:17:00.000-05:00

Regret The Error.
Available online.
Excellent free Web site which "reports on corrections, retractions, clarifications and trends regarding accuracy and honesty in the media." Here is an example of the work they do.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page

Communication and Mass Media Complete

2006-01-09T18:09:00.000-05:00

Ebsco.
Available online.
For the first time, Leyburn Library is subscribing to a significant commercial database devoted to academic coverage of mass media and communication. This new product provides citations to over 600 journals in communication, mass media, and related fields, as well as books, reports, dissertations, and other resources, and includes full-text articles from over 200 journals.
Links will be maintained in several locations on our Web site, including here.

Freedom of the Press, 2005

2006-01-09T09:58:00.000-05:00

Freedom House/Rowman & Littlefield.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF PN 4736.F74 2005
Subtitled A Global Survey of Media Independence, this annual publication offers reports on mass media in each of over 190 countries.
Also available online. A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

America Votes, 2003-2004

2006-01-09T09:49:00.000-05:00

CQ Press.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF JK 1967.A28 V.26
This biennially-published series is one of the most valued compilations of U.S. election data and is especially prized for its state and county data. The new volume covers elections in 2003 and 2004, including the presidential election and primaries.
Ealier volumes are available in the Leyburn Library collection.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy

2006-01-05T14:21:00.000-05:00

Macmillan/Gale.
Available online.
The second edition (2006) of this major reference work is the first comprehensive new edition in almost 40 years and Leyburn Library provides this ten-volume set to the W&L community as an online e-book.
So significant and useful was the eight-volume first edition of this work (once identified as one of the items most frequently stolen from U.S. libraries) that Leyburn Library added five copies to its collection.
The new edition contains over 2,100 signed entries, including one by W&L Assistant Professor of Philosophy James E. Mahon.

American Law Yearbook, 2005

2005-12-13T11:23:00.000-05:00

Gale.
Available online.
Annual supplement to West's Encyclopedia of American Law, covering developments in such topics as abortion, environmental law, terrorism, and torture.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the Leyburn Library Web site, including here.

Political Parties of the World

2005-12-08T20:47:00.000-05:00

John Harper / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.
The sixth edition (2005) of this series provides coverage of more than 2,500 political parties in every country and territory of the world. The entries include recent political history, constitutional framework, recent election results, discussion of the party's history, performance, and influence.
Links are available in several locations in Leyburn Library's Web site, including here.

Sociology Journals Ranked by Impact

2005-12-05T11:22:00.000-05:00

Institute for Scientific Information.
Available online.
Citation measurement of important sociology journals.
A link will be maintained on the Leyburn Library page.

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Web Archive

2005-12-05T10:58:00.000-05:00

Internet Archive.
Available online.
A permanent archive of over 25 million searchable online documents, dated September 4 to October 17 2005, which document the destruction and relief efforts. Includes news sites, personal sites, and government sites.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Who Picks the President?

2005-12-02T13:49:00.000-05:00

Center for Voting and Democracy.
Available online.
Report on the attention paid (television advertising, candidate visits) to each state during the 2004 Presidential election campaign. Example: More money was spent on television advertising in Florida than in 45 other states and the District of Columbia combined.
A link will be maintained on the Leyburn Library Web site here and a printed copy will be added to the library collection.

Wex

2005-12-01T15:32:00.000-05:00

Cornell University, Legal Information Institute.
Available online.
Cornell's LII is one of the most respected online sources of information on legal and constitutional issues and Wex is their developing collaborative (as in Wikipedia) legal dictionary/encyclopedia.
Links will be maintained on several Leyburn Library Web pages, including here.

Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States

2005-11-28T14:31:00.000-05:00

Oxford University Press.
Available online.
The second edition (2005) of this guide includes over 1,200 entries on crucial issues and cases.
The first edition is available in printed form in the library collection.

Sex on TV

2005-11-11T14:51:00.000-05:00

Kaiser Family Foundation
Available online.
The fourth in a series of reports from the Kaiser Family Foundation, measuring sexual content on television. Previous reports are accessible here.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

2005-11-11T14:06:00.000-05:00

Oxford University Press.
Available online.
This newly-published scholarly encyclopedia provides over 900 signed entries on the contemporary and historical experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the U.S.
Links will be maintained in Annie and on various Leyburn Library pages, including here.

NewspaperDirect Press Display

2005-11-09T13:27:00.000-05:00

NewspaperDirect / ProQuest.
Available online.
This service provides full-color, full-page displays of over 200 newspapers from more than 50 countries around the world. The collection includes approximately 45 days of each newspaper.
Links will be maintained in Annie and in several locations in the Leyburn Library Web site, including here.

Journals Ranked by Impact: Anthropology

2005-11-09T13:18:00.000-05:00

Institute for Scientific Information.
Available online.
The latest ISI rankings by citation analysis.
A link will be maintained in the Leyburn Library Web site here.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

2005-11-07T11:14:00.000-05:00

Routledge.
Available online.
Based on the 1998 printed edition of the encyclopedia (also available in the Leyburn Library collection), this database contains over 2,000 signed articles, with new entries added each year.
Links are available in Annie and in several places in the library Web site, including here.

The Revealer

2005-10-28T12:17:00.000-04:00

New York University.
Available online.
Analysis and criticism of the media's coverage of religion.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Writers Directory, 2006

2005-10-27T13:36:00.000-04:00

St. James Press/Gale.
Available online.
This is an annual publication which provides up-to-date biographical and contact information for approximately 20,000 living authors worldwide who have at least one English publication. Entries typically include name, pseudonyms, addresses, citizenship, birth date, specialization, career information, and -- if available -- an e-mail address.
Links will be maintained in Annie and in various places in the library Web site, including here.

Media Contact Directory

2005-10-25T10:16:00.000-04:00

Congressional Quarterly Press.
Available online. (W&L subscription)
A directory of U.S. mass media staff and organizations -- newspapers, periodicals, radio, television, news services, government press secretaries, and more. Includes the ability to search geographically.
We will maintain links in several locations in the Leybrun Library Web site, including here.

Local and Regional Government Information; How to Find It, How to Use It

2005-10-24T15:23:00.000-04:00

Greenwood.
Available online. (W&L subscription)
An introduction to local and regional government in the U.S., as well as a guide to many of the most important sources of information on aspects of these governmental entities.
We will maintain link on several pages in the Leyburn Library Web site, including this one.

Datapedia of United States History; American History in Numbers

2005-10-17T14:18:00.000-04:00

Bernan Press/Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.
This is the ebook form of one of the most broadly useful compilations of time-series data on the U.S.
Links are maintained in Annie and in various locations in our Web site, including here.

Newspaper Audience Database

2005-10-07T11:31:00.000-04:00

Newspaper Association of America.
Available online.
A new "source of detailed newspaper audience demographic data, reporting newspaper readership and Web site usage for 100-plus newspapers representing most major markets."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Almanac of American Politics, 2006

2005-09-30T12:48:00.000-04:00

National Journal.
Shelved at the Reference Desk: REF JK 1012.A44 2006
Also available online.
Biennial non-partisan guide to the members of the U.S. Congress and the areas they represent.
Links will be maintained in Annie and on this Leyburn Library page

Rise, Peak, and Decline: Trends in U.S. Immigration, 1992-2004

2005-09-30T12:43:00.000-04:00

Pew Hispanic Center.
Available online.
"Analysis of multiple datasets collected by the Census Bureau and other government agencies."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Newspaper Database Trial

2005-09-27T10:47:00.000-04:00

Leyburn Library has free trial access to a database called NewspaperDirect PressDisplay, which provides online access to today's newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. The collection currently includes over 225 titles, with a 45-day backfile, and include articles as well as other key content, such as advertisements, classifieds, and notices. In addition to the obvious browsing possibilities, individual issues can be searched by keywords.

To try it out, go to this link and enter the password welcome.

I am very interested in your reactions, so send me your comments.

Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents

2005-09-27T10:33:00.000-04:00

Reporters Without Borders.
Available online.
A very useful introduction to Web logs (blogs) for journalists, as well as for other individuals who need to report anonymously without detection within foreign countries.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Encyclopedia of Sociology

2005-09-19T15:27:00.000-04:00

Macmillan.
Available online.
This five-volume set (2nd edition; 2000) probably is the most comprehensive encyclopedia focusing on sociology ever published, containing nearly 400 substantial signed articles.

The Book of the States, 2005 Edition

2005-09-19T13:36:00.000-04:00

Council of State Governments.
Shelved at Reference Desk: REF JK 2405.B72 2005.
Probably the single most important annual compilation of information on issues in state government, including constitutional issues, political parties and elections, finances, and more. Lots of tabular data, too.
Additional information is available from the publisher.

The Indigenous World, 2005

2005-09-19T13:27:00.000-04:00

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs.
Available online and in printed form: REF GN 380.I57.
Annual overview of actitives involving indigenous peoples around the world.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Internship Series Online

2005-09-07T09:35:00.000-04:00

Career Education Institute.
Available online.
Contains the contents of a dozen or more titles in their internship series, listing over 2,300 organizations which offer internships and/or summer jobs for students. Among these titles are:
* Media Internship Book
* Internships in International Affairs
* Big Green Internship Book
* Congressional Internship Book
Links will be maintained in Annie and on this Leyburn Library page, among others.

History of Business Journalism

2005-09-06T14:55:00.000-04:00

University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Available online.
A work-in-progress site. Be sure to check the "Resources" option, at the bottom of the screen.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Elections in the Americas; A Data Handbook

2005-09-06T10:08:00.000-04:00

Oxford University Press.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF JJ 1018.E443 2005 (2 volumes)
This printed set contains not only highlights of election results for countries of the Western Hemisphere, but an essay on electoral history and practices in each country.
Some additional information is available from the publisher.

Congressional Quarterly Almanac Plus, 2004

2005-08-19T09:30:00.000-04:00

Congressional Quarterly.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF JK 1.C7 V.60 2004
The CQ Almanac may be the best one-volume annual overview of national politics and government in the U.S., with a focus on the Congress. Subjects covered include defense and homeland security, intelligence and foreign policy, taxes, welfare, employment and labor, elections, and others, as well as compilations of legislation and Congressional voting behavior. Not available online.

Historical Newspapers Web Site

2005-08-02T13:43:00.000-04:00

Washington and Lee University Journalism Department & Leyburn Library.
Available online
Within the past few years W&L alumnus Fred Farrar has donated about 1,500 issues of historical newspapers to W&L, housed in Leyburn Library's Special Collections. This summer W&L student Steph Wiechman and Professor Doug Cumming of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications have begun indexing each issue in the collection and presenting the descriptions in a new Web site which should be valuable for students and other researchers in journalism, history, and other fields.
For more information, see this page.
This Web site is one of several resources in Leyburn's online historical newspaper collections.

USA Patriot Act: A Review for the Purpose of Reauthorization

2005-08-01T10:25:00.000-04:00

U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: Y 4.J89/1:109-12
Also available online.
Additional Judiciary Committee hearings concerning the renewal of the Patriot Act are available here.

World Development Indicators, 2005

2005-07-29T14:37:00.000-04:00

World Bank.
Shelved in Reference collection: REF HC 59.W62 2005
Also available online.
This is the World Bank's annual collection of country data in such broad subject areas as economies, environment, markets, education, etc. Leyburn Library has a CD-ROM (shelved at the Circulation Desk) which contains time-series data in spreadsheet format.

British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service (BOPCRIS)

2005-07-28T16:00:00.000-04:00

Research Support Libraries Program.
Available online.
BOPCRIS is a massive project to digitize and index hundreds of thousands of official British Government publications dating from 1688 to 1995. Thus far, the project is focusing on about 30,000 key documents, described here.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Blogometer

2005-07-21T15:04:00.000-04:00

National Journal/Hotline.
Available online.
Daily overview of prominent political blogs, with an emphasis on American politics.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page, among others.

Washington Information Directory

2005-07-21T10:17:00.000-04:00

Congressional Quarterly.
Available online.
"Contact and descriptive information on more than 10,000 federal government offices, regulatory agencies, congressional committees, judicial offices, public interest groups, nongovernmental organizations, and international organizations."
Available through Annie and through several library Web pages, including here.

Encyclopedia of Social Measurement

2005-07-07T08:50:00.000-04:00

Elsevier/ScienceDirect
Available online.
This 2005 ebook encyclopedia contains over 300 signed articles devoted to "the data, techniques, theories, designs, applications, histories, and implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena" and should be of interest to students and faculty working in just about any social science area.
There are large sections on "Research Design," "Sampling Design," and other broad subject groupings.
Some examples of individual article titles include "Measurement in Discrimination," "Intelligence Testing," "Use of Polls in Politics," and "Religious Affiliation and Commitment."
Links will be maintained in Annie and in various locations on our Web site, including here.

Estimative Products on Vietnam, 1948-1975

2005-07-01T13:40:00.000-04:00

U.S. National Intelligence Council.
Shelved in our U.S. Government Depository collection: PREX 3.21:V 67
The first-ever published collection of declassified intelligence evaluations by U.S. agencies. The volumes contains over 170 documents, 38 of which are excerpted online.

International Energy Annual

2005-06-29T12:04:00.000-04:00

U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
Energy prices and consumption, especially petroleum, have been much in the news lately and this invaluable resource from the U.S. Energy Department has been updated over the past month or so. If you want to see tables of U.S. petroleum consumption in recent years, or data about use of electricity, coal, natural gas, etc., this is a great place to start.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Alternative Poverty Estimates in the United States, 2003

2005-06-28T14:25:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Report covers how the official poverty measure is computed, as well as alternative poverty measures.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

The State of Black America, 2005

2005-06-27T09:03:00.000-04:00

National Urban League.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF E 185.5.N317 2005
The NUL describes this annual volume as a "barometer of the conditions, experiences and opinions of black America and helps to set a national agenda for the community."
Abstracts and the executive summary are available online.

Media Sustainability Index, 2004

2005-06-24T08:42:00.000-04:00

International Research and Exchanges Board
Available online.
IREX and the U.S. Agency for International Development provide this annual examination of the mass media in 20 countries in Southeast Europea and Eurasia.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection

2005-06-21T14:12:00.000-04:00

LexisNexis.
Available online.
Leyburn Library and the Law Library are cooperating in the purchase of the LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection, an online form of what probably can be considered the single greatest publication series of the U.S. Federal Government. It also arguably can be considered the single most important collection of primary source material for the study of U.S. history for the 19th century and most of the 20th century.
The database actually will include more than the post-1816 Serial Set, also incorporating the less well-organized documents known as the American State Papers, from the first 14 Congresses (1789-1816). Coverage also will extend forward to 1969. To date, the digitized Serial Set collection contains over 336,000 documents, including over 9 million pages and over 46,000 maps.
For more information, see the above link.
Links will be maintained in Annie and in various places in our Web site, such as here.

2005 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds

2005-06-21T12:43:00.000-04:00

U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: Y 1.1/7:109-17
In other words, this is the Medicare annual report, packed with data, projections, analysis, etc.
Also available online.

CQ's Politics in America

2005-06-20T11:46:00.000-04:00

Congressional Quarterly.
Available online.
The latest edition (109th Congress) of this invaluable guide to members of the U.S. Congress and their districts is now available online, as a Leyburn Library subscription. A printed copy should be available in our Reference collection within a few weeks.
Links will be maintained on several Leyburn Library pages, including this one.

Family Violence Statistics

2005-06-20T11:19:00.000-04:00

U.S. Justice Department.
Available online.
Statistical analysis includes reported and unreported family violence.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

The Media as an Instrument of War

2005-06-15T15:49:00.000-04:00

U.S. Army War College.
Available online.
Article published in an issue of the journal Parameters declares "the conflicts of the last decade have amply demonstrated that the media, ostensibly non-state actors, have become an important party in many international conflicts." The author, Kenneth Payne, is a BBC news producer "with an academic and professional background in defense issues."
The article is available through the ProQuest Research Library database.

New JSTOR Journals

2005-06-14T12:28:00.000-04:00

Leyburn Library's subscription to JSTOR has added several important new titles, including Feminist Review, the Journal of Law and Society, Law and Human Behavior, and Sociological Perspectives.
As you may recall, JSTOR provides the complete texts of all articles in all issues of each journal, except for the most recent three-to-five years.
Each JSTOR journal is accessible individually through Annie (as in this example) and the entire database (over 170 journals) is available here.

FactCheck.org

2005-06-13T10:15:00.000-04:00

Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania.
Available online.
Introduced during the 2004 election campaigns, this site continues to offer non-partisan investigations and critiques of "factual" claims made in selected contemporary political and social debates. Recent examples include estate tax costs and the number of abortions during the Bush administration.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Head Start Impact Study: First Year Findings

2005-06-13T10:04:00.000-04:00

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Available online.
Detailed study "found that Head Start produced small to moderate impacts in areas such as pre-reading, pre-writing, vocabulary and in health and parent practice domains. However these impacts did not close the gap between low-income children in the Head Start program and the general population of three- and four-year olds."
A link will be mainained on this Leyburn Library page.

Adolescent Cigarette Smoking: A Longitudinal Analysis Through Young Adulthood

2005-06-13T09:54:00.000-04:00

National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online.
Statistical study seeks to identify daily smoking at several time points during the adolescent and young adult years and to identify specific developmental patterns of smoking.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Annual Review of Political Science

2005-06-09T15:47:00.000-04:00

Annual Reviews.
Available online. (W&L subscription)
The just-released June 2005 edition includes essays on immigration and politics, religion in political life, civic engagement, global public opinion research, and more.
Links will be maintained in Annie and on various Leyburn Library pages, including this one.

The Condition of Education, 2005

2005-06-09T15:05:00.000-04:00

National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online.
This annual publication is one of the major statistical compilations on education in the U.S. Data tables are available from the Indicator List option. (Please note that the "Indicator List" area is divided into six individual pages, beginning with "Participation in Education.)

A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

French "Non" Clouds Future of EU Integration

2005-06-07T12:59:00.000-04:00

U.S. State Department.
Available online.
An entry in the State Department's Foreign Media Reaction series, here is a collection of press reactions to the French vote against the proposed EU constitution.
A link to this series will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Report to the President

2005-06-07T12:53:00.000-04:00

Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: PREX 1.19:IN 8/W37
Also available online.

Census of Population and Housing, 1890

2005-05-30T11:57:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau
Available online.
The Census Bureau has made available online most of the material included in the 1890 decennial census of population and housing, which was the first decennial count to include questions on citizenship, ability to speak English, fertility, and home ownership.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page. Printed volumes are shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: I 12.5

Amnesty International Report, 2005

2005-05-30T11:34:00.000-04:00

Amnesty International.
Available online; also to be shelved in Leyburn Reference collection: REF JC 571.A44a.
Each year AI prepares this overview of human rights conditions in each of 149 countries of the world.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

How Freedom is Won: From Civic Resistance to Durable Democracy

2005-05-30T08:06:00.000-04:00

Freedom House.
Available online.
Analysis of 67 transitions from authoritarian rule since 1972, looking specifically at societal forces, nonviolent civic resistance, level of violence, and sources of violence.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004

2005-05-27T12:22:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
This biennial survey of national voting registration and turnout is part of the Census Bureau's ongoing Current Population Survey series. The link takes you to the press release, with links to Detailed Tables and Historical Tables.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate

2005-05-27T09:10:00.000-04:00

U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Official" overview of these controversial Senate procedures, currently in the news.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Our Bodies, Ourselves

2005-05-25T13:48:00.000-04:00

Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
Shelved in Leyburn and Science Reference collections: RA 778.N49 2005
This is the first new edition in more than a decade of this landmark guide to women's health issues. For the first time, there is a free companion Web site which contains more detailed and updated information.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Handbook of Federal Countries, 2005

2005-05-23T13:40:00.000-04:00

Forum of Federations / McGill-Queen's University Press.
Shelved in the Reference collection: REF JC 355.H35 2005
Systematic comparative information (political, economic, social indicators) on about 25 countries with federal systems of government. For additional information, see the FOF site.

Buzz, Blogs, and Beyond: The Internet and the National Discourse in the Fall of 2004

2005-05-19T15:40:00.000-04:00

Pew Internet and American Life Project / BuzzMetrics.
Available online.
Examines "the interplay of blogs, online citizen chatter in newsgroups, the mainstream news media and official political spin from the Democrat and Republican election camps," including case studies of "Rathergate" and memos about George W. Bush's National Guard service.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Long-Range Solvency Proposals

2005-05-19T15:30:00.000-04:00

U.S. Social Security Administration.
Available online.
In response to predictions that the Social Security Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance funds would become inadequate within a few decades, the SSA provides this compendium of ideas designed "to restore, or largely restore, solvency for the long-range period (the next 75 years)."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Congressional District Maps -- 109th Congress

2005-05-18T09:42:00.000-04:00

NationalAtlas.gov
Available online.
Printable maps of each Congressional District.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces

2005-05-17T15:36:00.000-04:00

Hearing, House Armed Services Committee.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2003-2004/20
Also available from this page.

Summary of Available State Ambient Stream-Water-Quality Data, 1990-98, and Limitations for National Assessment

2005-05-17T15:33:00.000-04:00

U.S. Geological Survey.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: I 19.42/4:03-4316
Also available online.

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook

2005-05-16T14:39:00.000-04:00

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online.
Historical and current labor force and earnings data for women and men from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a survey conducted by the Census Bureau for BLS.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

2002 Economic Census -- Virginia

2005-05-13T12:09:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau
Available online.
Every 5 years the Census Bureau presents comprehensive data reports on the structure and functioning of the nation's economy, available both in subject compilations and in geographic segments. This volume on Virginia was released in May 2005.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Best of Photojournalism, 2005

2005-05-13T11:55:00.000-04:00

National Press Photographers Association.
Available online.
Award-winning entries in this annual competition.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Money and Diversity in State Legislatures, 2003

2005-05-13T11:33:00.000-04:00

Institute on Money in State Politics.
Available online.
Paper examines minority representation in state legislatures and especially the raising of campaign funds by white and minority candidates.
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A Bloggers' Code of Ethics

2005-05-11T11:07:00.000-04:00

American Press Institute/CyberJournalist.net
Available online.
As stated in the introductory comments on this page, there has been a debate about "what, if any, ethics the Weblog community should follow." CyberJournalist.net offers here a model code based on the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Options for Social Security Reform

2005-05-11T08:37:00.000-04:00

U.S. General Accounting Office
Available online.
The nonpartisan GAO prepared this brief guide to possible ways to address the Social Security program's solvency problems. (Much more detailed information is available from the SSA Web site.)
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Violence in the Media; A Reference Handbook

2005-05-10T18:33:00.000-04:00

ABC-Clio
Available online.
This is the e-book "version" of a volume (2005) which provides an overview of the issues, impacts, controversies, and consequences of the depiction of violence on television and other media. Particular attention is focused on the effects of television violence on children.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Nuclear Threat Initiative

2005-05-10T18:22:00.000-04:00

Available online.
Co-chaired by Sam Nunn and Ted Turner, this organization monitors developments in nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons issues. Particularly valuable are the profiles of countries' WMD history, stocks, and policies.
A link will be maintained on this page.