Economics Research and Resource Support

Source: http://www.app.collinsindicate.com/worldbankatlas-global/en

The World Bank eAtlas of Global Development maps and graphs more than 175 thematically organized indicators for over 200 countries, letting you visualize and compare progress on the most important development challenges facing our world. Most indicators cover several decades, so you can see, for example, how "life expectancy at birth" has improved from 1960 up through the latest year. Source

Some Features:

• Map more than 175 World Bank indicators worldwide


• Compare and view two maps simultaneously


• Animate maps to show change over time


• View all data in ranking tables and charts alongside maps


• Export maps and data for use in presentations and more


• Import your own data

Check it out HERE.

RefWorks 2.0, the information management tool, has been released. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with some of the enhancements and the changes. As with the original RefWorks, version 2.0 includes excellent video tutorials to help you manage your bibliographic information.

If you have questions about RefWorks 2.0, or, if you are unfamiliar with this tool and would like to set up an account or learn about some of the advanced features that will make managing your information easier, please email me HERE.

RefWorks can be accessed from the Library home page http://www.lib.uwo.ca/. Sign in through Off Campus Access if you are working from off campus then click the RefWorks Link.

Here you will find every page of every World Development Report published by the World Bank since the first report was released in 1978.

For over thirty years, the annual WDR has provided a window on development economics to a broad international readership. The report has served as one of the principal vehicles for encapsulating the World Bank's knowledge of and policy recommendations on key global development trends. From agriculture and the environment to economic growth and international trade, the WDR has tracked theoretical and empirical findings as well as policies in the field of international development. (Press Release: Nov 18, 2010)
The search engine allows the user to search across and within all World Development Reports. Additionally, the background papers upon which the most recent reports were based can be accessed.

Simple and advanced search screens (using boolean operators) are supplemented by Browse by Title and Browse by Topic menus.

The site also features quick links to World Bank open databases, RSS feeds, new content alerts.

20.10.2010 has been designated World Statistics Day.

The United Nations Statistics Day Website states:

The celebration of the World Statistics Day will acknowledge the service provided by the global statistical system at national and international level, and hope to help strengthen the awareness and trust of the public in official statistics. It serves as an advocacy tool to further support the work of statisticians across different settings, cultures, and domains.

Visit the Canadian site HERE

You will find documentation on issues such as:

• Data Stewardship at Statistics Canada


• History of the Census of Canada


• Privacy-related policies and practices


• The National Statistics Council of Canada


• When you participate in a Statistics Canada business survey


• When you participate in a Statistics Canada household survey

http://www.prb.org/

According to a report from the Population Reference Bureau, in the United States: Two developments have rekindled the immigration reform debate. The recent recession, the worst since the Great Depression, exacerbated unemployment and reduced the number of unauthorized foreigners entering the country. ( Source Accessed a4 Sept. 2010)

In this report Phil Martin and Elizabeth Midgley offer updated data and analysis on the economic impacts and policy debates around immigration. This Population Bulletin Update is a follow-up to 2006's Population Bulletin, "Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America" (PDF Version of 2006 Report: 465 kb).

In a review of the Population Reference Bureau Narissa Nelson writes: The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is not merely another data collection agency but, rather, a not-for-profit organization that is a rich and comprehensive resource providing valuable information on population trends for a wide audience. The PRB's mission "provides timely and objective information on US and international population trends and their implications". It carries out its mission by collaborating with educators, policymakers, the media and concerned citizens to provide informative publications and workshops that train people on how to collect, interpret and use demographic data effectively. The PRB also actively works with media outlets in an effort to improve coverage on population issues. (Nelson, Nerissa. Social sciences : Population Reference Bureau. Reference Reviews, Vol. 9 No. 4. 2005 pp 18. Web September 14, 2010).

You can access the Population Reference Bureau (here) or, by doing a Search in the Western Libraries Catalogue.

If you have any questions about this resource or need assistance with other research questions please contact me directly (email) or one of my colleagues on the Research Help Desk (email).

Welcome to the Economics Research Support Blog for 2010-11. Here you will find postings on resources that support scholarship and teaching in Economics.

Feedback wanted:
Please provide feedback or ask questions through this Blog or directly to me via email. You can suggest a title for purchase, provide an insight into a new resource that may be of value to your colleagues or comment on a Blog entry. You can also request research assistance (e.g., Do you want to set up a search alert? Are you interested in finding out more about RefWorks? Citation tracking? Open Access Publishing etc.?)

Virtual Office Hours
New for the 2010-11 academic year I will be offering virtual office hours every Thursday from Noon until 2PM. You can reach me via CHAT, email or telephone.

Chat Help:

CHAT help is available via the Browse by Program pages for Economics.

If the CHAT button is Green you can contact me directly. If I am away from my office please feel free to pose your questions to one of my colleagues via The D.B. Weldon Library CHAT service.

Regular research assistance can also be arranged by email or through the Contact a Librarian page.

Western Libraries is very please to announce the acquisition of the Economist Historical Archive :1843-2003.

To search the Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003 you can conduct a keyword search, limiting for date, media and supplement type. Or, Browse by Date will let you browse entire issues.
A Fuzzy Search option, when activated, will expand your search to include near matches.
A Field Searching feature will let you reformat your search to allow for a search in a specific field (e.g., Title) without the need to type a long search string. Simply mouse over the Field Searching question mark and click on the appropriate field.

The results you get will, by default, be sorted by date in ascending order. Click on the Order By drop down, at the top right of the results list, to resort in descending order.

On the left hand side of the Results Page you will be able to limit your results by a particular section in the publication:
Results by Section

News
Business and Finance
Editorial Leaders
Display Advertising
Letters to Editor
Economic and Financial Indicators

Your results will be presented as PDF images of the original publication.

Tables Exportable:

Economic and Financial Indicator Tables, from 1983 onward, can be exported into a spreadsheet.

When viewing tables in the Image View, the titles of the individual tables will appear in a blue box below the Document Tool Bar. Click on the table title to view the table. To export the table, click on the Export tab at the top of the table. A dialogue box will appear asking permission for the website to access your clipboard, select OK.

The table will be copied to your computer's clipboard. Open up your spreadsheet select a cell and paste the table. The table will appear in the spreadsheet.

Where is it?

You can find the Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003 with a Title Search in the Shared Library Catalogue: http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/. Here is a Link to the resource.

If you need help with this, or any other resource, please contact me HERE.