The LandScan 2010 Global Population Database was developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the United States Department of Defense (DoD).  This dataset includes country-level demographic data, 1st level admin demographic data, pixel (1km²) level data, and a layer with area calculations for population density. Country and 1st level admin level data include age, gender, and age-by-gender population breakdowns. The pixel level data contains a total ambient population value for each cell. All data is georeferenced in the geographic projection WGS 1984. Included with the data is a toolbox for use with ESRI’s spatial analyst extension as well as pre-symbolized layer files to use for symbolizing the data.

This OSU Trial runs through 11/26/2011.

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US History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. The new solution merges Gale’s authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

GREENR (The Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, and country portals form research centers around issues covering energy systems, health care, agriculture, climate change, population, and economic development. Portals include authoritative analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and rich multimedia. Use Browse Issues and Topics, World Map, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.

The Vanderbilt Television News Archive holds more than 900,000 individual network evening news broadcasts. The database includes nightly news programs broadcast by the national television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) and a daily news program from CNN. Abstracts of each story within a regular news program are fully searchable.
The Archive’s collection also includes news coverage of significant events broadcast outside the scope of the regular evening news programs with a focus on the U.S. presidential politics, including political conventions; election coverage; and Presidential speeches and press conferences.

This OSU Trial runs through 11/10/2011.

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*WRDS is the de facto standard for business data, providing researchers worldwide with instant access to financial, economic, and marketing data though a uniform, web-based interface. This hosted data service has become the locus for quantitative data research and is recognized by the academic and financial research community around the world as the leading business intelligence tool.

*To obtain a user account for WRDS, OSU students and faculty will be required to register for a free account.

If you have any questions about this resource:

College of Business students and faculty should contact Roger Graham, Professor of Accounting, roger.graham@bus.oregonstate.edu.

All other OSU students and faculty should contact Laurie Bridges, Business and Economics Librarian, laurie.bridges@oregonstate.edu.

(Free Registration Required) The Paley Center’s media archive is the largest of its kind, with over 140,000 television and radio programs and commercials spanning almost 100 years and over 70 countries. The collection has been curated to capture the most artistically and culturally significant examples in each program genre, including news, public affairs, documentaries, performing arts, children’s programming, sports, comedy and variety shows, and commercial advertising. The Center adds thousands of new programs to its archive each year, ensuring that the collection continues to document our history, as well as media’s ever‐growing influence on our society and culture.

This OSU Trial runs through 10/31/2011.

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