Supporting Social Research

Welcome to this new section of the Supporting Social Research Blog! Every month we will highlight a reference work that we feel contributes both to social research and to learning and teaching in the University. If we feel really enthusiastic about a book or electronic publication we may extend to "reference works" of the month! Our first reference work has answered a number of questions in the past few weeks and will probably answer many more.

SIPRI Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmaments and International Security
This Yearbook is published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute The yearbook analyses developments in security and conflicts, military spending and armaments, non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament. The Library maintains an ongoing subscription to this Yearbook. The latest available yearbook is for 2007, this edition covers developments in 2006. Each chapter of the Yearbook is authored, statistical sources are clearly indicated and any problems with data identified.

The University of Sydney Library is running a trial of 'Primary Sources in Counseling and Psychology', it is available from our Databases on Trial page.
It contains transcripts of psychotherapy sessions, first-person accounts of dealing with mental illness and also includes reference handbooks and textbook case studies.

The trial runs until November 25th, 2007. Please complete a database evaluation form to provide us with feeedback.

The University of Sydney Library is running a trial of a new Australian Media Directory, it is available from our Databases on Trial page.
It contains contact details for individual newspapers, radio & tv stations, programs, magazines, supplements & lift outs as well as newsletters, media agencies, politicians, political parties & government departments.

The trial runs until November 18 2007. Please complete a database evaluation formto provide us with feeedback.

The following information is provided by the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI).
The ACSPRI Summer Program 2008 is now open for registration.
http://www.acspri.org.au/summerprogram2008
Week-long short courses will be held concurrently over two weeks at the Summer Program 2008 which will run at the Australian National University over the following dates:

Monday 14 January To Friday 18 January 2008 AND Monday 21 January To Friday 25 January 2008