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ElRo Resources's List: Participation in Government
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Apr 29, 11
Aggregation of gov't data, news, social networking, and citizen partcipation resources
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Feb 04, 14
"Our mission is to provide non-partisan information for voters in the Presidential election, so that votes can be based on issues rather than on personalities and popularity."
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Feb 04, 14
"Use GovTrack to keep tabs on your representatives in Congress or to research pending legislation that might impact your life or business."
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Feb 10, 14
Use this great resource to find all sorts of data about the economic, business, and people throughout the U.S. If you plug in a state, it will take you to a table of data. If you don't see what you're looking for, click on the "More Datasets" link at the top of the page. This is a great research tool.
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Feb 10, 14
The NY Times Topics portal allows you to get a broad overview of a wide-range of topics through their news coverage. Great place to search for research topics that interest you. You may need to subscribe to the print or digital versions to access NY Times content. If your parents or caregivers subscribe you may use their established online account, or ask if they can create one so you can access the content, including their article database, which dates back to 1851.
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Oct 16, 12
When you begin looking for resources for a research project this should be one of the first places you go. To narrow the results down to the most appropriate databases, select "teens/young adults" under the "Audience" dropdown menu. You'll need either an NYPL library card or the MyLibraryNYC card to access these resources. If you don't have one, fill out the "MyLibraryNYC Card Application." This can be found in the ElRoBookmarks collection of online resources or in the LRC on the entryway wall next to the display board. If you have an old card, but have forgotten your password, look under the "Using the Library" heading for instructions.
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Feb 10, 14
This is a good source for data, statistics and information related to energy use and production in the U.S.
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Sep 29, 12
"Based at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, the Journalist’s Resource project examines news topics through a research lens. We surface scholarly materials that may be relevant to media practitioners, bloggers, educators, students and general readers. Our philosophy is that peer-reviewed research studies can, at the very least, help anchor journalists as they navigate difficult terrain and competing claims. In 2013 the American Library Association named us one of the best free reference Web sites."
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Oct 24, 13
PVS provides the following information:
"- Background and education: We could collect that on the politicians from both their own words and secondary sources.
- Their references: We could research the people funding their campaigns (their applications of employment).
- Evaluations of their previous work experience: We could investigate and collect the over 300 conservative-to-liberal special interests who did evaluations of their performances as it applied to the organization’s selfish interests.
- How they performed in their last job: We could collect all of their voting records and categorize them by subject.
- Lastly, an employer interviews the applicant on the matters that they will hire the applicant to work on: We could interview the politicians on the issues polls showed were of interest to their employers (voters) and that would most likely confront the applicant if hired (elected). We could even measure the degree to which a politician would refuse to provide such information - an attitude unique to applicants for political positions and amazingly acceptable to those hiring them." -
Jun 12, 13
"The Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the organization aims to create a more educated voter, an involved citizenry and a more transparent and responsive government. In short, the Center's mission is to:
- Inform citizens about how money in politics affects their lives
- Empower voters and activists by providing unbiased information
- Advocate for a transparent and responsive government
We pursue our mission largely through our award-winning website, OpenSecrets.org, which is the most comprehensive resource for federal campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis available anywhere. And for other organizations and news media, the Center's exclusive data powers their online features tracking money in politics - counting cash to make change. -
Apr 30, 11
Award-winning, highly-respected, non-profit news organization that excels in investigative journalism in the public interest. Read the "About" section to see if you can determine any bias they might have. Check out the "Tools & Data" and "Our Investigations" sections for valuable info you can use for research purposes.
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May 02, 11
A non-profit public charity that aims to give you both sides of controversial topics, without bias. Great resource for advisories.
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Feb 11, 14
This is a data table from the FBI which breaks down the number of murders in all U.S. states by type of weapon used.
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