Couples and the Internet
What role do mobile phones and social media play in modern relationships? Latest data from the Pew Internet and American Life project taken from a survey of couples in the USA: http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/11/couples-the-internet-and-social-media/ According to the report 25% of married or partnered adults who text have texted their partner when they were both at home together!
South Asian Digital Archive
http://www.saadigitalarchive.org/ An independent non-profit site which seeks to document the experiences of Asian Americans. This is defined broadly as the diaspora from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The online archive has at the moment over 1,600 items. These include photographs, oral histories, documents and examples of popular culture such as advertising. […]
Bloomberg: Economic surprises
The September U.S. non-farm payrolls report released on Oct. 22 surprised economists with only 148,000 jobs created, versus the consensus forecast of 180,000. Bloomberg has tools to help gauge the impact of economic data surprises on the market. You may find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Cornell University Political Americana Collection
Cornell University Political Americana Collection Hundreds of images of political commemorative items from the USA from 1789 to 1980. These include cartoons, election leaflets, badges, flyers and lots of election materials. The majority of the collection was donated to Cornell University by private collector Susan H. Douglas between 1957 and 1961.
US Presidential Papers online
Now available from the GPO online from 1991 – They include statements, speeches and remarks. Other great presidential resources. MillerCenter presidential resource has an extensive speech archive and an image gallery The American Presidency Project was established in 1999 as a collaboration between John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara. […]
Bloomberg: US Government shutdown
A U.S. government shutdown affects everyone to some degree. Companies with big federal contracts have a special reason to worry. Bloomberg’s Government Spending Dashboard lists the biggest contractors from Lockheed Martin to Interpublic Group. You will find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Primary Sources: speeches
Library of Congress Recorded Sound Collections. The National jukebox is its open access section. Which has classic recordings. For speeches, choose spoken word speeches. Presidential Speech Archive Maintained by the Scripps Library, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Offers free access to transcripts, and for more recent examples, audio and videofiles of important […]
FRASER
Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has added some archival documents dating back to the 1930s. It now includes bank statistics from 1896-1955 and annual reports from federal banks some from 1914 onwards.
Bloomberg: US film revenues
Superhero blockbusters such as “Man of Steel” boosted movie sales in the second quarter after U.S. cinema takings declined during the past two years. Bloomberg Industries data show that major studios have relied on international distribution and other business lines to offset revenue losses from U.S. box office flops. You will find the case study […]
US Armed Forces: Overseas activity
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2013 Useful reference report from Congressional research services, 23 pages long. Provides a list of deployments and missions chronologically. Information on later military missions is more detailed in terms of aims and type of mission.
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