Blog topic: Government information

Databases of the week: highlighting the data providers at Gear Up For Social Science Data Extravaganza

October 15, 2019

by Mr. James R. (Librarian) Jacobs

This week's "databases of the week" is a "twofer." We'd like to highlight the databases from the data providers who will be attending our 2019 Gear Up For Social Science Data Extravaganza on friday October 25, 2019 from 10am - 5pm. The Social Science Data Extravaganza will include a DATA EXPO with one-on-one consultations with representatives from the data providers listed below and more!; DATA TALKS by invited Stanford affiliated researchers; and DATA DEMOS by Stanford Library an

Databases of the week: the world of US government information

September 24, 2019

by Mr. James R. (Librarian) Jacobs

Government information

Welcome to the fall 2019 quarter at Stanford libraries. We're here for all of your information and data needs, and it all starts at library.stanford.edu. One of the ways we do that is to subscribe to databases of various types of content and information - journal articles, news, ebooks, archival resources, statistics and data, images, streaming video, and more. We currently have 2550(!) databases on the library's databases page.

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September 24 is National Voter Registration Day!

September 23, 2019

by Kris Kasianovitz

Government information

Are you registed to vote??

National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday celebrating our democracy. It was first observed in 2012 and has been growing in popularity every year since. Held on the fourth Tuesday of September, it take place on September 24, 2019.

National Geospatial Advisory Committee holds June 2019 meeting

July 17, 2019

by Julie Sweetkind-Singer

Geospatial

Government information

News

Science

The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) held its first in-person meeting of the year on June 11-12, 2019 in Washington, DC. The full report of the meeting is available on the NGAC website. The NGAC is a Federal Advisory Committee that reports to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Our role is to provide advice and recommendations related to the national geospatial program and the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).

Spotlight on the transcontinental railroad

April 18, 2019

by Julie Sweetkind-Singer

Government information

Maps

Stanford Digital Repository

University Archives

The completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869 marked an important milestone in the history of the United States with the joining of the populated east with the growing cities and towns of the west. Stanford University, with its connection to Leland Stanford and Timothy Hopkins, holds in its libraries an impressive array of materials related to this monumental achievement including the often overlooked contributions of the Chinese railroad workers.

National Geospatial Advisory Committee holds December 2018 meeting

December 20, 2018

by Julie Sweetkind-Singer

Geospatial

Government information

Maps

News

The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) held their final meeting of the year on December 6, 2018 via teleconference. The full report of the meeting is available on the NGAC website. The NGAC is a Federal Advisory Committee that reports to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Our role is to provide advice and recommendations related to the national geospatial program and the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).