The Scout Report for Social Sciences

Volume 1, Number 17
May 19, 1998

A Publication of the Internet Scout Project
Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The target audience of the new Scout Report for Social Sciences is faculty, students, staff, and librarians in the social sciences. Each biweekly issue offers a selective collection of Internet resources covering topics in the field that have been chosen by librarians and content specialists in the given area of study.

The Scout Report for Social Sciences is also provided via email once every two weeks. Subscription information is included at the bottom of each issue.

Research	New Data
Learning Resources and General Interest	In the News
Current Awareness

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
http://bas.umdl.umich.edu/b/bas/demo/
Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
http://www.aasianst.org/bassub.htm
The AAS, located at the University of Michigan, has made available a free demonstration of the online BAS. The bibliography contains over 400,000 references to "books, journal articles, individually-authored monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc., published from 1971 until the present day." Users may conduct detailed searches or browse the BAS by subject, journal title, or country. Note that the free demonstration will only be available until the end of May. Libraries interested in subscribing may request additional demonstration time. Pricing information is available on the AAS homepage. [MD]
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New Additions to NAIL Database - NARA
http://www.nara.gov/nara/recdata.html
The National Archives and Record Administration has added the eighth batch, containing thousands of digitized images, to their NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL) database. Items include X-1 Correspondence; Pribilof Island Logbooks and Photographs; the US Navy's, "Report of the Search for Amelia Earhart, July 2-18, 1937;" 200 images of Southwestern Archaeology from the Bureau of Ethnology of the Smithsonian; and over 3,000 images from the Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority (WRA), 1942-1945. Directions for retrieving the featured items from the somewhat complicated NAIL database are provided. [MD]
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Gender Studies in Agriculture Bibliographical Database
http://www.bib.wau.nl/gsia/
Provided by Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands, this database contains approximately 6,000 bibliographic descriptions of articles from 240 agricultural and social science journals as well as a number of books. The articles are on "the position of women in rural and agricultural societies. Most concern the Netherlands, Western European countries or developing countries. Literature that is important for analyzing their position is also included, e.g. articles on feminist theory and methodology." Typical search returns include author, article title, journal title, year, pages, language, and an abstract. When possible, author and journal title are linked to related entries in the database. [MD]
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The Early Modern English Dictionaries Database (EMEDD)
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/english/emed/emedd.html
Edited by Ian Lancashire of the Department of English at the University of Toronto this online database offers access to 127,000 word-entries from eleven dictionaries from 1530 to 1657. Several search options are available and users may select individual dictionaries or all of them. Additional resources at the site include a helpful overview of EMEDD, a short piece on Renaissance word-meaning, a select bibliography, and dictionary profiles. [MD]
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JSTOR Update
Annual Review of Anthropology v. 1-21, 1972-1992
http://www.jstor.org/journals/00846570.html
Biennial Review of Anthropology v. 1-7, 1959-1971
http://www.jstor.org/journals/00678503.html
Political Science Quarterly v. 1-107, 1886-1992/1993
http://www.jstor.org/journals/00323195.html
List of Participating Academic Institutions
http://www.jstor.org/about/charter.html
The full texts of the Annual Review of Anthropology v. 1-21, 1972-1992 (which continues the Biennial Review of Anthropology), and Political Science Quarterly v. 1-107, 1886-1992/1993, are now available online at JSTOR. Visitors can search or browse the journals. Note that access to JSTOR contents is currently available only on a site license basis to academic institutions; a list of institutions with site licenses is provided. [MD]
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ArcData Online
http://www.esri.com/data/online/
Provided by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), this site allows users to create a variety of maps online. ESRI has assembled both basemap data and thematic data sets, allowing users to create traditional geographic feature maps or thematic maps, such as income, crime, or population. Users may download selected GIS data sets as well as ArcExplorer, a free "lightweight GIS data explorer." Additional resources at the site include a Map Gallery featuring a collection of maps from past visitors, up-to-date USGS topographic maps, US Street Data, and recent earthquake maps. [MD]
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The Code of Hammurabi
http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/codeham.htm
Provided by Law Research, a commercial Internet Law Library, this site combines abridged versions of 2500 BC The Code of Hammurabi Translated by L. W. King With commentary from Charles F. Horne, Ph.D. (1915) and the Rev. Claude Hermann Walter Johns', "The Code of Hammurabi" in The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Select commentary has been drawn from the original texts while the Code, the earliest-known body of written laws, is presented in very nearly its entirety. Government, world study, and introductory law courses should find this site a useful resource. [MD]
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The World War I Document Archive
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
Compiled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L) and provided by Brigham Young University, this site offers a large number of primary documents related to the First World War. The main body of documents is sorted chronologically and includes government papers, memoranda, letters by significant figures, reports, and agreements. Other documents include Conventions, Treaties, Memorials, and Personal Reminiscences. Additional resources at the site include a biographical dictionary, an image archive, commentary articles, and a collection of related links. [MD]
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From Marx to Mao
http://gate.cruzio.com/~marx2mao/
Containing over 300 texts by the founders and architects of scientific socialism, this site, provided by David Romagnolo, is useful to educators and anyone with an interest in the topic. Despite the title, the site focuses primarily on the work of Lenin and Stalin; Lenin's works alone constitute almost half of the content of the site. In addition, users will find the texts of major works by Marx/Engels and Mao, as well as several related writers. The texts have been reproduced in their original form as closely as possible and are freely available for download and close study. [MD]
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Highroads Discussion List
http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/highroads/index.html
The American Studies Association (ASA) Secondary School Committee has created the Highroads Discussion List to "foster discussions and interaction among those involved with American Studies at the secondary level, especially teachers, program directors, school librarians, and other interested parties." The Highroads homepage, provided by the American Studies Crossroads Project, currently contains the full text of the 1998 ASA National Resource Guide to American Studies in the Secondary Schools, as well as announcements and links to relevant resources. [MD]

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The Digital Journalist [RealPlayer]
http://digitaljournalist.org/contents.html
Maintained by Dirck Halstead, Time's Senior White House Photographer, The Digital Journalist is a "multimedia magazine for photojournalism in the digital age." The May 1998 Issue focuses on photography and movies with several articles and a presentation on Murray Close, one of the most respected movie photographers. The highlight of the site, however, is the Feature Archives section, which contains several outstanding collections of photos and commentary. Among these are Requiem, a powerful exhibit by and about photographers who died in Vietnam; a multimedia retrospective of Carl Mydans, who took some of the most famous photos of WWII; and a multimedia essay by Halstead on his 25 years covering the Presidency. [MD]
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CurtainUp: The Internet Magazine of Theater Reviews and Features
http://www.geocities.com/~curtainup/
This no-nonsense site is an outstanding guide to current theater in New York City, Washington D.C., and, to a lesser extent, London. Continually updated, the site's features include extensive theater reviews, book reviews, interviews, and three quotation sections. Particularly useful are the Broadway, Off-Broadway, and D.C. annotated address books, which list dates and locations of performances and offer links to CurtainUp reviews. Additional features include master indices of all reviews and playwrights. Theater lovers or anyone interested in taking in a show in New York or Washington D.C. will find numerous useful items. [MD]
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The Idea of the Icon: The Retablo Collection at New Mexico State University [Frames]
http://crl.nmsu.edu/Research/Projects/retablos/
A joint collaboration between the Computing Research Laboratory and the Department of Art at New Mexico State University, this site is a small sample of the University Art Gallery's collection of over 1,700 retablos. Retablos first appeared after the Spanish conquest of Mexico, as Roman Catholic replacements for traditional pagan images and sacred objects used to ensure health, fertility, and an abundant harvest. Typical themes included Mary, various saints, or simple illustrations or moral tales. This tradition was especially prevalent in the mid-nineteenth century, when artists began to use inexpensive and widely available tin plates for retablos. Users may view the images in a slideshow or from the index. Each retablo image is accompanied by a brief descriptive passage. [MD]
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New ERIC Digests
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/index/edo98a.html
Ninety-seven new reports were recently added to the ERIC Digest database, a searchable collection of over 1,900 full-text documents targeted at the education community. Each digest is a short report which provides an overview and references on a topic of current interest to education professionals. [MD]
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Report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to Security Council resolution 1160 (1998) [on the imposition of an arms embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including Kosovo]
http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/reports/1998/s1998361.htm
This report by the UN Secretary-General discusses the Sanctions Committee established to monitor "implementation of the embargo" as well as "the arming and training for terrorist activities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including Kosovo." The report also examines a proposal for establishing a comprehensive regime to monitor the implementation of the resolution and the situation in Kosovo. Three related documents are attached. [MD]
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"Hitler's Unwanted Children: Children with Disabilities, Orphans, juvenile Delinquents and Non-Conformist Young People In Nazi Germany"-Sally M. Rogow
http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/people/r/rogow.sally/hitlers-unwanted-children
Nizkor Project
http://www.nizkor.org/
The Nizkor Project has recently posted a fine paper by Sally M. Rogow, Professor Emerita of the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. Rogow's paper carefully examines the Nazi state's attitudes and actions towards children who did not measure up to the party's social and biological criteria. [MD]
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Three New Working Papers from the Census Bureau
"How Well Does the Current Population Survey Measure the Foreign Born Population in the United States?" (Number 22)
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0022/twps0022.html
"Poverty, Family Structure, and Child Well-Being: Indicators From the SIPP" (Number 23)
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0023.html
"Child Well-Being Indicators From the SIPP" (Number 24)
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0024/twps0024.html
The Census Bureau has recently posted Population Division Working Papers No. 22, 23, and 24 (titles listed above), on its website. The first, by A. Dianne Schmidley and J. Gregory Robinson, reviews and evaluates the use of CPS data as an indicator of the social and economic well-being of the foreign born population. The second, by Jason M. Fields and Kristin E. Smith, examines the efficacy of SIPP as a measure of child well-being. The last paper, written by Kristin E. Smith, Loretta E. Bass, and Jason M. Fields, provides figures from four areas of child well-being: early childhood experiences, parent-child interaction, school-age enrichment activities, and children's academic experience. [MD]
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Recent Research Results (RRR)--HUD USER
http://www.huduser.org/periodicals/rrr/rrr498.html
The April issue of RRR is now available. Articles in this month's edition include "Welfare Reform's Effect on Public Housing," "Homeownership Hits Highest Rate in History," "New Research Offers Standards for Building Homes with Steel Frames," and "Rehab Guide Highlights Innovative Design." All articles are summaries of reports recently published by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). [MD]
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Conference Announcements
Hypertext Scholarship in American Studies
http://chnm.gmu.edu/hyperAQ/
American Quarterly, in conjunction with the American Studies Crossroads and the Center for History and New Media, are inviting scholars to publish hypertext scholarship on-line. This invitation is designed to encourage experimentation in this new forum for scholarly communication. Essays will be published on the web and will be followed by a forum discussion in AQ. Proposals are due by June 1, 1998, and should demonstrate how the on-line hypertext presentation differs from conventional print publication. [MD]

The Social Exclusion of Sinti, Rom and Cales (Gypsies): Causes and Cures
http://www.unesco.org/most/gypsies.htm
December 14-16, 1998 the Netherlands. The Department of Health, Social Welfare and Sports of the Netherlands has announced a multidisciplinary conference of experts to be held in December (1998) under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The conference will analyze "causes, processes and patterns of the social exclusion of gypsies," and define "preventive and curative inclusionary approaches that can be translated into effective policies." Recommendations for "good practices" and an effective inclusionary policy for gypsies will be formulated and widely disseminated through several media, including the UNESCO-MOST Best Practices Database on the Internet. [MD]

Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG)
http://www.bham.ac.uk/tag98/
December 19-21, 1998 University of Birmingham, UK. The annual TAG conference will be held at Birmingham University. Proposed themes include theory in the field, art and artifice in the classical world, ancient languages and ancient mythologies, escaping the gender ghetto, the essence of environmental archaeology, diversity in unity: regionality in Roman Britain, and managing Africa's heritage. [MD]

(For links to additional calls for papers and conference announcements, see the Conference section of the Current Awareness Metapage: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/socsci/metapage/).
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Job Guides/Funding Opportunities
H-Net Job Guide
http://www.matrix.msu.edu/jobs/

Chronicle of Higher Education Job Openings
Humanities
http://thisweek.chronicle.com/.ads/.ads-by-group/.faculty/.humanities/.links.html
Social Science
http://thisweek.chronicle.com/.ads/.ads-by-group/.faculty/.sscience/.links.html

Crossroads Guide to Employment and Funding Opportunities in American Studies
http://impian.dokkyomed.ac.jp/ml-open/new-list/1997-b/0069.html

Association of American Geographers: Jobs in Geography
http://www.aag.org/JIG/jig.html

Two Grants fron the National Science Foundation
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research (SBER)--Archaeology and Archaeometry Program
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research (SBER)--Cultural Anthropology
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1994/nsf9464/nsf9464.txt
The Archaeology and Archaeometry Program supports archaeological research that contributes to an anthropological understanding of the past; field and non-field work are eligible for support. Through a special archaeometry competition, the Program provides support for projects that conduct archaeometric work of anthropological significance and that develop archaeometric techniques. The Cultural Anthropology Program supports basic and applied research that advances anthropological theory. To this end, the Program provides Ethnographic Research Training Awards to Graduate Programs to enhance the quality of field research by students. It also makes Scholars Awards in Methodological Training for Cultural Anthropologists for senior researchers who wish to upgrade their research skills (by learning a particular analytical technique). [MD]

(For links to additional Job Guides, see the Employment/Funding section of the Current Awareness Metapage: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/socsci/metapage/).
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New Think Tank Policy Papers and Briefs
"Still Taxing the Truth: The Tax Foundation and 'Tax Freedom Day'"--Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/tfd98.htm
Ivan Eland, "Protecting the Homeland: The Best Defense Is to Give No Offense"--Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-306es.html
[.pdf] Version:
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-306.pdf
Rodolfo A. Bulatao, "The Value of Family Planning Programs in Developing Countries"--RAND Corporation [.pdf]
Summary:
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR978/
Full Text:
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR978/MR978.pdf/
Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., "The IMF Needs Real Reform, Not More Money"--Heritage Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/heritage/library/backgrounder/bg1176.html
[.pdf] Version:
http://www.heritage.org/heritage/library/backgrounder/pdf/bg_1176.pdf
Tobi Jennifer Printz, "Faith-Based Service Providers in the Nation'sCapital: Can They Do More?"--The Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/periodcl/cnp/cnp_2.htm
[.pdf] Version:
http://www.urban.org/periodcl/cnp/cnp_2.pdf

(For links to additional new Think Tank publications see the Think Tank Policy Papers section on the Current Awareness Metapage: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/socsci/metapage/). [MD]
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New Tables of Contents/Abstracts for recent and forthcoming issues are available for the following Journals: [MD]
Teacher Magazine (full text)
http://www.edweek.org/tm/tm.htm
Migration News (full text)
http://migration.ucdavis.edu/mn/mntxt.htm
Archaeology
http://www.he.net/~archaeol/9805/index.html
The Journal of Politics
http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/journals/jjop.html
Central Asian Survey
http://www.carfax.co.uk/cas-con.htm
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New Browse Feature for the Federal Register Online Via GPO Access
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
Beginning today, a new browse feature will be available for the Federal Register database. The "Browse the Table of Contents of the current issue" function will be offered in both HTML and PDF format. Each document is available in text and PDF format. In addition, users will be able to access all issues of the Register dating from January 2, 1998 forward. [MD]
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SIGMA 1/1998: Social Europe [.pdf]
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/serven/part7/7a9.htm
The latest issue of SIGMA, the bulletin of European statistics, is now available for download in [.pdf] format. The Amsterdam Treaty, which makes employment an explicit EU objective and identifies social policy as "a productive factor," signals an even more important role for social statistics in the European Union. A new emphasis on social policies will require ever more detailed and useful social statistics. This issue of SIGMA explores the current and future relationships between social statistics and social policy. [MD]
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Statistics Netherlands: Key Figures
http://www.cbs.nl/eng/kfig/index.htm
This site, provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics in the Netherlands, offers current data on key social and economic indicators. These include population, labor, industry, prices, energy, health and welfare, and the environment. [MD]
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USA Counties 1996 Update
http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/usaco-stateis.html
The Government Information Sharing Project at Oregon State University has updated its Web Interface of the Census Bureau's USA Counties 1996, which compiles demographic, economic, and governmental information spanning several years and sources for county comparisons and profiles. GIS Cloropleth Maps are now available for selected variables in the USA Counties Database. To view a graphical representation of the data on a county-by-county comparison, select "AREA COMPARISONS - GRAPHICAL OPTIONS" from the USA Counties start page. [MD]
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Nuclear Tests in India
Indian Embassy Press Release
http://www.indianembassy.org/pic/prmay1198.htm
Indian Ministry of Foregn Affairs Press Release on Tests
http://www.meadev.gov.in/news/official/19980511/official.htm
UN Secretary-General Statement on Nuclear Tests
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/1998/19980511.sgsm6555.html
The Government of Pakistan Official Home Page
http://www.pak.gov.pk/
US Sanctions
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/sa/980513_wh_india_sanctions.html
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
http://www.ctbto.org/
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
http://www.acda.gov/treaties/npt.htm
Indian Nuclear Tests and the Test Ban Treaty
http://www.clw.org/pub/clw/coalition/ctindia.htm
Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: A Special Report
http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/npr/kochtopping.html
Indian and Pakistani Nuclear and Missile Programs
http://cns.miis.edu/india/index.html
This Week's In the News discusses the recent nuclear tests in India and the world's reaction to those tests. These ten resources offer analysis, commentary, and background information from a variety of perspectives. On May 11, 1998, India confirmed what the world already knew by conducting three underground nuclear tests in the Pokhran Mountain Range in the Rajasthan Province. On May 13 two more sub-kiloton devices were exploded and the government announced that the planned series of tests was complete. Although India has indicated it may now be ready to sign on to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), reaction from the world community has been extremely negative. In the vanguard of this chorus of dissaproval has been the US, which announced over $20 billion in economic sanctions against India on May 13. The strongest critic of the tests, however, has been India's neighbor and rival Pakistan, which has fought three wars with India since 1947. Domestic pressure on Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to respond has been enormous and many commentators believe a Pakistani nuclear test is imminent. In India, however, the BJP-dominated government has been widely lauded. Many Indians have expressed pride and dismiss foreign criticism as a hypocritical holdover of colonial mentalities. While US sanctions are unlikely to have any large-scale effect on India, the end results of these tests on Indo-Pakistani relations and their ongoing missile race is yet to be seen.

The first two sites offer official press releases which explain India's motivations and justifications for conducting the tests. The UN site offers the full text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's brief statement of regret over the first three tests. The Pakistani Government Home Page contains several press releases and articles related to the tests and Pakistan's response. The US sanctions page, provided by the State Department, details the sanctions announced on May 13 as required by Section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act, otherwise known as the Glenn Amendment. The CTBTO site provides information on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and activities to establish the global verification regime foreseen in the Treaty. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was signed in 1968 and continues to serve as the guiding principle document in this endeavor. The site, provided by the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, offers background on the treaty, the full text, and a list of signatories. The Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, a non-partisan alliance of the nation's leading arms control and disarmament organizations, has added a special section on the Indian tests and the Test Ban Treaty which features editorials, government statements,commentary, and analysis. The report on Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, provided by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), offers an excellent overview of Pakistan's Nuclear-Related Facilities. CNS also offers another site which provides excellent background, analysis, and chronologies of the Indo-Pakistani arms race. [MD]
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