All entries for Tuesday 31 January 2017
January 31, 2017
Online booking system for Datastream in the Library
Writing about web page http://encore.lib.warwick.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Re1000480
You can now book a session on the Datastream PC in the Library by using an online form instead of the old paper booking sheets. Search for Datastream in Encore, the Library catalogue, and you will find the link to the form. If no one has booked the PC, you can use it any time, but please check the bookings in order to avoid arguments!
Datastream provides a good range of data on companies, stock markets, exchange rates and economics topics. You will need a USB stick to save any data which you wish to download. A brief introductory guide is available on the Library web page for Economics. Please contact Helen Riley if you have any enquiries, Helen.Riley@Warwick.ac.uk
UNESCO data available through UK Data Service
Writing about web page https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/key-data/international-macro-databanks
UNESCO datasets are now available via the UK Data Service. The first tranche of datasets were made available in November 2016, and the remaining UNESCO statistics were added on 31st January 2017. Users need to register in order to access UKDs data, then you will find International macrodata (and more) via the link to “Get data”.
• The UNESCO Communication and Information Statistics allows research into the ways in which people access and use media and information and generate knowledge in the digital age. It includes over 100 indicators for 200+ countries from 1995 onwards.
• The UNESCO Cultural Employment Statistics include comparable data to monitor the contribution of culture to economic and social development, as well as the conditions of those engaged in cultural activities. The dataset includes over 460 indicators for 63 countries from 2009 onwards.
• The UNESCO Feature Films Statistics includes 80 indicators for over 200 countries from 1995 onwards. UIS produces data on ‘movie-watching’ and has developed a biennial survey on feature film statistics to monitor the fast evolving global trends in selected areas of this industry (e.g. production, distribution, infrastructure and audience behaviour).
• The UNESCO Research and Experimental Developments Statistics contains a wide range of indicators on the human and financial resources invested in R&D for countries at all stages of development. It includes annual data from 1996 onwards for over 160 countries.