News & Information
Cool reports from Euromonitor's GMID!
2/3/2010 9:00:00 AM
Check out these new reports from GMID:
Top 10 consumer trends for 2009
All expectations are that this will be a year of guarded consumption for credit-crunched consumers globally – but consumption is more resilient than people might think and many commentators point out that the global consumer mindset is tuned to recession-spending. CLICK HERE to read more
Mapping global pollution: The world's biggest polluters
The United Nations Climate Change Summit is taking place in December 2009 in Copenhagen with the aim of coming up with a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol for global emissions targets, which are due to expire in 2012. 192 countries are involved but a divide exists between emerging markets and advanced economies on where responsibility lies for reducing emissions. China is the world's largest polluter followed by the USA but emerging markets generally lag behind in terms of per capita emissions. CLICK HERE to read more
Indian consumers in 2020: A look into the future
A fast growing economy and a rising number of affluent consumers have pushed India into the league of most brand conscious countries globally. Many Indian consumers today are savvy shoppers who are educated, know their brands and are ready to spend more on premium lifestyle products and entertainment. CLICK HERE to read more
For more reports, check out Euromonitor's Global Market Information Database.
NCAA data available @ ICPSR
1/27/2010 9:00:00 AM
ICPSR has released a new thematic archive called NCAA Student-Athlete Experiences Data Archive. It will serve as a repository for publicly available NCAA data on a variety of topics, such as graduation rates, academic progress, and more. Currently only the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate 2009 dataset is available, but in 2010 they will add the Graduation Success Rate Public-Use dataset and more. In addition, the Progress Rate 2009 data can be analyzed online.
The NCAA archive looks to be a great resource for scholars interested in student-athletes. Stop by the website to see their new content!
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Data Services at UNCG
UNCG's Data Services Librarian aims to assist UNCG researchers in finding, evaluating, and using sources of social science numeric data. Social science numeric data sources include ICPSR data, commercial data, as well as government data sources, such as the Census. As this is an evolving position, services may be added in the future.