Posted 9:36 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014
We are testing DARE and Social Explorer during February. Please let us know what you think!
We are reviewing the following electronic resources this month. Please let us know what you think!
- Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE)
Should we add this database? Please let us know. Trial ends: March 1, 2014 This dictionary documents words, phrases, and pronunciations that vary from one place to another across the United States. The entries in DARE include regional pronunciations, variant forms, some etymologies, and regional and social distributions of the words and phrases. Includes interactive maps and audio clips.
- Social Explorer (Oxford University Press)
Should we add this database? Please let us know. Trial ends: February 23, 2013 An online research tool that provides access to historical census data and demographic information. Includes US Census data from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2000.