Law and Political Science Section
The Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) was formed in 1975 and is a section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, which is a division of the American Library Association. The purpose of LPSS is to serve as an educational forum and information exchange for librarians with an interest or subject expertise in law or political science. Our activities include producing literature guides and resource reviews as well as sponsoring conference programs, discussion groups, a newsletter, and listserv. We welcome interested librarians to join our efforts.
2010 Marta Lange/CQ Press Award Luncheon
Bruce Pencek, the 2010 Marta Lange/CQ Press Award winner, was honored at a luncheon at the CQ Press headquarters on June 26.
2010 ALA Annual Program - Participatory Democracy in an Internet Age
Candidates on YouTube? Fan pages on Facebook? Tweeting about the election? Blogging about politics? The 2008 elections demonstrated new communication avenues for campaigns such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, blogging and other social networking tools. This year’s annual program focused on how the Internet is intersecting with politics and examine how these tools may alter campaigns, politics, revenue streams and participatory democracy.
The panelists included:
- Bryce Cullinane is Deputy Director of The Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet (IPDI) at The George Washington University and recently coordinated the 2010 Politics Online Conference. [Filling in for Julie Barko Germany, who had to cancel her appearance unexpectedly.]
- Dave Karpf is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University's Taubman Center for Public Policy. He is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he wrote his dissertation on the Internet’s impact on political associations. View Dr. Karpf's presentation.
- Decker Ngongang is the Vice President of Programs for Mobilize.org.
The conference pathfinder/bibliography contains speaker biographies and recommended resources.
Political Science Research Competency Guidelines
The Guidelines are available as a .pdf file and as a Wiki.
Last updated: July 16, 2010
This page is maintained by Kathi Carlisle Fountain, Washington State University, Vancouver.
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