Reminder: Agendas Short Course at 2003 APSA Meeting

Don’t forget the Short Course on the Policy Agendas project at the 2003 APSA. This short course will offer participants updated information about the status of the existing Policy Agendas data sets, as well as information about the data additions envisioned for each of the next two years. This short course is designed as a hand-on workshop that will make use of computers to provide participants access to the data sets and a new web-based tool for using them. This soon-to-be-released data tool permits researchers at remote sites to conduct web-based analysis of multiple data sets, as well as selective downloading of raw data for subsequent research. Participants will be encouraged to explore the data sets in real time and bring with them questions from their own research that could be addressed using the data sets provided or the online analysis tool. Several project members and interested researchers will be available to lead hands-on sessions and answer any questions about the data and its applicability to a broad range of public policy and legislative affairs research.