A new IBSS blog was launched in early June 2008 and is available atIBSS blog logo http://ibssblog.wordpress.com . The purpose of the blog is to provide a place where social scientists can examine topical issues and explore how material available on IBSS can deepen understanding of these issues. The blog also aims to highlight some of IBSS’s hidden treasures, thus showing users how to get more out of using the database.

The blog currently includes posts on the economic crisis, on food, sex and gender, and the IBSS thesaurus. (Link to press release.)