[Air-L] New Tool Useful for Government & Researchers

[Stuart Shulman]

{Apologies for cross posting, but I would like to see this very widely cross
posted, blogged and utilized. If you can help, your assistance is very
deeply appreciated}

The Public Comment Analysis Toolkit (PCAT - http://pcat.qdap.net) makes
searching, sorting and reviewing Federal Docket Management System bulk
downloads of public comments easier and more amenable to team work. The BETA
version is operating and new users can find sample data and codes on the
site once they create a new account.

http://pcat-help.qdap.net/doku.php?id=launch_press_release
[Public Comment Analysis Toolkit Press Release]

http://pcat-help.qdap.net/doku.php
[PCAT Help Wiki]

http://www.screencast.com/t/WvGzlZX2JU5z
[Flash video Introduction to the free, Web-based PCAT system]

http://pcat-help.qdap.net/doku.php?id=why_would_i_use_this_system
[Why would I use this system?]

Thanks!
~Stu

-- 
Dr. Stuart W. Shulman
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst
200 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003

http://people.umass.edu/stu/
stu at polsci.umass.edu
413-545-5375

Editor, Journal of Information Technology and Politics
http://www.jitp.net

Director, QDAP-UMass
http://www.umass.edu/qdap/

Associate Director, National Center for Digital Government
http://www.umass.edu/digitalcenter/