Though humble, the Political ScienceMicro Review (PSMR) is the only social science-oriented microcomputer periodical in the United States. Founded in 1982, it provides low-cost software for microcomputer users at over a hundred institutions affiliated with the network which it serves. Moreover, virtually all microcomputer software produced through the PSMR is donated to the public domain by the North Carolina State University Public Service Research and Computer Laboratory and other network members. Panels and workshops supplement PSMR activities, including three scheduled for the 1983 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.

Background

In 1979 the public Service Research and Computer Laboratory was established in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at North Carolina State University.