Beginning in January, Datacore will finally be ready for use. Datacore is an on-line database service that can be used by reporters to access government records. The service is designed to provide a powerful link to electronically stored records for reporters who do not have adequate PC computing power. With a modem and software provided by Datacore, a reporter can access Datacore's information library, which includes Census data and Federal Elections Commission records.
Datacore has more than 960,000 campaign contribution records for all federal races since 1983 on-line. In addition to this, Datacore can put on-line any information that is sent to MICAR Reporters can acquire their own computer tapes and have exclusive access to the information for a year. If Datacore sounds interesting to you, call MICAR and we will send you all the details.