Research Tools for Social Science Statistics

Use these research tools to find information related to Social Science Statistics from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.

Atlases, Maps and Gazetteers
Bibliographies and Subject Guides
Country Data Sources
Dictionaries, Thesauri and Quotations
Statistics and Numeric Data
Web Gateways and Search Engines

Atlases, Maps and Gazetteers

Resources that provide maps or tools you can use to generate maps. Gazetteers are geographical dictionaries, giving information about cities, mountains, rivers, etc.

• Electronic Resources Finder

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Bibliographies and Subject Guides

Lists of materials in any format (books, articles, videos, web sites, etc.) organized around a common theme or topic. Subcategories as appropriate, i.e., chronological, language, geographic, etc.

• Print Resources
• Current national statistical compendiums. Bibliographic guide. Bethesda, MD : Congressional Information Service
  Doe Reference HA 42 .C878 Govt/Stat

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Country Data Sources

Sources of information about specific countries.

• Online Resources
• Country Profiles and Reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit
• Print Resources
• The Europa World Year Book. London, England : Europa Publications Limited, c1989-
  Main Stack AY 754 .E783; Latest year in Doe Reference
• Historical statistics of the states of the United States : two centuries of the census, 1790-1990.Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.
  Doe Reference HA 214; .D63 1993 Govt/Stat
• International historical statistics : Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 Houndmills, Basingstokes, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
  Doe Reference HA 4675; .M55 2003 Govt/Stat
  Moffitt Reference HA 4675 .M55 2003
• International historical statistics : Europe, 1750-2000. Houndmills, Basingstokes, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
  Doe Reference HA 1107 .M5 2003 Govt/Stat
  Moffitt Reference HA 1107.M5 2003
• International historical statistics : the Americas, 1750-2000. Houndmills, Basingstokes, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
  Doe Reference HA 175 .M55 2003 Govt/Stat
  Environmental Design Library HA 175 .M55 2003
  Moffitt Reference HA 175 .M55 2003
• The World Factbook. Washington : Central Intelligence Agency : Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1981-
  Main Stack G 122 .U56a ; Latest year in Doe Reference
  Online: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS552

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Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations

General and subject specific dictionaries in any language, dual language dictionaries, thesauri, dictionaries of quotations, and acronym lists.

• Print Resources
• The Sage dictionary of statistics : a practical resource for students in the social sciences. London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2004.
  Doe Reference HA 17 .C73 2004 Govt/Stat

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Statistics and Numeric Data

Resources that provide tables of numerical information, or listings indicating where such information can be found.

• Electronic Resource Finder
• Online Resources
• LexisNexis Statistical
• Print Resources
• Statistical Reference Index. Washington, D.C., Congressional Information Service., 1980-
  Doe Reference HA 214 .A12. S72 GREF
  For an on-line version click on LexisNexis Statistical above.
• Index to international statistics : IIS. Washington, D.C., Congressional Information Service., 1983-
  Doe Reference HA 36. S72 GREF
  For an on-line version click on LexisNexis Statistical above.
• Statistical abstract of the United States.Washington : G.P.O., 1879-
  Doe Reference HA203; .A3 Govt/Stat
  Available in most campus libraries, Check Pathfinder for complete holdings, including back issues
  Online: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2878

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Web Gateways and Search Engines

Broad, subject-related sites and subject-specific search engines available without restriction on the World Wide Web.

• Fedstats
• INFOMINE - Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
• OFFSTATS - Official Statistics on the Web
• Social Science Data on the Internet
• U.S. Census Bureau: Subject Guide

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