Carleton College: Gould Library: Data Web Sites from Delicious

Data Web Sites from Delicious

The datasets listed here are ones that I have bookmarked recently using the free bookmarking site, delicious.

To see all the sites I've bookmarked, go to http://delicious.com/gouldsocialsci/data and use the tags to limit or perform a search.

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Web Data Extraction Software - Data Toolbar

An extension; free version maximum of 100 rows
Library Juice » Who Does Your Data?

"community-driven data collection is important – it’s part of organizing, the process itself reflects and reinforces the values of the community, and it’s possibly the only way that a needed change can be kicked into gear."
IMPACT OF MISCOMPUTED STANDARD ERRORS AND FLAWED DATA RELEASE POLICES ON THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY

Memo to Robert Groves from Andrew Beveridge, prof. of sociology, Queens College and Graduate Center CUNY (and Social Explorer) about miscomputed standard errors and their consequences.

U.S. Census: Publication Types: MIT Libraries

Another model for letting campus know what Census resources are available, from our friends at MIT
Census Data Sources - Census Data and Mapping Sources - LibGuides at Duke University

A very nice guide to different sources to download Census data from the good folks at Duke University Libraries.
HB418 (2012) | New Hampshire Liberty Alliance

New Hampshire passes a bill requiring state agencies to use open source software and open data formats.