Writing with Numbers Workshop 2007
Where Numbers Await Us: Finding Statistics and Data
http://go.carleton.edu/finddataTypes of Resources Highlighted
Indexes and Search Engines to Statistical Publications
LexisNexis Statistical
Not quite recommended but emerging and of interest:
Not quite recommended but emerging and of interest:
Statistical Compendia: Quick Numbers and Guides to Sources
United States, General
Specialized Compendia, Examples
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
CC Ready Ref C 3.134: 2007 - Historical Statistics of the United States
- Census Factfinder
Census data, especially good for finding information about a particular place. - County and City Data Book
CC Ready Ref C 3.134/2:C 83/2/
Specialized Compendia, Examples
International Statistical Compendia
- EarthTrends
(Free registration required) - OECD Factbook
- UN Common Database (UNCDB)
- UN Statistical Yearbook
CC Reference HA12.5 .U63 2005 - Maplecroft Maps
- Penn World Tables
- Europa World Yearbook
CC Ready Reference JN1 .E85 2007
Statistical Compendia of Other Countries
- Annuaire Statistique de la France
CC Ref HA1213 .A4 2007 - Eurostat
- Statistical Agencies and Electoral Resources
- Foreign Government Statistical Sources
Reference Sources
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
World Almanac and Book of Facts
CC Ready Ref AY67.N5 W7 2007
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
CC Ref QD65 .H3 2007-2008
Merck Index
CC Ref RS 51 .M4 1996
Dictionary of Organic Compounds
CC Ref QD246 .D5 1996
World Almanac and Book of Facts
CC Ready Ref AY67.N5 W7 2007
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
CC Ref QD65 .H3 2007-2008
Merck Index
CC Ref RS 51 .M4 1996
Dictionary of Organic Compounds
CC Ref QD246 .D5 1996
Local Resources
Find Data Web site
http://go.carleton.edu/finddata
People: Kristin Partlo and Paula Lackie
WeSearch Data Blog
http://go.carleton.edu/finddata
People: Kristin Partlo and Paula Lackie
WeSearch Data Blog
Non-numeric Resources
The Literature
Talk to your Liaison for suggested bibliographic databases and reference sources
Dissertation Abstracts
Metasites
Dissertation Abstracts
Metasites
Data Collections and Archives
ICPSR
(You will need to establish a password to use with your Carleton email address in order to download data)
Roper Center's iPoll
(You will need to enter your Carleton email address to use this public opinion data archive)
ARDA -- Association of Religion Data Archives
CPANDA -- Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive
Local Holdings
http://go.carleton.edu/finddata or contact Kristin Partlo
Data Archives: links to catalogs
Variable-Level Searching
(You will need to establish a password to use with your Carleton email address in order to download data)
Roper Center's iPoll
(You will need to enter your Carleton email address to use this public opinion data archive)
ARDA -- Association of Religion Data Archives
CPANDA -- Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive
Local Holdings
http://go.carleton.edu/finddata or contact Kristin Partlo
Data Archives: links to catalogs
- CESSDA Data Portal (Council of European Social Science Data Archives)
- European Data Archives
- North American Data Archives
- Other Archives Worldwide
- ICPSR's Social Science Variables Database
- UK Data Archive
(In the dropdown menu, change "All of Study Description" to "Variables")







