Statistics and Demographics Databases
(see also
Mathematics and, for financial statistics:
Company Information)
[Statistical Data]
[Statistical Concepts]
[Indexes]
- Statistical Data:
Countries -
Economics -
United States -
Weather
- LexisNexis
Polls and Surveys (Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) (LexisNexis)
 
- Comprehensive full-text collection
of public opinion in the United States, covering the full spectrum of public
interest including politics & government, public institutions, international
relations, business, social affairs, and consumer behavior & preferences.
Data comes from a wide variety of sources in opinion polling
such as Gallup, Harris, Roper, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, Los Angeles Times, New
York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal. Maintained by the
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, a non-profit education and research
organization in the field of public opinion and public policy.
See also
LexisNexis
Academic Universe for additional statistical information from a variety of publications,
business profiles, reference books (including the
World
Almanac), and more.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Population (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Funk
& Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and Four Almanacs (FirstSearch)
- (formerly World Almanac) Contains the full text of Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia,
The World Almanac & Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A.,
The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids.
Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts,
and statistics covering: American life, people in the
news, arts & entertainment, science & technology,
computers, sports, economics, taxes, the environment,
profiles of U.S. states and territories, historical
anniversaries, U.S. cities & states, national defense,
vital statistics, nations of the world, and much more.
- Statistical Data - Countries:
(See also: Culture & Area Studies)
- Countries of the World and Their Leaders (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Yearbook 2005,
Yearbook 2006.
(See database page for description)
- FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security
Trends (SIPRI)
- Provides statistics and reports, organized by country, that
cover: armed forces, conventional weapon holdings, and military
activities - arms production, trade, embargoes and export
controls - conflicts and peace keeping activities, landmines, and failed state
indicators - general country indicators, population and economic
statistics, global peace index, and political terror scale - form of
government, elections, membership in international organizations,
treaties and agreements - military expenditure and research -
nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles - security news, links to
related websites, chronology of security related events, and
disease outbreaks - energy security and coal - human rights and
freedom - and more. Produced by the International Relations
& Security Network and the Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute with information from thirty international
partner organizations.
- Geo-Data:
The World Geographical Encyclopedia (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of the Nations (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Statistical Data - Economics:
(See also: Economics,
Company Information, and
Business Research Services & Reference Books)
- NBER
Working Papers
- National Bureau of Economic Research scholars
initially report their findings in scientific papers aimed at
other professional economists. Nearly 500 NBER Working Papers
are published each year, and many subsequently appear in scholarly
journals. The full-text of Working Papers published from November
1994 to the present can be searched, viewed, and downloaded.
Online statistical data is also available at the NBER site.
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of National Economies (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Statistical Data - United States:
- Almanac
of American Education (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides current and historical education statistics on the national,
state, and county levels, along with analysis and graphs.
- Cities
of the United States (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides data on the history, geography, climate, population
demographics, municipal government, economy, culture, education, research,
health care, recreation, convention facilities, transportation, communications,
incentive programs, development projects, and largest employers of the largest
or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial
or commercial significance. Includes directory information, detailed maps, and
city web sites.
- Comparative
Guide to American Elementary and Secondary Schools (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Offers a profile of every public school district in the United States serving
1,500 or more students and provides pertinent evaluative and demographic statistics
necessary to evaluate educational programs nationwide.
- Comparative
Guide to American Hospitals (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a snapshot profile of each of the nation's hospitals, comparing them by 24
measures of quality in the treatment of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical procedures,
and pregnancy care.
- Comparative
Guide to American Suburbs (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Focuses on the individual and the suburban communities within each of the
60 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. Provides profiles of numerous suburban communities
with a 10,000+ population.
- New
Americans: A Guide to Immigration Since 1965 (Credo/xrefer)
- This snapshot of America at the turn of the twenty-first century covers the most
recent surge of immigrants with comprehensive articles and statistics on immigration from the
thirty most significant nations or regions of origin. Articles also cover immigration law
& policy, refugees, unauthorized migrants, racial & ethnic identity, assimilation,
nationalization, economy, politics, religion, education, and family relations.
- Social
Trends and Indicators USA (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- U.S.
Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of the States (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Statistical Data - Weather:
- Hutchinson
World Weather Guide (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Weather
Almanac (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S.
cities and a climatic overview of the country, including 33 U.S. weather atlas maps.
Includes a glossary, explanations, a guide to additional weather resources, safety
rules & statistics for hurricanes & tornadoes, and more.
- Statistical Concepts:
- Cambridge
Dictionary of Statistics (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides simple definitions and explanations of 3,500 statistical and statistics-related
concepts, covering medical, survey, theoretical, applied statistics, and more. Includes bibliographies,
graphical material to aid understanding, and short biographies of over 100 important
statisticians.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Population (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Handbook
of United States Economic and Financial Indicators (Credo/xrefer)
- Describes the structure, function, use, and availability of 284 economic indicators, including how
they are calculated, their current & historical values, where they are published, and
where one can find further information about them. Appendixes provide information about
the authors and publishers of the indicators and their values, as well as definitions
of tongue-in-cheek indicators.
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Electronic Library for Government
Information
- Government information is a tremendous
resource for research on
a broad range of topics including business and economics, criminal
justice, education, environment, geology, health and nutrition, and
population to name just a few. Much of this information is available
from the Internet, and the C.W. Post Government Information Department
has compiled an extensive list of resources.
- GPO
Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)
- Covers all types of U.S. government documents,
including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records;
judiciary materials; and documents on all subject areas issued by
executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, etc.)
- ISI
Web of Knowledge (Thomson Scientific)
- Consists of the
ISI
Web of Science that includes
Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Covering back ten years, these indexes not only allow you to search for articles
within these fields, but also for the bibliographies within each article in order to get
lists of both the sources used by that article and the later articles that referred
back to your article as a source.
Journal
Citation Reports (from the previous
year) and HighlyCited.com enable you to see how often a particular journal or
author is cited by other publications to evaluate their impact on the scholarly world.
Users can create their own profiles to personalize their searching experience. Also
provides access to the medical database,
Medline,
from 1950 to the present
as well as other resources and weblinks (Biology Browser) in science and research.
EndNote Web
enables users to save and format their lists of citations.
[Note: Access is limited to six simultaneous users, so please click the "Log Out"
button when you are finished.]
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
Database descriptions are adapted from each database's website.
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Electronic Library) is a statewide virtual library provided free to
the public by the New York State Library.
It is currently a pilot project funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
grant to the NY State Library by the Federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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