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Indexes & Abstracts


CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS (CIS)
CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS (CIS). The Current Index to Statistics is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. The CIS Extended Database (CIS- ED) includes coverage, in most cases from 1974 (or first issue if later) to the present from selected journals, and selected books in statistics published since 1974. 
URL: http://query.statindex.org/ 
EDS - ELECTRONIC DATA SERVICE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
EDS is CU libraries and ACIS service that supports CU community in the use of statistical data sources. It provides statistical sources, software as well as offers Reference assistance in using statistical data,including raw data sets, GIS, etc. Offers DataGate,the local archive comprised of ICPSR, Roper, SSEDL, etc. EDS is physically located at the CU Lehman Social Sciences Library on the Morningside Campus. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/ 
HSUS ONLINE - HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES
A database format of 'Expanded and revised edition of: Historical statistics of the United States, colonial times to 1970. Bicentennial ed. Washington : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1975. "Many [data] series in these volumes are continued on a regular basis with periodic updates and revisions by the agency, group, or individual responsible for the original data."--Guide to the Millennial ed. This database is an online version of the new five-volume printed edition: Historical statistics of the United States : earliest times to the present' Includes socio-economic characteristics, demographic data, vital statistics, etc. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5634151 
ILM DATABASE: INTERNATIONAL LABOR MIGRATION STATISTICS
International Labour Organization.  URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5256590 
INFOSHARE ONLINE
A database of statistics about New York City. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3105451.html 
LEXIS NEXIS STATISTICAL
'Provides statistical data from U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and international organizations from 1983.' 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APK8288 
MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
POPLINE
citations and abstracts for publications related to population, family planning, and related health issues. Coverage from 1970- present. Includes international demographic research. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indexes/popline.html 
POPULATION INDEX
'Population Index is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. This website provides a searchable and browsable database containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986-2000.'  
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APH1576  
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


BLACK AMERICANS: A STATISTICAL SOURCEBOOK
REF E185.86 B52. 
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Almanac Issue is published in September (Library keeps current year only) 
Serial C. 
EARNINGS AND EMPLOYMENT DATA FOR WAGE AND AND SALARY WORKERS COVERED UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY, BY STATE AND COUNTY
Social Security Administration. 1992 
Ref HD 6977 E3. 
FACTS AND FIGURES ON GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Tax Foundation. (Library keeps current year only) 
Ref KF 6290 F11. 
HANDBOOK OF LABOR STATISTICS
1926- U.S.Department of Labor. 1989 
Ref HD 8064 H19. 
HISPANIC AMERICANS: A STATISTICAL SOURCEBOOK
REF E184 S75 H27. 
HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1970
U.S. Bureau of Census. 
Ref HA202 Un32. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5018932  
HOSPITAL SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT
1991- 
Serial H Latest in Ref. Ref RA 981 A2 H795. 
PHYSICIAN SALARY SURVEY REPORT; HOSPITALBASED, GROUP PRACTICE, AND HMO
1992- 
Ref RA 981 A2 P48. 
REPORT ON MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY SALARIES
Association of Medical Colleges. 
Ref R 749 A862. 
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Directories and Associations


AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
1429 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3402, USA; Voice: 703- 684-1221; Toll-free: 888-231-3473 
URL: http://www.amstat.org/ 
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO) BUREAU OF STATISTICS
URL: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/120stat/index.htm 
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Internet Guides and Resources


BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (BLS)
Offers national and international labor statistics. Includes Safety and Health Statistics/Occupational Injury and Illness Rates. 
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/ 
COUNTY AND CITY DATA BOOK.
Offers electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books. This service provides the opportunity to create custom printouts and/or customized data subsets. Data includes demographics, vital and socioeconomic statistics for U.S. in general, states, counties, and cities. 
URL: http://fisher.lib.Virginia.EDU/ccdb/ 
CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS ONLINE
U.S. Census Bureau.  Offers Series: P20, Population Characteristics P23, Special Studies P60, Consumer Income and Poverty P70, Household Economic Studies P25, Population Estimates and Projections. 
URL: http://www.census.gov/main/www/cprs.html 
CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY
Covers demography and socioeconomic statistics, etc. 
URL: http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htm 
DATA FERRET
(U.S. Bureau of the Census in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other statistical agencies.) Offers data from various surveys, icluding surveys on labor. 
URL: http://ferret.bls.census.gov/ 
DATA.GOV
"... Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. The data catalogs will continue to grow as datasets are added. Federal, Executive Branch data are included in the first version of Data.gov." "Data.gov includes searchable catalogs that provide access to "raw" datasets and various tools. In the "raw" data catalog, you may access data in XML, Text/CSV, KML/KMZ, Feeds, XLS, or ESRI Shapefile formats. The catalog of tools links you to sites that include data mining and extraction tools and widgets." 
URL: http://www.data.gov/ 
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE (EPI)
Under Datazone category offers detailed statistical information on employment and wages by gender, race, etc, presently and in the past. EPI is a non-profit organization. 
URL: http://www.epinet.org/ 
FEDSTATS (FEDERAL STATISTICS)
Offers statistics produced for public use by more than 70 U.S. Federal Government agencies. Allows to search for statistics by agency, by program (subject), by subject alphabetically (A to Z), by keyword (search the entire site), by region (county, state, country approach), provides links to other sites, etc. Site Map provided helps easy choice of search approach. Under Fast Facts provides links to and allows to view the full text of Statistical Abstract of the United States, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, Socioeconomic Status, etc. Accidents and injuries statistics can be found in Programs under Safety Statistics category. 
URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/ 
HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1970
U.S. Bureau of Census. 
Ref HA202 Un32. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5018932  
INFONATION
(U.N.) InfoNation is an easy-to- use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. Data for each country includes demography, socioeconomic statistics, etc. 
URL: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm 
JAPAN INFORMATION NETWORK STATISTICS (JIN)
Offers categorized statistics for Japan with a keyword searchable database. 
URL: http://jin.jcic.or.jp/stat/ 
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH (NBER)
Under Publications offers full- text papers, many of which contain statistics in various economic and social areas, including demographics.. All papers are searchable by keyword. 
URL: http://www.nber.org/ 
NEW YORK CITY DEPT OF CITY PLANNING
Offers demographic, vital and socieconomic statistics for NYC including stats by community district, etc. 
URL: http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/census/popdiv.shtml 
NEW YORK STATE DATA CENTER
Offers Census statistics for NYS. 
URL: http://www.nylovesbiz.com/nysdc/default.asp 
PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON EMPLOYMENT OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
Appendix B provides a demographic profile of people with disabilites. 
URL: http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom/final/dolappd3b.html 
SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE OF RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS (ORES)
Provides ongoing statistical data and research analyses of the old- age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. 
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/ 
STAT-USA
(U.S. Department of Commerce). Offers State of the Nation statistics, including economic indicators like gross domestic and state product, consumer price index, real earnings, employment situation, manufacturing and industry statistics, monetary statistics, economic policy, etc. 
URL: http://www.stat-usa.gov/ 
STATISTICS OF INCOME
(IRS). Produces data files compiled from tax and information returns filed with the IRS. 
URL: http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/ 
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
(INCLUDES LINKS TO GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL AGENCIES BY COUNTRY WORLDWIDE AND U.S. STATE STATISTICAL SITES BY STATE). Offers population statistics, including vital statistics under related sites. 
URL: http://www.census.gov/ 
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU: U.S. STATE DATA CENTERS
Offers U.S. statistics by state. 
URL: http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/ 
URBAN INSTITUTE
A nonprofit economic and social policy research organization. Under Research - By Topic - Social Welfare offers research papers on public health and health insurance. Also offers assessment of Medicaid and health insurance trends under Research - By Topic - Federalism, etc. 
URL: http://www.urban.org/ 
WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC STATISTICS BRIEFING ROOM (ESBR)
Covers income, employment, earnings statistics, etc. 
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html 
WORLD BANK
Offers World Development Indicators (data includes demographics), World Development Reports, Country Data, Data by Topics, etc. under Data category. 
URL: http://www.worldbank.org/ 
WORLD STATISTICS
(Information Please Almanac). World Stats. category offers statistics including abortions for selected countries of the world. 
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ 
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Meta-directories of Websites


PARTNERS IN INFORMATION ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
"Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet." Offers links to useful Public Health and statistical resources in multiple categories. The PHPartners offers RSS feed that would 'keep you informed about news in public health, upcoming meetings, and new public health online resources. The PHPartners feed address is http://phpartners.org/rss_phpartners.xml. More information on how to subscribe to PHPartners RSS feeds is available at http://phpartners.org/rss_information.html.'  
URL: http://phpartners.org/ 


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