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1 online resource (x, 172 pages) : illustrations |
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Data reference basics -- General sources -- Agriculture and food -- Crime -- Earth science-general -- Earth science-air, climate and weather -- Earth science-water -- Economics-general -- Economics-government finance -- Economics-firms and industries -- Economics-commodities -- Economics-labor -- Economics-macroeconomic accounts -- Economics-banks and lending -- Economics-real estate -- Economics-trade and tariffs -- Education -- Energy -- Health and health care -- People and households -- Political science-elections -- Political science-war and peace -- Political science-other -- Public opinion surveys -- Transportation -- Spatial data -- When all else fails : using article databases, WorldCat, and real live people to find data |
| Summary |
Questions about statistics have long been a staple at library reference desks. The rise of the Internet and the spread of statistical software packages have blurred the line between statistics reference and data reference. This guide is designed to help you answer basic data reference questions without having to refer to a dedicated data services librarian |
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This concise sourcebook takes the guesswork out of locating the best sources of data, a process more important than ever as the data landscape grows increasingly cluttered. Much of the most frequently used data can be found free online, and this book shows readers how to look for it with the assistance of user-friendly tools. This thoroughly annotated guide will be a boon to library staff at public libraries, high school libraries, academic libraries, and other research institutions, with concentrated coverage of Data sources for frequently researched subjects such as agriculture, the earth sciences, economics, energy, political science, transportation, and many more The basics of data reference along with an overview of the most useful sources, focusing on free online sources of reliable statistics like government agencies and NGOs Statistical datasets, and how to understand and make use of them How to use article databases, WorldCat, and subject experts to find data Methods for citing data Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) software This guide cuts through the data jargon to help librarians and researchers find exactly what they're looking for |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Statistics -- Computer network resources -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Social sciences -- Statistics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Internet research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Electronic reference sources -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Internet searching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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World Wide Web -- Subject access -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
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Electronic reference sources
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Internet research
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Internet searching
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Social sciences -- Statistics
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Statistics -- Computer network resources
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World Wide Web -- Subject access
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manuals (instructional materials)
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780838919620 |
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0838919626 |
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9780838919637 |
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0838919634 |
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