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Great Website for Identifying Statistics Sources!!

Emory Libraries' Electronic Data Center supports data use for the Emory community. They have an excellent webpage, called Browse the Data Freeway, that has links to many statistical information sources (many of which are also included in this guide). The links are divided into categories such as "health", "education", etc...

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General Statistical Information

National Bureau of Economic Research

These guys research EVERYTHING. There may be a report on your topic!

Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009

Also in print at C3.134:date (latest in REF DESK)

Published since 1878, the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Especially useful as a guide to other statistical publications and souces.

American Factfinder

Census Bureau source for population, housing, economic and geographic data.

FedStats.gov

Provides easy access to statistics and information produced by more than 100 US federal government agencies.

United Nations Statistics Division

Economic, demographic, and social statistics from the United Nations.

Statistical Yearbook of the United Nations
HA 12.5.U63 (latest in REF DESK)

Published since 1948, this compilation of international statistics from the United Nations covers population, social, and economic statistics.

World Development Indicators

Data from the World Bank onworldwide economic and social development.

International Financial Statistics

The IFS is a standard source of statistics on various aspects of international and domestic finance.

LexisNexis Statistical

Online source of statistical information issued by U.S. Federal & State governments, selected private publications, and major international intergovernmental organizations. Includes data from American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index, & Index to International Statistics.

SimplyMap

SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that enables you to quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data.

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Find congressional documents

CQ Electronic Library

An excellent source for public policy, CQ Library includes:

CQ Weekly, authoritative, non-partisan information on Congressional activity including voting analysis and background reports.
CQ Researcher, a weekly that analyses current and controversial issues.
CQ Supreme Court Collection contains court decisions, biographical information on justices, institutional history, and a feature that allows analysis and comparison of the voting records of a justice.
CQ Congress Collection is an integrated Congressional database which includes numerous encyclopedic entries, legislative policy histories, statistics, chronologies, biographies, electoral data, voting records, and maps.
CQ Voting and Elections provides detailed information on elections at the national and state levels.
CQ Public Affairs Collection contains a variety of source material organized by 22 key topics.
Encyclopedia of American Government provides information on Congress, the Presidency, the Supreme Court and U.S. elections.