Holy Cross Home
Search Site Index Directions Web Services Calendar
 
About HC Admissions Academic Departments and Services Administrative Departments and Services Alumni and Friends Athletics Library

Electronic Databases

 
 
 
 

 

Libraries


 Statistics

 A Research Guide

 Find:

 I.     Reference Sources

   Guides and Bibliographies:

Stanley, Harold W. and Niemi, Richard G. Vital Statistics on American Politics, 2003-2004. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2003.[Ref. JK274 .S74 2003].

Statistics Sources. Detroit: Gale Research, 2005. 2 v. [Ref. HA36 +S84 2005].

The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the Census Results. Martha Farnsworth Riche and Deirdre A. Gaquin, eds. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 2003.
[Ref. HA201 +W46 2003].


    Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:

Almanac of the 50 States. Burlington, VT: Information Publications, 2004. [Ref. HA214 .A445 2004].

Congressional Districts in the 2000s: A Portrait of America. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2003. [Ref. JK1341 +C74 2003}.

Encyclopedia of Associations. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co. 3 v. [Ref. AS22 +E5 2003].

International Organizations (Encyclopedia of). Detroiy, MI: Gale Reasearch Co.[Ref. AS22 +E53 2004].

The Statesman's Yearbook. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005. [Ref. JA51 .S7 2005]

Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2003.
[Ref. HA202 .U5 2003].

Uniform Crime Reports for the United States. Washington: Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice.

The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: World Almanac Books, 2005. [Ref. AY67 .N5 .W9 2005]


 II.     Indexes and Abstracts:

To obtain citations to periodical articles, use one or more of the specialized indexes listed below:

Firstsearch - Online features several databases such as BusIndustry (1994 - present) which present industry facts, figures, and key events

Sociological Abstracts -- (01/1952 - 12/2004)
Note Unbound Issues Shelved [PER HM1 +S6]


 III.    Internet Resources:

FedStats: Statistics from Over 100 Federal Agencies

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web (U. Auckland)

Social Science Data on the Web (U. California - San Diego)

Social Science Information Gateway: Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Statistical Resources on the Web (U. Michigan)

Return to Top


 

   
   
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
   College of the Holy Cross   |   1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610   |   (508) 793-2011   |   Copyright 2002   |                  email   |   webmaster@holycross.edu