Books
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United StatesCall Number: Online and Reference Main Level HA202 .U662ISBN: 9781598888751Physical copy of the most recent annual edition is in the Research Consultation Room; ask at the Library Services and Information Desk. The link to view online will lead to editions 2013-most recent -- each edition does have historical stats back to the 1920s.
Science Resources
- MathSciNet This link opens in a new windowProduced by the American Mathematical Society, an index to reviews with abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature.
- Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)"CIESIN has four divisions that reflect the organization's focus in the areas of Internet-based data and information management. ......Geospatial Applications, Information Services, Information Technology, and Science Applications."
- Department of Energy Data Explorer"Use the DOE Data Explorer (DDE) to find scientific research data - such as computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific images..."
- National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) - formerly NGDC"Provides scientific stewardship, products, and services for geophysical data from the Sun to the Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space."
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Data on climate, weather, fisheries, satellites, oceans, beach temperatures.
- National Science FoundationNational Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
- Science and Engineering Indicators 2010Science and Engineering Indicators, published by the National Science Board, provides a broad base of quantitative information on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new windowProvides a summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Data is culled from a variety of governmental resources.
- U.S. Energy Information Administration“Our mission is to provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.”
- United States Census BureauCensus 2000 and 2010 and American Community Survey yearly data.
- NationMasterProvides comparative national statistics on a variety of topics. In many cases, statistics can also be displayed as bar graphs, charts or maps.
