The American FactFinder (AFF) web site is the primary tool to access data published by the Census Bureau. AFF allows you to access data from many Census Bureau sources: 2000 and 1990 Decennial Censuses, the Economic Censuses and the American Community Survey (ACS).

Reports on 53 countries in Asia, Australia/New Zealand, the Americas Pacific Rim countries, and Pacific Islands about finance, trade, environment, human resources development, government, fisheries, tourism, education and women's studies. The average 50-page study contains statistics, research, analysis, and forecasts. Browse by country to find annual statistical overviews.

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 (currently, volumes published in 1997) from 106 "core journals" (and pre-1974 coverage for a number of them), selected articles since 1974 from about 900 additional journals, and about 8000 books in statistics published since 1974. Each year, the Extended Database is updated with an additional year of coverage. A Print Volume is also produced annually containing listings for the most recent year. CIS is a joint venture of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. (Updated twice yearly)

Official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government. Track economic and population trends, education, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more. Access official statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal agencies. (Updated daily)

Films on Demand is a library of thousands of streaming videos across all disciplines from Films Media Group. All Temple users can search and view films or specific segments of films. If you establish a user account from within Films on Demand you can also create playlists from the various films/segments for your own use or for sharing with other Temple users.

Also known as: FMG,Films Media Group

Global Insight provides comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries -- covering over 200 countries and spanning more than approximately 170 industries.

Advanced Country Analysis and Forecast provides the following key benefits:
--Issues and trends tracked daily for 203 countries through Global Insight's Same-Day Analysis service
--Country reports featuring in-depth political, economic, legal, tax, operational, and security analysis
--Daily updates for over 200 country and sovereign risk ratings, with interactive reports
--Economic Data and Forecasts, which include:
*Key monthly, quarterly, and annual economic indicators for 203 countries on up to 150 economic indicators
*Twenty-year forecast horizon
*All aspects of economic developments, sectors, and trade profiles
*Historical data going back to 1970
*Flexible download, comparison and graphing capabilities though the DataInsight-Web tool.

Global Insight also includes the following industry-specific services providing market and risk analysis, industry trends, and company data:

--World Markets Automotive
--World Markets Energy
--World Markets Healthcare
--World Markets Telecoms


Note: the DataInsight-Web tool requires Internet Explorer

Over 37,000 data series covering the vast scope of U.S history. In addition to updating and expanding the highly regarded 1975 print edition, HSUS also allows you to download data in Excel or CSV format as well build your own custom data sets. Additional features include:

* Save your search criteria
* Search within a chapter or volume
* Bookmark tables or essays
* Searchable term and contributor indexes
* View tables in PDF or HTML format
* Tables online include full documentation, sources, and footnotes
* Select certain years or series of years to view, download, print, or graph
* Download unrounded table data, for more detailed statistical analyses.
* Enhanced table display features: jump to a certain table column (series), skip over blank data cells, highlight table rows and columns for readability
* Toggle table sorting by ascending or decending year
* Create and download colorful charts, graphs, and plots
* Email a table or essay to a colleague

IFS Online, from the International Monetary Fund, provides approximately 32,000 financial time series covering most countries in the world. The data available for each country includes data on exchange rates, international liquidity, interest rates, prices, production, national accounts and population. In many cases the data extend back to 1948.

Also known as: IFS Online

iPOLL is the most comprehensive, up-to-date source for US nationwide public opinion available today. A full-text retrieval system, the iPOLL online database is organized at the question-level, providing the tools to sift through nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys since 1935 and updated daily. (Description taken from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research)

The Roper Center requires users to provide an email address as part of a free registration process in order to access the database.

LexisNexis Statistical puts millions of facts and figures at your fingertips. Well over 400,000 indexed tables of data from federal, state and private sources are available for search and retrieval, with tens of thousands more added yearly. In addition, LexisNexis Statistical provides online access to the following highly respected finding aids for statistical data:

Federal Sources: American Statistics Index (ASI) 1973-
The U.S. Government is the world�s most important and prolific publisher of statistics. ASI indexes and abstracts statistical data published by all branches and agencies of the Federal Government, including both depository and non-depository publications. ASI includes federal agency publications that contain social, economic, demographic, or natural resources data, and a selection of publications with scientific and technical data.

State and Private Sector Sources: Statistical Reference Index (SRI) 1980-
SRI identifies statistical data published by consumer and trade magazines, private organizations, state government agencies, business organizations, independent research organizations, and universities and affiliated research centers. Publications covered by SRI contain important statistics on business, industry and finance, general economic conditions, government programs and politics, and social trends. SRI offers access to national data, such as production, costs, and earnings in major industries; statewide data, such as statistics on crime, health, or employment; data on foreign countries, such as world economic and demographic trends; and local or narrowly focused data, such as detail by county and municipality.

Also known as: Statistical Universe, Lexis Nexis Statistical

Presents current monthly economic statistics for most of the countries and areas of the world. In addition, each month a different selection of special tables is presented showing annual and/or quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments. Many of these special tables are also reproduced in the United Nations Statistical Yearbook. It is, however, considered useful to publish these data in the Bulletin as soon as they become available so that readers may have immediate access to the most current international statistical information.

Also known as: United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics

OAIster is a union catalog of digital records that began at the University of Michigan, built by harvesting records using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). Today, OAIster is one of the world's largest aggregators of records, boasting more than 19 million items from more than 1,000 contributors. Records contain a digital object link allowing users access to the object in a single click.

Digital resources in OAister include:

--Digitized (scanned) books and articles
--Digital text
--Audio fles (WAV, MP3)
--Video fles (MP4, Quicktime)
--Photographic images (JPEG, TIFF, GIF)
--Data sets (downloadable statistical information

iPOLL is the most comprehensive, up-to-date source for US nationwide public opinion available today. A full-text retrieval system, the iPOLL online database is organized at the question-level, providing the tools to sift through nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys since 1935 and updated daily. (Description taken from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research)

The Roper Center requires users to provide an email address as part of a free registration process in order to access the database.

Also known as: iPoll from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources. (Updated yearly)

Also known as: Criminal Justice Sourcebook

From the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Covers Agriculture & Food, Development, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance and Investment, Social Issues, Transport and more. SourceOECD comprises three sections: Studies (books and reports) by Theme, Periodicals and Statistics. Studies by Theme is where you will find the OECD's monographs and annual reports. There are 19 Themes; you'll find the list in the left hand column of the homepage. All printed periodicals are moving online to this channel. The Statistics channel delivers access to the OECD's statistical databases allowing users real-time access to the latest data. (Updated daily)

As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also your guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.

Contains tables drawn from over 900 titles in the Business & Industry database and privately-published statistical annuals. Coverage includes:

* Company and brand rankings
* Imports and exports
* Industry and product forecasts
* Market share
* Number of users/outlets
* Production and consumption statistics
* Trends and demographics
* Usage and capacity

USA Counties, from the Census Bureau, compiles useful demographic, economic, and governmental information spanning several years and sources for county comparisons and profiles.

The World Almanac database includes the contents of:
- The World Almanac and Bookof Facts 1998
- The World Almanac of the U.S.A.
- The World Almanac of U.S. Politics
- The World Almanac for Kids
(Updated annually)