The Reference Guide to Data Sources

Julia Bauder

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978-0-8389-1227-0

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2014

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184

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Softcover

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A, C, I, X

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Description
Table of Contents
About the Author
Reviews

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.

Acknowledgments

1. Data Reference Basics

2. General Sources

3. Agriculture and Food

4. Crime

5. Earth Science--General

6. Earth Science--Air, Climate, and Weather

7. Earth Science--Water

8. Economics--General

9. Economics-- Government Finance

10. Economics--Firms and Industries

11. Economics--Commodities

12. Economics--Labor

13. Economics--Macroeconomic Accounts

14. Economics--Banks and Lending

15. Economics--Real Estate

16. Economics--Trade and Tariffs

17. Education

18. Energy

19. Health and Health Care

20. People and Households

21. Political Science--Elections

22. Political Science--War and Peace

23. Political Science--Other

24. Public Opinion Surveys

25. Transportation

26. Spatial Data

27. When All Else Fails: Using Article Databases, WorldCat, and Real Live People to Find Data

Appendixes

A Citing Data

B Getting Started with the Survey Documentation and Analysis Software

Index

Julia Bauder

Julia Bauder is the Social Studies and Data Services Librarian at the Grinnell College Libraries. She has written or edited several books, including The Reference Guide to Data Sources, Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: Teaching Critical Thinking with Numbers, and Teaching Research Data Management. She has also published and presented about information literacy, data literacy, and data visualization in venues including Information Technology and Libraries, College & Undergraduate Libraries, and the LITA National Forum.

"A solid starting guide for novices ... may also be valuable for researchers who are unable to access expensive databases or research funds, as the focus is clearly on free or inexpensive resources."
— Reference Reviews

"I highly recommend this work for the intended audience."
— Catholic Library World

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