REFERENCE TOOLS
Statistics
	American Factfinder Population, housing, economic and geographic data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Decennial Censuses, the latest Economic Census, and reference maps.
	CountryWatch - 1993 to present - Full Text Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business, news and data.
	Decennial Censuses, Census of Population and Housing - 1790 to present Data from the most recent U.S. census to the historical decennial census conducted throughout the decades.
	Europa World Plus - Full Text Covers the government and economy of 250+ countries & territories, with directory information and statistical tables. Online version of Europa World Year Book and the regional surveys.
	FedStats - Help The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
	Historical Statistics of the United States - 1531 - 2000 - Full Text Covers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Includes essays, data reliability and references to secondary literature.
	ICPSR Data Archive - Help Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research provides data, documentation and links to related literature, which can be searched and downloaded by member institutions.
	ICPSR Online Analysis Using DAS - 1997 to present The Data Analysis System allows users to perform online analysis directly using more than 200 datasets over the Web, without downloading files.
	International Financial Statistics (IFS Online) - 1945 to present - Full Text - Help Standard source of statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance, from the International Monetary Fund.
	International Statistical Agencies [Census Bureau links] An alphabetical list of countries links to statistical agency websites.
	LexisNexis Statistical - Help Summarizes statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. and links to some full text websites.
	Smith & The World: Research Smith College Libraries' guide to resources by region of the world.
	Statistical Abstract of the United States The National Data Book, containing a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
	Statistical Resources on the Web University of Michigan Documents Center
	United States Historical Census Data Browser - 1790 to present - Full Text University of Virginia with the cooperation and consent of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
	World Development Indicators Online - 1960 to present - Full Text Over 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups. Create speadsheets, graphs & maps.
	World Factbook (CIA)

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