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American Statistics Index. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service, 1974–.
A useful index to statistics that appear within government publications. Providing bibliographic citations and abstracts, it is available in print and electronic formats. The online version, titled Statistical Masterfile or Statistical Universe, contains some links to full texts of articles. It is searchable by keyword, subject, author, title, agency, or year.
Social Sciences Citation Index. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information, 1956–.
An index to more than 1,700 journals in the social sciences. Searchable by author or keyword, the index gives bibliographic citations, 60 percent of which include descriptive abstracts. It is available in print and electronic formats. The online version may be offered as part of the Web of Science, and it may include links to some full-text articles.
Social Sciences Index. New York: Wilson, 1974–.
An interdisciplinary index to key journals in the social sciences, including anthropology, psychology, sociology, economics, and political science. Searchable by author and subject, this index offers citations and abstracts; it is available in print and electronic formats. The electronic version covers from 1983 to the present. Your library may also offer the Social Sciences Index/Full Text, which includes citations, abstracts, and the full texts of articles from 1989 to the present.
FedStats.
A well-organized, searchable portal for statistical information available through U.S. government agency sites.
http://www.fedstats.govInternet Crossroads in the Social Sciences.
A thorough guide to information and data sources available on the Internet, created by staff at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) Data and Program Library Service. Searchable by keyword, the site includes links to government and nongovernment sites concerned with domestic and international economics and labor, health, education, geography and history, politics, sociology, and demography. Each link is accompanied by a description and explanation.
http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/internet.htmlSOSIG: Social Sciences Information Gateway.
A selective catalog of thousands of Web sites in the social sciences, hosted by the UK Resource Discovery Network. Users can browse by topic and region or search by keyword. Each entry has been reviewed and is annotated. The compilers, an international group, avoid including lists of links but focus instead on sites that can provide information directly. This site is frequently updated and rigorously maintained.
http://sosig.ac.ukU.S. Census Bureau.
Offers access to an astounding amount of demographic, social, and economic data. The search engine allows for pinpointing relevant statistical tables and reports. The site is updated almost daily with newly released reports on such subjects as fathers as care providers, children without health care, and trade statistics. Many of the tables can be downloaded in portable document format (PDF).
http://www.census.gov
The Gallup Poll. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1972–.
An annual print compilation of opinion poll statistics gathered by the Gallup organization. Covers 1935 to the present. Current and archived polls from 1997 to the present are available in electronic format at the Gallup Web site (after 30 days from publication, polls are accessible by subscribers only) <http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases>.
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. 2 vols. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1975.
These volumes, which include a subject index, offer vital statistics, economic figures, and social data for the United States over time. The work is available in print and electronic formats. This information is not updated—for more recent figures, consult the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
International Historical Statistics, 1750–1993: Europe. By B. R. Mitchell. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1998.
Offers time-series data for countries, including figures on population, agriculture, the economy, transport and communications, and education. Other volumes by the same author cover other regions of the world. The work is available in print format only.
Social Science Encyclopedia. Ed. Paul Kegan. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 1996.
Offers short articles defining concepts in the social sciences, with bibliographies of key references; available in print format only.
Sources of Information in the Social Sciences: A Guide to the Literature. By William H. Webb et al. 3rd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1986.
An annotated guide to research sources in the social sciences; a good place to find key works as well as reference tools. The work is available in print format only.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1879–. Perhaps the single most useful collection of statistical information available in a small package. It includes hundreds of tables of figures on areas such as population, economics, and social factors, with references to the original sources. An index to the tables provides easy access. Statistical abstracts from 1995 to the present are available online.
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/Statistical Abstract of the World. Ed. Marlita A. Reddy. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale Group, 1998.
Presents data on over 180 countries, covering geography, demographics, education, science and technology, government and law, and economics. Sources for all data are noted, and an appendix lists and describes sources, offering important leads to additional data. The work is available in print format only.
The U.N. Demographic Yearbook. New York: United Nations, 1948–. Statistical Yearbook. New York: United Nations, 1948–.
Annual compilations of demographic, economic, and social statistics from around the world. Some years include a special thematic or historical focus. Available in print and electronic formats.
