Statistics

You can search the library's catalog to locate current and historical statistics. These are statistics are available in print and electronically.

To find statistics, search the library catalog:

• by All Fields (this means that your key words will occur in any field of the book's record)
• by Subject (this means that your key words will occur in the Subject field - under Subject Terms - of the book's record)

Use the word statistics as one of the key words e.g. Alaska and energy and statistics.

To find statistics in the Library's collection, search the Library's catalog by keyword or by Subject.

Examples of of a search by Subject  include the following:

• United States  - Social conditions - Statistics
• Education - Statistics
• Population - Statistics
• Social indicators
• World health - Statistics
• Also search by country e.g.
• Education - United States  - Statistics
• United States - Statistics

You can search the Library's databases in order to find articles and other information resources that include statistics.  As with searching the Library catalog, use statistics as one of your keywords when searching.  Use the Subject drop-down menu on the database's page to find a database that is relevant for your subject area.

Selected article databases that include statistics and reports:

The most current statistics are available on the Web.

You may want to make use of Google's Advanced Search to create a sophisticated search and limit the domain to .edu, .gov, or .org.