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Access	United States
	FedStats gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
	American FactFinder (U.S. Census) population, economic, housing, and geographic data
	Historical Census Data, 1790-1970
	Childstats.gov statistics and reports on children and their families
	STAT-USA economic and trade data; see the Reference or Government Documents staff for the password
	Latest Federal Government Statistics (White House)
	Academic LexisNexis news, business, legal, and reference information
	Academic OneFile (Thomson Gale) contains nearly 9,000 academic journals across science, humanities, and social science disciplines; also includes major Thomson Gale reference sources such as the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and Dictionary of World Biography
	Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications in nearly every area of academic study
	Dissertation Abstracts 1861-present; not full-text
	Expanded Academic ASAP (Thomson Gale) multi-disciplinary periodicals ; 1980-present
	Full-Text Journal Finder Have a citation? Find out which databases carry your journal full-text
	InfoTrac OneFile (Thomson Gale) periodical and news content as well as indexing from a variety of general and specialized journals; 5,156 full-text titles (more than 9,200 titles in all)

Access	Alabama
	Agricultural Statistics Service
	Alabama Health Statistics vital statistics, mortality, population
	Alabama Labor Market News(AL Dept. of Industrial Relations) monthly news brief analyzing trends and levels in the labor force, employment and unemployment, and hours and earnings of production workers ; print copies in Government Documents
	Crime in Alabama (Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center) crime statistics
	Labor Statistics (Alabama Department of Industrial Relations)
	State Data Center on the campus of The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

Access	Samford University
	Analyses (Office of Institutional Research) A wide variety of reports analyzing Samford statistics. Reports range from student retention to Freshman attitudes and beliefs.
	Common Data Set (Office of Institutional Research) University information that is regularly asked for from various organizations; includes financial aid statistics
	Enrollment Reports (Office of Institutional Research) Enrollment statistics for each semester
	National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) (Office of Institutional Research) Presents Samford's results from this national survey which measures how students view their educational experience
	Quick Facts (Office of Institutional Research) Contains basic statistics on the Samford community
	Samford University Campus Safety Annual Report (Campus Safety) Ref LD 4881.192 .S24 2002-03
	Samford University Fact Book (Office of Institutional Research) Ref LD 4881.177 .F33 2001-02 Provides statistical information about admissions, enrollment, credit hours, retention, graduation, degree programs, personnel, physical plant and University finances

Access	International
	Eurostat (European Union)
	International Data Base (U.S. Census Bureau) statistical tables of demographic and socio-economi data for 227 countries and areas
	International Statistical Agencies (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
	InfoNation (United Nations) statistical data for current UN member countries.
	World Economic Outlook Databases (International Monetary Fund)
	Population Reference Bureau
	United Nations Statistics Division
	World Bank Data development data

Access	Selected Reference Sources
	British Historical Statistics Ref HA1134 M58 1988
	County and City Data Book also available in Gov Docs C 3.134/2:C 83/2/994
	Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005 : America Year By Year e-book
	Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 Gov Docs C 3.134/2:H 62/789-970/
	Statistical Abstract of the United States current edition available in Ready Ref HA 202 .S73x; previous editions available in Gov Docs C 3.134:
	Full-text Journal Finder (EBSCO) Have a citation? Find out which databases carry your journal full-text

Access	Selected Web Sites
	Census Bureau
	Census Index (Ohio State University Libraries)
	General Social Survey (GSS)
	National Statistics the official UK Statistics
	Roper Center for Public Opinion Research archive for data from polls conducted by many leading survey research organizations for the use of researchers, students, and journalists
	INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections virtual library of Internet resources relevant at the university level ; contains databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information
	Librarians' Index to the Internet (Library of California) searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 10,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians

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	Polls Resource Guide