Social Science Librarian
Stephen (Social Sciences) Woods
He/him/his
Contact:
Office: 208 Paterno Library, University Park
Phone: 814.865.0665
Start Here
- Data Planet This link opens in a new windowExcellent for time series statistics in a wide range of topics. Focus is on the United States and Canada with some international resources.
Google search engines for reports containing statistics:
- Intergovernmental Organization Search EngineAllows you to cross search most of the major international intergovernmental organzations such as the World Bank, United Nations, IMF, World Health Organization and many more [Google custom search]
- Nongovernmental Organizations Search EngineA specialized Google search engine designed to search across NGO organizations.
- Think Tank SearchA Google Custom Search of more than 1200 think tanks and research centers from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
About this Guide
Scope: this guide is developed as a starting point for users who want tables or summary statistics on a particular topic.
Other excellent starting points: there are other "starter resources" organized by geography on the left.
Note: If you are looking for larger data sets or surveys or a list of data resources focusing on broader areas such as business, education or health there are other related research guides available. That said, these "starter resources" can be extremely useful for discovering sources of data by simply looking at and "Googling" the data provider.
Before searching ask yourself these questions:
What level of geography do I want?
What unit(s) of analysis is needed?
What is the time frame?
Who reports on this type of statistics?
Where do they report this type of statistic?
Feelings or facts?
What unit(s) of analysis is needed?
What is the time frame?
Who reports on this type of statistics?
Where do they report this type of statistic?
Feelings or facts?