UCF Subscriptions
The University of Michigan guide lists some subscription resources available at UCF -- use the link at UCF because the University of Michigan link will not work for UCF users -- it cannot authenticate to log you into the database as a UCF user.
- Education iLibrary (OECD)Online access to all books, periodicals and online databases published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) in the area of education. It includes the annual Education at a Glance and its related database, all of the PISA reports, the new TALIS reports, the journal Higher Education Management and Policy, and approximately 15 other new reports on education each year.
YouTube Tutorials - Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge) (1600-2000)a compendium of statistics from over 1000 sources includes over 37,000 data series.
- OECD Health Statistics (1960+)A comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) countries.
- Statistical Insight (ProQuest)Provides some full text & indexes all types of statistical publications:
- American Statistics Index (ASI) (1974+)
- Statistical Reference Index (SRI) (1980+)
- Index to International Statistics (IIS) (1983+) - SimplyAnalytics (Geographic Research)
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SimplyAnalytics "enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business and marketing data."
NOTE: Limited to 5 simultaneous users - Social Explorer- Census, 1790-2010+
- Religion, 1980-2010
See Research Guide for tips.
UCF subscription now allows for unlimited simultaneous access!
Free Resources
- Data.gov"public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government"
"includes searchable data catalogs providing access to data in three ways: through the "raw" data catalog, the tool catalog and the geodata catalog" - Statistical Abstracts of the United States (U.S. Census) (1878-2012)"The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States."
- World Development Indicators (World Bank) (1960+)"provides a comprehensive selection of economic, social and environmental indicators, drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partner agencies. The database covers more than 900 indicators for 210 economies with data back to 1960."
University of Michigan guide to statistical sources
The University of Michigan guide identifies various resources which fall into one of four categories with regard to UCF users:
(1) Subscription resources available at UCF -- use the link at UCF because the University of Michigan link will not work for UCF users -- it cannot authenticate to log you into the database as a UCF user.
(2) Free national and international resources -- most of which are included on these UCF guides.
(3) Subscription resources not available to UCF users and only available through authentication as a University of Michigan user, including:
- Data-Planet Statistical Datasets
- OECD ILibrary (UCF has subscriptions to Education iLibrary and OECD Health Statistics, but not the other sections of OECD iLibrary)
- ProQuest International Data Sets
- ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Reference USA
- SAGE Stats
- Statista
(4) State and local resources relevant to Michigan researchers, including MiSchool Data, Data Driven Detroit, Washtenaw County Public Health Department Statistics, City of Detroit Public Safety Data Sets, Ann Arbor Police Department, Ypsilanti Police Department, Michigan Uniform Crime Reports, Michigan Task Force on Jail & Prison Overcrowding Final Report March 2005, Jail Population Information System (Michigan)
- Findning Statistics & Data (University of Michigan)"Find data produced by governments on a wide variety of topics including data on local communities, other countries, criminal justice, incarceration and jails"