Guide to Freely Available International Data Resources
Guide to Freely Available International Data Resources An annotated list of major free comparative national-level data sources, compiled by ESDS International.
Category: General
Almanac of American Education
The Almanac of American Education Carleton Reference Collection: LA 217.2 .A45 2005 “Helps you understand and compare the quality of U.S. education at the national, state, and county levels.” Even though there is a wealth of education statistics online, it can be of great help to use a paper publication like this one alongside those…
Odum Institute
Letting the Odum Institute speak for itself: Data Archive Catalog “The Odum Institute maintains one of the oldest and largest catalog of machine-readable data in the U.S. It has an extensive collection of U.S. Census data, including one of the most complete holdings for 1970 Census files. Other major sources of data include the North…
CPANDA Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive
CPANDA Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive Data on participation in and policy on the arts: art forms, artists, performers, art education, audiences, cultural policy issues, media coverage of the arts, arts organizations, public attitudes, venues, etc. Much of it is survey data. Geographic coverage: national and state data for the United States.
Dynamic Maps and the Humantities
The Academic Commons blog brought my attention to a special issue HumanIT devoted to dynamic maps in research. It is a Swedish publication, but this issue is in English. Of special note is an article about dynamic maps and the humantities.
Think Tanks
The Think Tanks page on the Statistical Resources for Political Science site (U of Michigan Documents Center) lists several comprehensive directories of think tanks. It also features an alphabetical list of major think tanks and links to their web sites. Another comprehensive directory is the World Think Tank Directory from the Policy Library. Also, the…
World Development Indicators
World Development Indicators The World Bank’s statistical data for over 550 development indicators and time series data from 1960-2006 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. The link above is to the library’s subscription version of the database. Much of it is also available…
NeighborhoodInfo DC
NeighborhoodInfo DC contains statistical profiles and other publications on neighborhoods in Washington DC. Aimed at supporting policy decision-makers, the site is a collaborative effort of the Urban Institute and Washington DC Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). On this web site, you’ll find data on D.C. neighborhoods — population, race and ethnicity, income, poverty, employment, education,…
Two New Global Maps focusing on political eonomy of aid and debt relief
Maplecroft’s Global Maps series announced two new maps today. Maplecroft’s Global map of aid explores the contributions made by developed country governments and their role in development, specifically the Millennium Development Goals. It is intimately linked with the map of debt through the issue of debt relief, the advantages and disadvantages of which are discussed…
RFE: Resources for Economists
Sponsored by the American Economic Association, the RFE site lists and annotates 2,100 resources including datasets, data catalogs, metasites, and much more. This is a great place to get a sense of available data or to start a search for data.