http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/N/statistics-data-sets.html en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:48:09 -0400 webmaster@lib.vt.edu webmaster@lib.vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-climatic-data-center.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_ncdc.jpg" alt="National Climatic Data Center" height="140px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/mpp/freedata.html" title="National Climatic Data Center" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/mpp/freedata.html')" shape="rect">National Climatic Data Center</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>National Climatic Data Center</i> provides data sets on climate and weather, plus full-text publications in PDF that summarize this data. Free access to some data sets requires connecting from a campus computer or through Off Campus Sign In.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-climatic-data-center.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-climatic-data-center.html Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-statistics-united-kingdom.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_uk-nat-stats.jpg" alt="UK National Statistics" height="114px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.uk/" title="National Statistics (United Kingdom)" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.statistics.gov.uk/')" shape="rect">National Statistics (United Kingdom)</a> </span></h2><p>Summaries and detailed data releases on Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level, from the British Office of National Statistics. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000191"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-statistics-united-kingdom.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-statistics-united-kingdom.html Countries and cultures Statistics and data sets Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-map-from-the-usgs.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_nat-map.jpg" alt="National Map" height="126px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://nationalmap.gov/" title="National Map from the USGS" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://nationalmap.gov/')" shape="rect">National Map from the USGS</a> </span></h2><p><i>The National Map</i> includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover. Other types of geographic information can be added within the viewer or brought in with <i>The National Map</i> data into a Geographic Information System to create specific types of maps or map views. The US Topo Maps module provides electronic access to topological maps previously received in print.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-map-from-the-usgs.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-map-from-the-usgs.html Multimedia Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-center-for-education-statistics-from-the-us-department-of-education.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_usde-nces.jpg" alt="US Dept of Education National Center for Education Statistics" height="119px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/" title="National Center for Education Statistics from the US Department of Education" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://nces.ed.gov/')" shape="rect">National Center for Education Statistics from the US Department of Education</a> </span></h2><p><i>NCES</i> issues numerous publications and datasets each year. These include: early releases, issue briefs, statistical reports, directories, and handbooks of standard terminology, plus library statistics. Reports presented as PDFs; data sets can be customized as HTML tables or downloaded in a variety of formats.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-center-for-education-statistics-from-the-us-department-of-education.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-center-for-education-statistics-from-the-us-department-of-education.html Handbooks and manuals Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-atlas-of-the-united-states.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_national-altas.jpg" alt="National Atlas" height="204px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html" title="National Atlas of the United States" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html')" shape="rect">National Atlas of the United States</a> </span></h2><p>The National Atlas of the United States is an interactive, online version of the <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1216013~S1">print atlas</a>. Maps available as GIF and PDF. Vector files are available in Shapefile and SDTS-TVP formats. Geostatistical data are in DBF format. Images are GeoTIFF files.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-atlas-of-the-united-states.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-atlas-of-the-united-states.html Multimedia Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-criminal-justice-data-nacjd-from-icpsr.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/I/S_icpsr.jpg" alt="ICPSR - InterUniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research" height="154px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html" title="National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) from ICPSR" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html')" shape="rect">National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) from ICPSR</a> </span></h2><p><i>NACJD</i> provides both data sets related to criminal justice and criminology and an index of citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, government and agency reports, working papers, dissertations, conference papers, meeting presentations, and unpublished manuscripts based on this data. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000238"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-criminal-justice-data-nacjd-from-icpsr.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-criminal-justice-data-nacjd-from-icpsr.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-computerized-data-on-aging-nacda-from-icpsr.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/I/S_icpsr.jpg" alt="ICPSR - InterUniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research" height="154px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACDA/index.html" title="National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) from ICPSR" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACDA/index.html')" shape="rect">National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) from ICPSR</a> </span></h2><p><i>NACDA</i> provides both data sets relevant to gerontological research and an index of citations for journal articles, books, book chapters, government and agency reports, working papers, dissertations, conference papers, meeting presentations, unpublished manuscripts, magazine and newspaper articles, and audiovisual materials that reference data held in the <i>NACDA</i> and <i>ISCPR</i> archives. 1862-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000238"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-computerized-data-on-aging-nacda-from-icpsr.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-computerized-data-on-aging-nacda-from-icpsr.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Multimedia Narratives, diaries, and letters Newspapers and magazines Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Theses and dissertations Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-agriculture-statistics-service-nass-from-usda.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_usda-nass.jpg" alt="USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service" height="158px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.nass.usda.gov/Search/Advanced_Search/index.asp" title="National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) from USDA" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.nass.usda.gov/Search/Advanced_Search/index.asp')" shape="rect">National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) from USDA</a> </span></h2><p><i>NASS</i> allows searching and browsing of reports and data sets compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Reports cover virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture—production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, and other aspects of the farm industry. Data sets are commodity specific and contains many category breakdowns including U.S., state, and county crop and livestock data. Full-text reports available in PDF and text. Reports 1900s-present; data sets 1866-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-agriculture-statistics-service-nass-from-usda.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-agriculture-statistics-service-nass-from-usda.html Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nasa-technical-report-server-ntrs.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_ntrs.jpg" alt="NASA Technical Reports Server" height="173px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov" title="NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://ntrs.nasa.gov')" shape="rect">NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)</a> </span></h2><p>NTRS indexes citations, full-text documents, and multimedia content from NACA and NASA publications and research reports. Content includes conference papers, journal articles, meeting papers, patents, research reports, theses and dissertations, images, movies, and technical videos. Full text available as PDFs. 1903-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000155"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nasa-technical-report-server-ntrs.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nasa-technical-report-server-ntrs.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Multimedia Patents and trademarks Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Theses and dissertations Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon