The reference guide to data sources

Questions about statistics have long been a staple at library reference desks. The rise of the Internet and the spread of statistical software packages have blurred the line between statistics reference and data reference. This guide is designed to help you answer basic data reference questions with...

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Main Author Bauder, Julia
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Library Association 2014
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Edition1
Subjects
Computer network resources
Electronic reference sources
Electronic reference sources > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Internet research
Internet research > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Internet searching
Internet searching > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Social sciences
Social sciences > Statistics > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Social sciences > Statistics
Statistics
Statistics > Computer network resources > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Statistics > Computer network resources
World Wide Web
World Wide Web > Subject access > Handbooks, manuals, etc
World Wide Web > Subject access
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Summary:Questions about statistics have long been a staple at library reference desks. The rise of the Internet and the spread of statistical software packages have blurred the line between statistics reference and data reference. This guide is designed to help you answer basic data reference questions without having to refer to a dedicated data services librarian. This concise sourcebook takes the guesswork out of locating the best sources of data, a process more important than ever as the data landscape grows increasingly cluttered. This thoroughly annotated guide cuts through the data jargon to help librarians and researchers find exactly what they're looking for.
Bibliography:Includes index
ISBN:0838912273
9780838912270