WorldCat 
Coverage: varies. A database of materials held by libraries worldwide including books, serials, media, and electronic resources. Search using the terms Databases and Statistics limited to the Subject field. Add additional topic terms to locate datasets.
Sociological Abstracts Online
Coverage: 1963-present. Covers the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Web of Science
Coverage: 1989-present. Access to Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and/or Arts & Humantities Citation Index. This resource has broad multidisciplinary coverage of scholary articles.
A feature which is somewhat unique to this resource is citation searching. Using an important historic reference - one can see the more recent articles which cited the key reference.
Note: WOS searches Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index simultaneously by default.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Coverage: 1951-present. An online resource for social science and interdisciplinary research. For book reviews, search title of book and REVIEW in Publication Type.
Physical Education Index
Coverage: 1970-present. Features a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology.
Population Index (Princeton)
Coverage: 1986-2000. Abstracts of articles about population issues. Continues Population Literature and Population Index.
Data (World Bank)
Recognizing that transparency and accountability are essential to development, the World Bank Group provides free access to its comprehensive set of data on living standards around the globe--some 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back 50 years. The data is available in Arabic, French, and Spanish in addition to English.
LexisNexis Statistical
Coverage: varies. The primary source for finding statistics of all kinds, particularly regarding the United States.
Other Statistics 
See Colgate Libraries | Online Reference Shelf | Statistical Data
ICPSR
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), located within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Colgate is a member and data not available on the Internet can be requested from the University representative. Inquire in the Economics Department. Although the majority of the data deal with the U.S., significant data sets are available for other countries. It is recommended that new users review the Data Use Tutorial provided by ICPSR
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
A guide to population information on UN system web sites. POPIN strives to make international, regional and national population information, particularly information available from United Nations sources, easily available to the international community.
FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
Coverage: varies. More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.
Search multiple federal government statistics sites at the same time. Among the most useful:
National Center for Education Statistics
Current national and international education statistics. Also features an electronic catalog and search tool for NCES reports; users can browse the report and often download the files.
National Statistics Online
Coverage: varies. Access to data produced by the UK's Office for National Statistics, government departments and devolved administrations.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
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. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
The current print edition is located in the Reference Department with older editions in the stacks.
Note: CASE Ref. HA202 .S73
Population Reference Bureau DataFinder
PRB focuses on four core themes: Reproductive Health and Fertility; Children and Families; Population and the Environment; and Population Futures - Aging, Inequality and Poverty, Migration and Urbanization, and Gender.
NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research)
NBER is a well-respected private, non-profit research organiztion founded in 1920. Select the link on the toolbar for DATA.
Style guide / American Sociological Association
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Sociological Association, c2007(3rd ed.) Call Number: CASE Ref. (3rd floor) HM586 .A54 2007
- Guide Prepared by Professor Janel Benson
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