1. Accessing E-Resources to Conduct Statistical Research
Itunu Sofidiya
Learning Resources Librarian
Thurgood Marshall Law School Library

2. Goals Develop Strategies for conducting statistical research
Identify government e-resources

3. Strategizing Statistical Research
Identify & Locate

4. Identify & Locate Identify the topic statistics are needed for
Identify the governmental agency related to your
area of need
Locate the agencies website
Locate the Statistics

5. Common Topics Criminal Justice Demographics, Population & Housing
Economics
Education
Health& Vital Statistics

6. Sources of Statistics Where? How? What type of access? Bibliographies
Related Reports

7. Federal Federal Government Agencies: Federal Stats:
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
Federal Stats:
Fed Stats,

8. http://library.cqpress.com/statestats/ (TMSL campus access)
State & Local
50 States and the District of Columbia:
CQ Press States Stats:
(TMSL campus access)
City of Houston Demographic Data:

9. Bureau of Justice Statistics: FBI Uniform Crime Reports:
Criminal Justice
Federal
Bureau of Justice Statistics:
FBI Uniform Crime Reports:

10. Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Statistics Guide to Data Collections from the U.S. Census Bureau:
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data:
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:

11. Criminal Justice Texas Department of Criminal Justice:
State and local
Texas Department of Criminal Justice:
Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Reports:
Texas Commission on Jail Standards:

12. Criminal justice
Houston Neighborhood Crime Statistics:

13. Demographics, Population, & Housing
Data Sharing for Demographic Research:
US Census Data:
Texas Department of Health and Human Services:

14. Education National Center for Education Statistics: Federal
The 2012 Education Statistical Abstract:
United States Department of Education:
National Home Education Research Institute:

15. PK-3rd Data Resource Center:
Education
PK-3rd Data Resource Center:
NCAA Student-Athlete Experiences Data Archives:

16. Texas Higher Education Data:
State and Local
Texas Education Agency:
Texas Higher Education Data:

17. Education
Texas Schools Academic Excellence Indicator System,
Texas Academic Indicator School Performance Reporting,
Texas Testing and Accountability,

18. The World Health Organization:
Health & Vital Stats
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention:
The World Health Organization:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General:

19. Texas Health and Human Services Commission Statistics:
Health & Vital Stats
Global Health.gov:
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Statistics:

20. Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web:

21. TMSL E-Resources International Statistics: ALEX:
Electronic Resources (TMSL Campus/Remote Access):
TMSL Internet Resources:
International Statistics:

22. Electronic Databases A-Z:
TSU Resources
Electronic Databases A-Z:

23. TeXShare Card
A TexShare Card provides you with borrowing privileges from more than 500 participating libraries across the state.
If you’re a registered patron of a participating library, you may request a TexShare Card from your home library. You must be a patron in good standing and have demonstrated compliance with your library’s existing borrowing policies.

24. TRAIL
The Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) service provides access to Texas state government information contained in electronic publications. TRAIL facilitates ready access to the information for Texas citizens and other users TRAIL, List of Texas State Agencies:

25. Public Library Resources
Houston Public Library
Harris County Public Library
Fort Bend County Library
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Legislative Reference Library of Texas

26. Questions
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Library Reference Desk: