LexisNexis Statistical Universe

The Library has added to its subscription databases a new source of statistics. It is called Statistical Universe (from LexisNexis Academic). For many years we have had the print indexes and the accompanying microfiche collections, and now we online access.

Is it the combined product of three different resources: American Statistics Index (U.S. Federal government statistics) (1973-), Statistical Reference Index (U.S. private sector statistics – organizations, commercial publishers, businesses, university research bureaus, states)(1980-), and Index to International Statistics (statistics from major intergovernmental organizations).

The combined database allows searching across all types of producers of statistics and online viewing of most results.

Here is the list of publishers and most recent contents of the database (we have acquired BOTH the “Basic Collection” and the “Research Edition”).

I urge you to take a look at some of the resources that are offered from the publishers – just click on the name of the agency/publisher, and the list of the most recent titles is displayed. Some extraordinary statistical resources are available from publishers like the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Electronic Industries Alliance, eMarketer Inc., Employee Benefit Research Institute, National Restaurant Association, Plunkett Research, Strategy Research Corporation, Television Bureau of Advertising, and the Urban Institute.

--Barbara Wright