Research Guides: Finding Statistics and Demographics: Books and eBooks

Select Books and Ebooks

Most statistical sources are found online and will allow you to get the most recent data; however, this short list of reference books identifies the recurring titles that we continue to house in the library.

Crime in the United States
Call Number: Reference HV6787 .A3
Publication Date: yearly
Available as hard copy or online as the Uniform Crime Reports
The Texas Almanac
Call Number: Reference AY311.D3 T5
Publication Date: yearly
Available as hard copy or freely online
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Call Number: Reference AY67 .N5 W7
Publication Date: yearly

eBook databases

These eBook sources cover a variety of topics, providing eBooks that may include current or archival statistics. Simply search for your topic or consider adding additional keywords to search for data (statistics, demographics, surveys, polls).

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central from ProQuest provides access to a large collection of electronic books covering a wide range of subjects, including Business, Education, Engineering and Technology, Medicine, and the Humanities. eBooks can be read online; chapters can be printed, emailed or downloaded; and downloaded eBooks can be read offline for two weeks. All eBooks are searchable from the Library Search Tool.
eBook Collection (eBooks on EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Ebsco's eBook Collection provides searchable, full-text of eBooks, including many in Spanish. eBooks can be read online; chapters can be printed, emailed or downloaded; and downloaded eBooks can be read offline for two weeks. All eBooks are searchable from the Library Search Tool.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Gale eBooks provides the full-text of subject-specific reference sources published by Gale. Entire books may be browsed or individual entries discovered using the search interface. All eBooks may be searched for using the Library Search Tool.